Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Head To New Mexico State
10/16/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Oct. 16, 2006
Price's "Give 'Em Five Fund" New Mexico State Invitational Notes
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. After a week break from tournament competition, the Indiana women's golf team heads back out on the road for the Price's "Give `Em Five Fund"/New Mexico State Invitational this weekend. The tournament, hosted by New Mexico State University, will be played at the New Mexico State University Golf Course on Monday, Oct. 16, through Wednesday, Oct. 18.
The event consists of three rounds, with 18 holes being played each day. The Hoosiers are the only Big Ten school in the field and will be joined by Baylor, Boise State, Colorado, Colorado State, Gonzaga, Hawai'i, Idaho, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, host New Mexico State, Oklahoma, San Jose State, UTEP and UC Davis.
Tournament play begins Monday with a shotgun start at 10:30 a.m. ET. The second round will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday and 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the par-72, 6,319-yard course.
This will be the first time that the Hoosiers have competed in the event. Missouri is the defending champion, carding an 891 to capture the title in 2005.
TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Complete tournament results will be made available on the Web at IUHOOSIERS.com following each day of the event. For more information, contact Jen Hildebrand at (812) 856-0553 or via email at jenhilde@indiana.edu.
BATTLING THE ELEMENTS AT THE WOLVERINE INVITAIONAL
The Indiana University women's golf team finished in a tie for fourth at the Wolverine Invitational, held at the University of Michigan Golf Course. The Hoosiers carded a 919 (308-304-307) for their placement in the tournament field. The second round was also completed on Sunday after inclement weather in the area made finishing the round on Saturday impossible.
Leading the way for Indiana was freshman Laura Nochta, who tied for seventh at 226 (72-78-76). She was followed by junior Elaine Harris, who shared 15th place with a total of 228 (77-73-78) and freshman Kellye Belcher, who tied for 20th with a 54-hole total of 230 (80-76-74).
Freshman Anita Gahir shared 30th position after carding a 235 (79-77-79) for the tournament and sophomore Tara Boone rounded out the Indiana lineup, sharing 50th with a total of 245 (86-78-81).
WRAPPING UP THE LADY NORTHERN
Freshman Kellye Belcher tied for second in her second collegiate event as the Indiana University women's golf team finished in seventh place at the Lady Northern Invitational. The Hoosiers finished with a team total of 920 (310-303-307) for their placement.
Belcher wrapped up the tournament in a tie for second with a total of 219 (74-71-74). It was the second top-10 of the freshman's career, as she tied for sixth in her first collegiate event, the Badger Invitational. Following Belcher was junior Elaine Harris, who tied for 28th place with a total of 233 (78-80-75). She was joined in that position by freshman Laura Nochta (78-76-79). Another freshman, Anita Gahir, shared 37th position with a 54-hole total of 235 (80-76-79), and sophomore Amber Lindgren tied for 70th place with a total of 253 (86-85-82). Junior Kendal Hake carded a total of 255 (83-89-83) to tie for 74th.
SEEING SUCCESS IN FAIR VERONA
With a lineup featuring three freshmen, one sophomore and a junior, the Indiana University women's golf team captured the team title at the Badger Invitational in Verona, Wis. The Hoosiers carded a total of 922 (313-307-302) while battling through inclement conditions over the 54-hole tournament.
Individually, junior Elaine Harris turned in the best finish of her career with a third-place finish. Her 10-over-par total of 226 (74-77-75) was just one stroke out of a share of medalist honors. Joining Harris in the top 10 were two of the IU newcomers. Freshman Kellye Belcher tied for sixth in her first collegiate tournament, turning in rounds of 77-76-76 for a total of 229. She was followed by classmate Laura Nochta, who shared 10th place with a total of 233 (80-76-77). Narrowly missing out on a top-10 finish was another newcomer, as freshman Anita Gahir tied for 12th one stroke behind Nochta at 234 (82-78-74) for the 54-hole tournament. Rounding out the Hoosier lineup was sophomore Amber Lindgren. The Kokomo, Ind., native finished in a tie for 61st position with a tournament total of 258 (89-88-81).
WINNING WAYS
With IU's win at the Badger Invitational, it marked the 11th time in program history that the Hoosiers opened the season with a tournament championship. The last time that it occured was in 2002 at the Wolverine Invitational.
COMING ON STRONG
Elaine Harris came on strong in her second season as a Hoosier, lowering her stroke average by three and a half strokes to 77.09 in 2005-06, good for the second-best season average on the team. She turned in a top-10 finish twice on the season, with her second of the season being a sixth-place finish at the Big Ten's for the sophomore. Harris turned in rounds of 71, 70, 76 and 78 for a total of 295 and a share of sixth place.
FIRST TIMERS
Not only did the Hoosiers' trip to Puerto Rico in February mark the first tournament of the 2006 spring campaign for IU, but it was also the first time an Indiana women's golf team has travelled outside of the continental United States for competition. During the 2004-05 season, IU competed at the Kent Youel Invitational which took place in Hawai'i on Oct. 26-27, 2004, in Honolulu, but it had never travelled outside the U.S. to compete in a women's golf tournament.
