Indiana University Athletics
Hoosiers Play Host to IU Invitational
4/8/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
April 8, 2010
IU Invitational - Tournament Notes 
IU Invitational - Tournament Information
April 20-11, 2010
Indiana University Golf Course - Bloomington, Ind.
Tournament Field: Indiana, Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Illinois, Illinois State, Indiana State, Iowa State, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri State, Oakland, Minnesota, UMKC, Colorado, Western Michigan
Course Information: Indiana University Golf Course • Par 72 • 6,142 Yards
Results: GolfStat.com/Live Scoring • IUHOOSIERS.com (post-match results)
SETTING THE SCENE
• The Hoosiers to Bloomington for their lone home tournament of the year, the IU Invitational.
• After playing the tournament the last two years at Crooked Stick Golf Club and Otter Creek Golf Club, IU will play host to the event at the IU Golf Course.
• The Hoosiers have not won their own tournament since the 1999-2000 season.
THE LINEUP
• Senior Laura Nochta
• Senior Kellye Belcher
• Freshman Jacqueline Yanch
• Freshman Pamela Burneski
• Junior Lauren Giesecke
• Freshman Kate Coons (Ind.)
• Junior Cecilia Orevik (Ind.)
• Freshman Molly O'Connor (Ind.)
• Freshman Kylee Wierks (Ind.)
ABOUT THE IU INVITATIONAL
• Indiana's annual tournament moves to the IU Golf Course this year.
• In addition to the Hoosiers, other top-60 teams in the field include No. 55 Minnesota and No. 56 Iowa State.
• Michigan's Ashley Bauer is the top-ranked individual in the field at No. 68.
• The tournament consists of 36 holes on Saturday, April 10, followed by the final 18-hole round on Sunday, April 11. It will be an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start both days.
• UNLV won the event at Otter Creek Golf Club in 2009, while the Hoosiers finished sixth.
WALLMAN'S THOUGHTS
On playing at home:
• "It is nice to have home course advantage. It is nice for the team to have a week where they sleep in their own beds and come to the golf team center and practice in their normal area. There will be a sense of routine to it. And I know they are excited about playing the course. And I think they are in a good place to play."
On this year's IU Invitational field:
• "We have a fairly diverse field. A little bit of Big Ten flavor with Michigan Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois. Colorado is making their first trip out here for the tournament. It is very diverse, top to bottom. I think the event is going to be very competitive."
On the condition of the course:
• "The golf course is in fantastic shape. The greens are probably as quick as they have ever been since my time here. I think we will see some really good scoring."
MOUNTAIN VIEW RECAP
• Spurred on by a field-low 290 on the final day of play, the Indiana women's golf team finished fifth at the Mountain View Invitational at Mountain View Golf Club in Tucson, Ariz.
• Colorado State took home the title after winning a playoff against Texas Tech as both schools finished with a score of 890. UNLV was third (894), followed by Baylor (895) and the Hoosiers (896).
• "I am very excited about this round," said head coach Clint Wallman. "We got great play top to bottom from the lineup. They were clutch and showed a lot of heart out there. I think this gives us a great shot in the arm heading into our own tournament at home here in a couple of weeks."
• Senior Laura Nochta carded a 69 on the final day, tying her season-low round, to finish tied for seventh with a score of 222 (75-78-69). Senior Kellye Belcher also carded a 222 for the tournament, putting up a 76 on the final day of play (75-71-76).
• Freshman Jacqueline Yanch posted her low round of the tournament on Sunday with a 73 to finish tied for 28th with a 227 (78-76-73). Freshman Pamela Burneski recorded a 78 on the final day and tied for 46th with a 231 (75-78-78). Junior Lauren Giesecke ended her tournament on a high note, posting the second-lowest round of the day by a Hoosier with a 72, placing tied for 81st overall (85-83-72).
DID YOU KNOW?
• Senior Laura Nochta has been the top IU finisher in eight of nine events this year.
• Her top finish to date came at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational where she placed tied for seventh. She also tied for seventh at the Mountain View Invitational.
• Nochta shot her low round of the year, 69, at the Mountain View Invitational.
• Her low score of the year came at the Challenge at Onion Creek where she shot a 214 (73-70-71) to placed tied for 15th.
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