Klein finishes in 29th to lead Irish.

April 11, 1999

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Notre Dame women's golf team slipped to 12th in final-day action of the 13-team Indiana Invitational, at the par-74, 6,134-yard Indiana University Golf Course.

The Irish opened with rounds of 339 and 332 in Saturday's action but slipped from 11th to 12th place after shooting a 344 in the final round for a 1015 total. Indiana won the team title with a 934 total, edging Ohio State by three strokes.

Notre Dame's final-day effort included an 83 from junior Brigid Fisher, an 84 from sophomore Mary Klein and an 85 from sophomore Shane Smith. Junior co-captain Andrea Klee added an uncharacteristic 87 while the Irish three out the 90 posted by junior Beth Cooper.

Klein (79-80-84) led the Irish in the 70-player event by finishing tied for 29th, followed by Klee (85-82-87) and Smith (87-88-85). Fisher (88-86) and Cooper (89-84-90) rounded out the Irish contingent.

Ohio State's Lisa Strom (76-76-79) took individual medalist honors, beating teammate Natalie Mosher (76-79-76) and Minnesota's Kristi Weichert (79-75-77) in a playoff.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS (54 holes):

 1. Indiana             320-308-306/934
 2. Ohio State          314-311-312/937  
 3. Purdue              311-313-323/947
 4. Minnesota           325-314-309/948  
 5. Michigan State      313-316-321/950  
 6. Wisconsin           327-318-321/955
 7. Northwestern        318-330-327/975  
 8. Southern Illinois   328-333-334/995  
 9. Michigan            331-328-338/997
10. Illinois State      330-338-338/1006  
11. Ohio                341-337-344/1009 
12. Notre Dame          339-332-344/1015  
13. Illinois            347-342-344/1033

1. Lisa Strom (OSU)         76-76-79/231
   Natalie Mosher (OSU)     76-79-76/231
   Kristi Weichert (MINN)   79-75-77/231  
4. Stacy Orschell (PUR)     78-77-77/232   
5. Erin Carney (IND)        80-78-75/233
   Emily Gilley (NW)        76-79-78/233 

29. Mary Klein              79-80-84/243
45. Andrea Klee             85-82-87/254  
55. Shane Smith             87-88-85/260  
61. Brigid Fisher           88-86-83/262  
64. Beth Cooper             89-84-90/263