May 1, 1999
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue women's golf team finds itself in the same place it started day two of the women's Big Ten tournament, in fifth place. The Boilers shot a team total of 325 (+37) and now have a 54-hole total of 966 (+102). The Boilermakers were consistent on Saturday with all six players shooting between 80 and 83.
Ohio State still leads the tournament after turning in a team total of 314 (+26) and now has a tourney total of 937 (+73). Indiana is just four strokes behind the Buckeyes while shooting a 311 (+22) on Saturday. Michigan State turned in the best 18-hole score of the tournament carding a 308 (+19) and now trails the Buckeyes by just nine strokes heading in to the final round.
Purdue's Angie Blythe entered the day in eighth place overall but dropped to 11th after finishing the day with an 83 (+9). The senior has a three round total of 239 (+23). Freshman Andrea Makauskas moved into the top 20 after firing an 80 (+8) on Saturday and is now tied for 17th overall with a tournament total of 242 (+26). Sophomore Katie Kinsinger shot an 82 and is tied for 21st-place with a 243 (+27). Freshman Christy Rittenhouse also carded an 82 and is tied for 29th with a total of 246 (+30). Junior Lisa Kenley shot an 81 (+9) and is now tied for 37th-place with a total of 248 (+32). Junior Stacy Orschell fired an 83 (+11) on Saturday and is now in 47th-place with a total of 253 (+37).
Sunday's final round should offer some very exciting golf with three players sharing the lead after the first 54-holes of action. The trio of Indiana's Erin Carney and Ohio State's Natalie Mosher and Amber Amstutz has a three-round-total of 228 (+12). Mosher jumped into a share of the lead after shooting a 73 (+1), tying the tournament best round. The tournament's conclusion is Sunday with the final 18 holes starting at 8:00 a.m.
TEAM TOTALS (After Day Two 54 Holes)
1. Ohio State 310-313-314=9372. Indiana 314-316-311=9413. Michigan State 320-318-308=9464. Wisconsin 320-318-321=9595. Purdue 315-326-325=9666. Northwestern 329-322-317=9687. Penn State 334-327-311=972 Iowa 323-320-329=9729. Minnesota 320-325-328=97310. Michigan 334-331-322=98711. Illinois 347-349-347=1043
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS (After Day Two 54 holes)
1. Natalie Mosher - Ohio State 77-78-73=228 Erin Carney - Indiana 75-75-78=228 Amber Amstutz - Ohio State 74-75-79=2284. M.C. Mullen - Iowa 81-74-76=2315. Emily Bastel - Michigan State 79-75-80=234 Melanie Lepp - Minnesota 77-75-82=234 Theresa McDermott - Indiana 78-80-76=2348. Laura Hammond - Penn State 82-78-76=2369. Katherine Mowat - Iowa 73-79-85=23710. Stacy Snider - Michigan State 78-82-78=23811. Angela Blythe - Purdue 80-76-83=239 Lisa Strom - Ohio State 77-83-79=23913. Sara Doell - Penn State 81-82-77=24014. Patty Frohna - Wisconsin 80-81-80=241 Andrea Meeker - Wisconsin 82-79-80=241 Kellie Dennis - Michigan State 81-80-80=24117. Michelle Hatfield - Indiana 81-85-76=242 Allie Blomquist - Wisconsin 78-85-79=242 Andrea Makauskas - Purdue 79-83-80=242 Christie Hermes - Northwestern 84-79-79=24221. Kasey Gant - Michigan State 85-84-74=243 Somerset Levett - Ohio State 82-77-84=243 Katie Kissinger - Purdue 79-82-82=24324. Emily Gilley - Northwestern 80-80-84=244 Tiffany Fisher - Indiana 80-79-85=244 Katie Prieve - Wisconsin 82-80-82=24427. Jillian Sitter - Illinois 85-77-83=245 Ellen Bishop - Michigan State 82-81-82=24529. Karen England - Northwestern 82-84-80=246 Amylou Dueck - Northwestern 83-83-80=246 Michelle Ballou - Minnesota 78-85-83=246 Christy Rittenhouse - Purdue 77-87-82=24633. Sharon Park - Michigan 81-89-77=247 Donna Boom - Minnesota 84-84-79=247 Amy Talbot - Michigan 82-83-82=247 Trish Watkins - Michigan 87-79-81=24737. Lisa Kenley - Purdue 82-85-81=248 Meggan Schumaker - MSU 84-88-76=248 Kelly Trapp - Wisconsin 80-78-90=24840. Kristi Weichert - Minnesota 81-83-85=24941. Jennifer Seger - Indiana 84-85-81=25042. Darcy Isaac - Penn State 87-84-80=251 Sami Montgomery - Indiana 86-82-83=25144. Kelli Carney - Iowa 87-82-83-252 Meghan Spero - Iowa 82-85-85=252 Lisa Francisco - Penn State 84-83-85=25247. Stacy Orschell - Purdue 81-89-83=25348. Bess Bowers - Michigan 86-85-83=254 Andrea LeValle - Penn State 87-89-78=254 Jenny Bruun - Minnesota 84-86-84=25451. Katie Bakken - Minnesota 88-83-85=256 Le Anna Wicks - Michigan 90-84-82=25653. Tatiana Bellham - Ohio State 85-89-83=257 Colleen Kiely - Northwestern 87-80-90=25755. Jamie McClain - Penn State 87-84-87=258 Heidi Njues - Wisconsin 87-88-83=258 Natalie Aber - Ohio State 89-85-84=25858. Lorette Lyttle - Illinois 84-84-92=26059. Misia Lemanski - Michigan 85-88-89=26260. Kristin Beystehner - NWU 89-96-78=26361. Nell Macke - Illinois 89-92-86=26762. Christin Sutton - Illinois 91-96-88=27563. Melissa Harjes - Iowa 90-95-91=27664. Sasha Chacon - Iowa 92-94-100=28665. Christine Scott - Illinois 100-102-90=292 Sarah Kim - Illinois 89-108-95=292