Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Wrap Up Regular Season at Lady Buckeye Invitational
4/16/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
April 16, 2009
Lady Buckeye Invitational - Tournament Notes 
LADY BUCKEYE INVITATIONAL
April 18-19
The Ohio State University Golf Club (Scarlet Course) • Columbus, Ohio
Tournament Field: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State, Kent State, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Rollins, Washington, Wisconsin
Course Information: The Ohio State University Golf Club (Scarlet Course) - Par 72 • 6,228 yards
Results: Golfstat.com (live scoring)/IUHOOSIERS.com (post-tournament results)
SETTING THE SCENE
• Indiana closes out the regular season this weekend as it travels to the Lady Buckeye Invitational at The Ohio State University Golf Club (Scarlet Course) in Columbus, Ohio.
• In addition to being the final tune-up before the Big Ten championships, the tournament also serves as a course preview for the NCAA Central Regional.
THE LINEUP
• Junior Laura Nochta
• Junior Anita Gahir
• Junior Kellye Belcher
• Sophomore Cecilia Orevik
• Sophomore Lauren Giesecke
ABOUT THE LADY BUCKEYE INVITATIONAL
• The Hoosiers return to the Lady Buckeye Invitational after a one-year hiatus.
• Indiana finished tied for eighth at the event in 2007.
• Indiana has won this event twice, in 1987 and 1990.
• Kent State is the top-ranked entrant at No. 20, followed by No. 21 Michigan State, No. 30 Ohio State and No. 43 Washington.
• Kent State is the defending team champion (885), while Michigan State's Sara Brown won the individual title last year.
COACH WALLMAN'S THOUGHTS
On the Lady Buckeye Invitational:
"For us it is more of a preparation for Big Tens. It is a great golf course; it is a demanding golf course. You have to drive it well and you have to hit greens in regulation, which is the same thing we are going to see next week at Purdue.
"We are excited about it. Hitting greens is one of our strengths. It is like getting 54 holes of practice (for Big Tens). It is a course that rewards patience. It is a Jack Nicklaus course, and I remind the girls of the architect, what kind of player was he, because that is the type of golf course that he builds."
On what he wants to see from the team this weekend:
"Everyone wants to win and place well. I just want to see us not have compound errors and just play very smart, patient, intelligent golf. And that is what a Nicklaus course or a Pete Dye course demands. There will be opportunities; you have to be able to recognize and take them when you get them.
"You are going to hit the ball in some spots that are going to require you to get up and down, and as long as you keep your wits about you, you will be fine. But if you try to press, that is when you really get killed on the golf course. So patience will probably be the word of the week.
A look back at the IU Invitational:
"The thing you take away from that is you can compete in any conditions. We had some great individual performances along the way where they did some really good things. Lauren Giesecke, for example, had her best tournament. She finished third on the team and she went through that entire tournament without a three-putt. That is amazing to do in any conditions, let alone where it is so cold you can't feel your hands. That has to be a huge confidence boost.
"I think we learned the value of patience, too. We weren't as patient as we could have been. So that has been a focus of the team from a mental perspective as we head into this week."
IU INVITATIONAL RECAP
• Mother Nature was not kind to the golfers at Otter Creek Golf Club last week as the teams battled rain, sleet, snow and hail through 54 holes of the IU Invitational, April 6-7.
• Indiana finished sixth with a three-round total of 959 (320-318-321). UNLV won the title with a score of 931.
• Junior Anita Gahir paced the Hoosiers, placing tied for 10th with scores of 80-76-78. Her second-round 76 was among the leaders.
• Junior Laura Nochta tied for 18th with scores of 78-82-79. Gahir and Nochta were the only two IU golfers to post two rounds under 80.
• Sophomore Cecilia Orevik had a solid showing, finishing tied for 35th (83-79-82). Her 79 in round two ranked second on the squad.
• Junior Kellye Belcher tied for 41st with a score of 246 (80-81-85).
• Senior Amber Lindgren rounded out the starting five with scores of 83-82-82, finishing tied for 46th.
• Competing as individuals, sophomore Lauren Giesecke tied for 32nd with scores of 84-79-80. Freshman Sara Poppas was 81st (96-88-89), while Emily Habbel was 83rd (94-90-91).
GOLFWEEK RANKINGS
• In the last set of rankings, posted on April 12, the Hoosiers dropped four spots to No. 60
• Indian ranks fifth among the Big Ten schools, with nine of the 11 schools among the top 100.
• Purdue leads the way at No. 11, followed by Michigan State (21), Ohio State (30), Michigan (51), Northwestern (69), Minnesota (72), Wisconsin (75), Iowa (92), Illinois (105) and Penn State (118).
• Junior Laura Nochta is the top-ranked Hoosier at No. 97. Rounding out the top three for IU are Anita Gahir (174) and Kellye Belcher (293).
• Maria Hernandez is the top-ranked individual in the Big Ten at No. 9.
KARAMANIS IS IU's C.H.A.M.P.S CHAMP OF THE MONTH
• Freshman Marina Karamanis was named the March C.H.A.M.P.S. Champ of the Month by Indiana's academic staff.
• The CHAMPS (Challenging Athletes' Minds for Personal Success) CHAMP of the Month is an outstanding student that has excelled in all of the five areas of CHAMPS: service, personal and career development, and academic and athletic excellence.
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