April 10, 1999
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue women's golf team is currently in first place after the first two rounds of the Indiana Invitational in Bloomington, Ind. The Boilermakers fired a first day total of 624 (311-313), putting them one stroke ahead of the Buckeyes. Ohio State is second at 625, tournament host and defending champion Indiana is third at 628, Michigan State is fourth at 629 and rounding out the top five is Minnesota at 639. The tournament is being held at Indiana University's Championship Golf Course, a par-72, 5,661 yard layout.
Four of the five Boilermakers competitors are in the top 15 after 36-holes, with junior's Stacy Orschell and Lisa Kenley leading the way, as the duo are in four-way tie for fourth place at 155. Freshman Christy Rittenhouse is tied for seventh place with a two-round score of 156, while senior Angela Blythe is tied for 13th place with a score of 158. The final Boilermaker competing in the 13-team tournament is freshman Andrea Makauskas who is in a three-way tie for 29th place with a 163.
Lisa Strom of Ohio State is the overall leader with a four-over par 176, while defending champion Jennifer Seger of Indiana is tied for 13th place at 158.
Last year, Purdue finished third behind Ohio State and the Hoosiers. Orschell placed second overall by shooting a 74 in the final round. The 74 was one of only three rounds of par or better on the final day of competition. Her first round score of 71 tied for the second-lowest output of the tournament and her seven-over par 226 over three rounds. All five of the Boilermaker golfers placed in the top 30.
PURDUE INDIVIDUALLY
T3rd Stacy Orschell 78-77=155T3rd Lisa Kenley 77-78=155T7th Christy Rittenhouse 79-77=156T13th Angela Blythe 77-81=158T29th Andrea Makauskas 82-81=163TEAM STANDINGS
1. Purdue 311-313=624 2. Ohio State 314-311=625 3. Indiana 320-308=628 4. Michigan State 313-316=629 5. Minnesota 325-314=639 6. Wisconsin 327-318=645 7. Northwestern 318-330=648 8. Michigan 331-328=659 9. Southern Illinois 328-333=66110. Illinois State 330-338=66811. Notre Dame 339-332=67112. Ohio 341-337=67813. Illinois 347-342=689