April 26, 1998

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State’s Bethany Overstake (Sr., Urbana, Ohio), posting a two-under par 214, captured the medalist title to help her team win the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational with a team score of 881 (+17).

The Notre Dame women’s golf team finished sixth, paced by Katie King’s 14th career team-leading effort.

King fired a final-round 73 to go along with her Saturday rounds of 80 and 78 for a 231 total and a share of ninth among the 48-golfer field.

Notre Dame, which shot 328 and 310 on Saturday, used a final round 322 to take sole possesion of sixth place.

King, who now has five top-ten finishes in 1997-98, awaits word of a possible individual bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational Sun., April 26, 1998Columbus, OhioFinal results
Team Results                      1st    2nd    3rd   Total   Ohio State     299    286    296    881      Purdue         298    303    306    907    Wisconsin      308    305    306    919       Penn State     318    306    312    936    Northwestern   308    320    313    941  Notre Dame     328    310    322    960    Xavier         323    327    326    976    Ohio           319    319    339    977  
Top Individual Bethany Overstake       Ohio State  73-68-73/214
Notre Dame Scores9. Katie King           80-78-73/23121. Tracy Melby         81-74-80/23536. Mary *lein          84-82-81/24739. Andrea Klee         83-79-91/25343. Danielle Villarosa  89-79-89/25745. Becca Schloss       89-87-88/264