Feb. 5, 2002

MIAMI, FL - Florida Atlantic University finiahsed third at the Golden Panther Invitational in Miami. Natalia Navarro led FAU with a third-place finish that included an even-par 70 in Tuesday's final round. That score was good for the low round of the day.

Jessica Polus finished the tournament tied for fourth with a three-round total of 231. Polus led the field heading into the final round before posting a 79. Both Heidi von Korff and Jaclyn Lucas finished tied for 17th.

As a team, FAU had a 943 for the three round event. The Lady Owls finished six strokes behind James Madison and 14 strokes behind winner Arkansas-Little Rock.

Florida Atlantic next takes part at the UCF Invitational February 11-12 in Orlando.

Team Results (final)
FAU (322-310-311-943/3rd)

Individual Results
Jessica Polus (76-76-79-231/t-4th)
Natalia Navarro (84-76-70-230/3rd)
Heidi von Korff (80-80-81-241/t-17th)
Jaclyn Lucas (82-78-81-241/t-17th)
Jessica Carafiello (88-80-82-250/31st)