Women's Golf Wins Lady Northern
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
September 27, 1998
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State women's golf team - which finished 10th in the Lady Northern a year ago - captured the team championship behind a tournament-low 306 today at the Kampen Golf Course in West Lafayette, Ind. The Spartans, who two weeks ago won their opener, the Mary Fossum Invitational in East Lansing, have won back-to-back tournaments for the first time since the fall of 1985 and won the Lady Northern for the first time ever.
Michigan State (322-319-306=947) improved throughout the weekend, starting in fourth place after Friday, moving to third after Saturday and making up a five-stroke deficit on Sunday. The Spartans had three players finish in the top 10 and defeated second-place Indiana, the defending Big Ten champion, by four strokes. The three-day, 14-team tournament featured all 11 Big Ten schools and establishes the seedings for next spring's Big Ten Championship.
Sophomore Kasey Gant (Fort Wayne, Ind.) led Michigan State with a 78-76-80=234, good for a share of fourth place and nine strokes behind medalist Erin Carney of Indiana. Senior Kellie Dennis (Jackson, Mich.) claimed eighth place with a 236, following a 70 on Sunday which tied Indiana's Carney for the low round of the weekend. Freshman Emily Bastel (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) produced her second consecutive top-10 finish, earning a share of ninth at 237. A fourth Spartan also finished in the top 20, as senior Ellen Bishop (New Castle, Ind.) claimed a share of 16th with a 242.
The win continues a remarkable start for Michigan State and second-year head coach Stacy Slobodnik. Their season continues with the Wolverine Invitational next Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3-4.
LADY NORTHERN KAMPEN GOLF COURSE WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. PAR 72 5,995 YARDS
TEAM STANDINGS
1. MICHIGAN STATE 322-319-306=947
2. Indiana 318-325-308=951
3. Northwestern 311-330-315=956
4. Purdue 329-312-316=957
5. Ohio State 315-321-322=958
6. Penn State 323-315-326=964
7. Wisconsin 322-329-323=974
8. Minnesota 333-326-319=978
9. Iowa 337-328-317=982
10. Michigan 324-352-327=1003
11. Notre Dame 337-332-335=1004
12. Northern Illinois 350-356-338=1044
13. Illinois 358-352-344=1054
14. Butler 456-452-434=1342
MSU INDIVIDUALS
T4. Kasey Gant (So.) 78-76-80=234
8. Kellie Dennis (Sr.) 82-84-70=236
T9. Emily Bastel (Fr.) 82-79-76=237
T16. Ellen Bishop (Sr.) 80-82-80=242
T35. Stacy Snider (Fr.) 83-82-84=249
51. Meggan Schumaker (Sr.) 85-85-85=255