Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Heads North for Lady Northern Invitational
9/27/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Sept. 27, 2009
Lady Northern Invitational- Match Notes 
VIDEO: Laura Nochta talks about this weekend's tournament
LADY NORTHERN INVITATIONAL
Sept. 27-28
University Ridge Golf Course- Madison, Wis.
Tournament Field: Indiana, College of Charleston, Georgetown, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Southern Methodist, Wisconsin
Course Information: University Ridge Golf Course • Par 72 • 6,246
Results: golfstat.com (Live Scoring) • IUHOOSIERS.com (post-tournament results)
SETTING THE SCENE
• The Hoosiers will get a fall preview of the Big Ten Championship with the annual Lady Northern Invitational at Wisconsin's University Ridge Golf Course.
• All 11 Big Ten teams will participate, along with College of Charleston, Georgetown, Iowa State and Southern Methodist.
• Last year's Lady Northern was held at Purdue's Kampen Course, where Indiana finished fourth (924).
THE LINEUP
• Senior Laura Nochta
• Senior Anita Gahir
• Freshman Pamela Burneski
• Senior Kellye Belcher
• Junior Cecilia Orevik
• Freshman Kate Coons
WALLMAN'S THOUGHTS
• "University Ridge is a course we are familiar with. We have won there before and we played there last year at the Badger (Invitational), so it is not a course that is intimidating. It is a vary fair test and it is something we feel comfortable on."
• "This is a Big Ten preview. I think the top five teams are going to be Purdue, Michigan State, Ohio State, Northwestern and Indiana. I think it will be a real slugfest between those teams. Wisconsin, on their home course, should be pretty good. It will be a really interesting event."
• "With our lineup last week we got really good play our of all of them at different times. And Katie Coons is going to make her collegiate debut, so we are really excited about that."
• "Laura had a really solid tournament. She is establishing herself as one of the premier players in the conference."
• "Anita was very solid and had an opportunity to post some low numbers and was on the edge of getting the momentum to get that done."
• "Kellye really hung in there last week. It was not a good ball striking week for her and that happens in golf. But she found a way to gut out two pretty good rounds for us."
• Pamela continues to shine. She has been solid and manages herself well. I don't see any reason why she wouldn't continue that trend up in Wisconsin."
• "Cecilia played really solid. She played a lot better than she scored. She struggled on the greens. So she has worked on her putting and I think she will be good to go this weekend."
• "Katie had a good week of qualifying. She has made a lot of strides with her mental game. I think she will have a pretty good start."
• "I am excited about where we are heading. We have had fairly high finishes the last two weeks, but we really haven't put it together. I think that is a process of learning, being patient and being better conditioned."
• "The depth of this team is really good. The competition for traveling spots is really good. I feel good about where we are at right now, but with that I think we have a lot of room to go."
BRANCH LAW FIRM RECAP
• The Hoosiers posted an eighth-place finish at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational with rounds of 297-296-301 for a total of 894.
• Last year IU placed ninth at the tournament with a score of 914.
• Senior Laura Nochta posted her best finish of the season to date, tying for seventh with a total of 216 (75-69-72). Nochta posted a season-best 4-under 69 in the second round and a 1-under 72 in the third round to finish at -3.
• Senior Anita Gahir came home with her first top-25 finish of the season, placing tied for 24th with a score of 224 (76-76-72). After shooting identical 76s on day one, Gahir fired back with a 1-under 72 in the final round.
• Freshman Pamela Burneski continued her solid rookie play by finishing tied for 45th (71-77-79=227). Her first round was a 2-under 71, but she struggled in rounds two and three with several double bogeys tripping her up along the way.
• Senior Kellye Belcher struggled in her final round with an 81 and finished tied for 62nd (75-75-81=231). Belcher was 4-over after the first 36 holes but went +8 in the final 18 holes.
• Making her first trip of the season, junior Cecilia Orevik tied for 70th with a 232 (78-76-78).
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