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04/22/2013
Cassie Rushing shoots 72 in second round to grab a share of tournament lead
04/21/2013
Mattie Lindner and Cassie Rushing each in top-10
04/17/2013
Southern fell six strokes short of MVC crown in 2012
04/14/2013
Rushing fires fifth-lowest third-round score in school history
04/13/2013
SIU fires lowest second-round score among five MVC schools at tournament
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2012-13 (Junior): All-Conference selection...Tied for fifth at the MVC Championship...Tied for fourth in school history with 56 career rounds in the 70s...Won the Blue Raider Invitational, earning MVC Golfer of the Week honors...Finished with the third-best stroke average in the conference...Led the team in stroke average (77.5)...Posted three top-five finishes and five top-10 finishes...Led the team with four par or better rounds...Competed in all 12 tournaments...Led the team in six tournaments...Posted 20 rounds in the 70s...First-team Scholar-Athlete Team selection.
2011-12 (Sophomore): Earned All-Conference laurels after placing second at the MVC Championships...Played in all 11 tournaments...Placed in the top-five in eight tournaments...Won the Saluki Invitational and earned MVC Golfer of the Week honors for the win...Led the team in stroke average with a 76.4...Placed in the top five individuals in all five spring tournaments...Earned NGCA All-Scholar Team honors.
2010-11 (Freshman): Had a impressive freshman campaign including appearing in all 10 tournaments including a second place finish at the NIU Snowbird and tied for third at the MVC Championships....held the lowest team stroke average with a 77.8 with her low round of 72 at the NIU Snowbird...posted a tie fourth place at the Saluki Invitational with twin sister Ashleigh leading the Salukis to a first place finish for the first time since 2008....named MVC Player of the Week (3/23) for her performance at NIU Snowbird.
Pre-SIU: Attended Marion High School where she was named All-Conference and MVP all four years (co-MVP senior year)...named The Southern Illinoisan Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008 while also being named Co-Player of the Year with twin sister Ashleigh in 2009...earned conference championships each of her four years and regional championships in three season...placed fourth in regionals her freshman year...placed sixth in sectionals as a freshman, runner up as a junior, and fourth as a senior...placed each of her four seasons at the state tournament (19th, 8th, 7th, and 11th, respectively).
Personal: Full name is Cassie Marie Rushing...twin sister of Ashleigh Rushing...is an undecided about a major...born Feb. 25, 1992 in St. Louis, Mo....daughter of Darron and Carol Rushing...also has a brother and sister who are also twins.
Updated May 5, 2013
