Indiana University Athletics
Women's Golf Travels to Lady Northern Invitational
10/16/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Oct. 16, 2008
Lady Northern Invitational- Tournament Notes 
LADY NORTHERN INVITATIONAL
Oct. 17-18
Purdue University Kampen Course- West Lafayette, Ind.
Tournament Field: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Toledo, Wisconsin
Course Information: Purdue University Kampen Course - Par 72 • 6,276
Results: golfstat.com (Live Scoring); IUHOOSIERS.com (post-tournament results)
SETTING THE SCENE
• Indiana will take part in the fall Big Ten preview at the Lady Northern Invitational, Oct. 17-18 at the Purdue University Kampen Course in West Lafayette, Ind.
• This will be the first chance to take a look at the course which will play host to the 2009 Big Ten Championships.
• Last year Indiana finished third at the Lady Northern, which was held at Penn State.
• Kelly Belcher was the top finisher among the returnees, finishing tied for 16th (77-76-75).
THE LINEUP
• Junior Laura Nochta
• Junior Kellye Belcher
• Junior Anita Gahir
• Senior Amber Lindgren
• Sophomore Cecilia Orevik
ABOUT THE LADY NORTHERN INVITATIONAL
• The 14-team field will play 36 holes on Saturday before finishing with an 18-hole round on Sunday.
• The tournament will be played on the par-72, 6,276-yard Kampen Course, site of the 2009 Big Ten Championship.
• Kent State was the 2007 champion, while the Golden Flashes' Kira Meixner was the individual medalist.
COACH WALLMAN'S THOUGHTS
On the first look at the site of the 2009 Big Ten Championship, as well as the first look at the Big Ten field:
"Kampen is a great golf course. It has hosted National Championships and is an elite-level golf course. It is going to test all aspects of everyone's game.
"Greens in regulation will be the key statistic. I think that will translate into how well everyone does. So that has been our focus the last week and a half, as well as our wedge play.
"This is going to be the strongest Big Ten group collectively since I have been here at IU. Wisconsin has played well; Northwestern is better; Michigan is in better shape; Minnesota has been very strong. I think the entire level of the Big Ten is elevated. It is going to be a really good test for us to get out and see where we stack up.
On what the team has been working on over the last few weeks:
"We have been talking about some of the things professional do to try and eliminate the big numbers. That has been a focus for us. We have divided the past couple of weeks into mental game strategies; take the big numbers out of play and aim for much more conservative targets but with aggressive swings toward those conservative targets. It is a very patient way to play the game. If you make a mistake, don't be a hero, just get it back into play. Bogeys aren't the ones that hurt you, it is the quads.
"On the physical side, a lot of emphasis has been put on the greens in regulation, and our wedge play. If we don't hit the greens in regulation, we need a strong wedge so we can get the ball close enough to the hole to make the put."
On the team's focus given the up-and-down results so far this season:
"I think we are still in the growing process. It is our third tournament and we are still finding ourselves. We have had excellent play from our juniors and Cecilia (Orevik) has thrown in a couple of good rounds. I think she is ready to have a good tournament, along with Amber (Lindgren). Our practices have been good and the attitude in practice has been good.
"I really believe that each tournament we are going to get better as a group. I fully expect us to have a solid tournament. One of my personal goals would be to not have to count a score in the 80s."
On what the team hopes to accomplish over the next few weeks as the fall season winds down:
"You want to have, heading into the offseason, a feeling of optimism. You want to head into the offseason understanding where you are at and what you need to do get better.
"I look at the next couple of weeks as a great opportunity to generate some positive momentum. We need to look forward and not backward."
BADGER INVITATIONAL RECAP
• The Indiana University women's golf team recorded a three-round score of 920 to finish sixth at the Badger Invitational held Sept. 27-28 at the University Ridge Golf Course in Verona, Wis.
• Junior Anita Gahir was the top IU finisher, placing tied for fifth with a 4-over 220 (73-73-74).
• Junior Laura Nochta tied for 22nd with a three-round score of 230 (78-77-75). Nochta's best round of the tournament came in the final round. She was able to overcome double bogeys on holes one and 17 with three-straight birdies on 11, 12 and 13. Bogeys on four and 14 left her at 3-over par for the day.
• Junior Kellye Belcher tied for 32nd with an 18-over tally of 234 (77-77-80).
• Senior Amber Lindgren shot an 81 in the final round and finished tied for 50th (78-81-81=240).
• Sophomore Cecilia Orevik tied for 55th at +26 (83-77-82=242).
• Freshman Sara Poppas finished 65th playing as an individual, recording her best round of the weekend on the final day with an 80 to finish at +38 (90-84-80=254).
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