April 30, 1999
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - About 12-hours of golf was played on Friday at the newly redesigned Kampen Golf Course, and after 36-holes the Purdue women's golf team is in fifth place with a team-score of 643 (+65). The Ohio State Buckeyes leads the 11-team field at the 18th-annual Big Ten Championships with a team-score of 623 (+23). Defending Big Ten champion Indiana is second seven strokes behind Ohio State, who are coming off a victory at the Lady Buckeye Invitational last weekend. Wisconsin and Michigan are tied for third at 638 (+62) and Purdue is alone in fifth to round out the top five. Only seven strokes separate the third through seventh-place teams after one-day of competition.
Leading the way for Purdue is senior Angie Blythe, who despite being hampered by a bad back, stands alone in eighth place after shooting a two-round score of 156. Also playing well for the Boilermakers is sophomore Katie Kinsinger, who is tied for 17th-place with a 161. Freshmen Andrea Makaukas is tied for 29th-place, while Christy Rittenhouse is tied for 29th-place with scores of 162 and 164, respectively. Junior Lisa Kenley shot a 167 to be in a tie for 36th-place and junior Stacy Orschell is tied for 46th-place at 170 to round out the Boilermaker field.
After the first round of 18 today, the Boilers were sitting pretty five shots off the pace of the Buckeyes, who shot a first-round score of 310. In that first round, three Boilers broke 80 with Rittenhouse carding a 77 for a team-best score. During the second round the wheels fell off, as only one Boiler, Blythe, broke 80. The Evansville, Ind., native shot a 76. The Old and Black as a team shot a 326 to now stand-alone in fifth place at 623.
After the first day, OSU's Amber Amstutz leads the 66-player field by one stroke over defending champion Erin Carney of Indiana with a 149 (+5). The ladies played 36-holes on Friday and will play 18 the final two days. The ladies will tee off at 9 a.m. on Saturday.
TEAM STANDINGS (After Day One 36-holes)
1. Ohio State 310-313=623 2. Indiana 314-316=630 3. Wisconsin 320-318=638 Michigan State 320-318=638 5. Purdue 315-326=641 6. Iowa 323-320=643 7. Minnesota 320-325=625 8. Northwestern 329-322=651 9. Penn State 334-327=66110. Michigan 334-331=66511. Illinois 347-349=696
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS (After Day One 36-holes)
1. Amber Amstutz Ohio State 74-75=149 2. Erin Carney Indiana 75-75=150 3. Melanie Lepp Minnesota 77-75=152 Katherine Mowat Iowa 73-79=152 5. Emily Bastel Michigan St. 79-75=154 6. Natalie Mosher Ohio State 77-78=155 M.C. Mullen Iowa 81-74=155 8. Angela Blythe Purdue 80-76=156 9. Theresa McDermott Indiana 78-80=158 Kelly Trapp Wisconsin 80-78=15811. Tiffany Fisher Indiana 80-79=159 Summerset Lovett Ohio State 82-77=15913. Laura Hammond Penn State 82-78=160 Emily Gilley Northwestern 80-80=160 Stacy Snider Michigan St. 78-82=160 Lisa Strom Ohio State 77-83=16017. Patty Frohna Wisconsin 80-81=161 Andrea Meeker Wisconsin 82-79=161 Kellie Dennis Michigan St. 81-80=161 Katie Kinsinger Purdue 79-81=16121. Jillian Sitter Illinois 85-77=162 Andrea Makauskas Purdue 79-83=162 Katie Prieve Wisconsin 82-80=16224. Sara Doell Penn State 81-82=163 Allie Blomquist Wisconsin 78-85=163 Christie Hermes Northwestern 84-79=163 Michelle Ballou Minnesota 78-85=163 Ellen Bishop Michigan St. 82-81=16329. Kristie Weichert Minnesota 81-83=164 Chirsty Rittenhouse Purdue 77-87=16431. Amy Talbot Michigan 82-83=16532. Karen England Northwestern 82-84=166 Michelle Hatfield Indiana 81-85=166 Amylou Dueck Northwestern 83-83=166 Trish Watkins Michigan 87-79=16636. Meghan Spero Iowa 82-85=167 Lisa Kenley Purdue 82-85=167 Colleen Kiely Northwestern 87-80=167 Lisa Francisco Penn State 84-83=16740. Donna Boom Minnesota 84-84=168 Lorette Lyttle Illinois 84-84=168 Sami Montgomery Indiana 86-82=16843. Kelli Carney Iowa 87-82=169 Kasey Gant Michigan St. 85-84=169 Jennifer Seger Indiana 84-85=16946. Sharon Park Michigan 81-89=170 Stacy Orschell Purdue 81-89=170 Jenny Bruun Minnesota 84-86=17049. Bess Bowers Michigan 86-85=171 Katie Bakken Minnesota 88-83=171 Darcy Isaac Penn State 87-84=171 Jamie McClain Penn State 87-84=17153. Meggan Schumaker Michigan St. 84-88=17254. Misia Lemanski Michigan 85-88=17355. Le Anna Wicks Michigan 90-84=174 Tatiana Belham Ohio State 85-89=174 Natalie Aber Ohio State 89-85=17458. Heidi Njues Wisconsin 87-88=17559. Andrea LeValle Penn State 87-89=17660. Nell Macke Illinois 89-92=18161. Kristen Beystehner Northwestern 89-96=185 Mellisa Harjes Iowa 90-95=18563. Sasha Chacon Iowa 92-94=18664. Christin Sutton Illinois 91-96=18765. Sarah Kim Illinois 98-108=19766. Christine Scott Illinois 100-102=202