April 11, 1999
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Notre Dame women’s golf team slipped to 12th in final-day action of the 13-team Indiana Invitational, at the par-74, 6,134-yard Indiana University Golf Course.
The Irish opened with rounds of 339 and 332 in Saturday’s action but slipped from 11th to 12th place after shooting a 344 in the final round for a 1015 total. Indiana won the team title with a 934 total, edging Ohio State by three strokes.
Notre Dame’s final-day effort included an 83 from junior Brigid Fisher, an 84 from sophomore Mary Klein and an 85 from sophomore Shane Smith. Junior co-captain Andrea Klee added an uncharacteristic 87 while the Irish three out the 90 posted by junior Beth Cooper.
Klein (79-80-84) led the Irish in the 70-player event by finishing tied for 29th, followed by Klee (85-82-87) and Smith (87-88-85). Fisher (88-86) and Cooper (89-84-90) rounded out the Irish contingent.
Ohio State’s Lisa Strom (76-76-79) took individual medalist honors, beating teammate Natalie Mosher (76-79-76) and Minnesota’s Kristi Weichert (79-75-77) in a playoff.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS (54 holes):
1. Indiana 320-308-306/934 2. Ohio State 314-311-312/937 3. Purdue 311-313-323/947 4. Minnesota 325-314-309/948 5. Michigan State 313-316-321/950 6. Wisconsin 327-318-321/955 7. Northwestern 318-330-327/975 8. Southern Illinois 328-333-334/995 9. Michigan 331-328-338/99710. Illinois State 330-338-338/1006 11. Ohio 341-337-344/1009 12. Notre Dame 339-332-344/1015 13. Illinois 347-342-344/1033
TOP INDIVIDUALS (of 70):
1. Lisa Strom (OSU) 76-76-79/231 Natalie Mosher (OSU) 76-79-76/231 Kristi Weichert (MINN) 79-75-77/231 4. Stacy Orschell (PUR) 78-77-77/232 5. Erin Carney (IND) 80-78-75/233 Emily Gilley (NW) 76-79-78/233
NOTRE DAME SCORES:
29. Mary Klein 79-80-84/24345. Andrea Klee 85-82-87/254 55. Shane Smith 87-88-85/260 61. Brigid Fisher 88-86-83/262 64. Beth Cooper 89-84-90/263