Junior Lauren Gebauer led the Irish with a five-over par 149 on Saturday.  She is in a five-way tie for 12th-place.

Notre Dame In Eighth Following First Day Of Lady Northern Invitational

Sept. 11, 2004

Ann Arbor, Mich. – The University of Michigan and the Missouri University women’s golf teams are tied for first- place following the first two rounds of play at the Lady Northern Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 11. Both squads posted a nine-over par 585 at the par 72, 5,966-yard University of Michigan Golf Course. Notre Dame fired a 31-over par 607 and currently sit in eighth-place heading into tomorrow’s final 18-holes of play. Missouri’s Maria Ohlsson is atop the individual leader board after carding a three-under par 141.

Notre Dame junior Lauren Gebauer (Columbus, OH/Upper Arlington) fired the top score for the Irish on the day with a five-over par 149, which places her in a five-way tie for 12th-place. Sophomore Noriko Nakazaki (Hanover Park, IL/Hoffman Estates) and junior Katie Brophy (Spokane, WA/Gonzaga Prep) also find themselves in the top-20 as they are in a three-way tie for 19th with a 36-hole total of 151.

Karen Lotta (Los Angeles, CA/Marymount) carded a 157, while her Irish teammates Jane Lee (Palos Verdes Estates, CA/Peninsula) and Stacy Brown (The Woodlands, TX/The Woodlands) fired a 162 and 165, respectively.

Ohio State, who is ranked 21st according to the golfweek.com preseason poll, held a four-stroke advantage following round one. Michigan placed second after the initial 18-holes, while Missouri, the 17th-ranked squad in the poll, came from eight strokes back to capture part of the lead. Ohlsson led the surge for the Tigers as she carded the low-round of the day with a six-under par 66 in round two.

The third and final round of competition gets underway on Sunday with a shotgun start beginning at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). Live scoring will be available through www.golfstat.com and results will be posted on the University of Michigan Athletic Department web site at www.mgoblue.com. For additional information please log on to www.und.com or call the Notre Dame athletics hotline at (574) 631-3000.

Team Scores (36-hole totals): 1t. Michigan (294-291-585, +9), 1t. Missouri (298-287-585, +9), 3. Ohio State (290-299-589, +13), 4. Michigan State (305-291-596, +20), 5. Purdue (303-294-597, +21), 6. Northwestern (302-303-605, +29), 7. Oklahoma (300-306-606, +30), 8. Notre Dame (309-298-607, +31), 9. Kent State (308-303-611, +35), 10. Wisconsin (319-305-624, +48), 11t. Penn State (310-316-626, +50), 11t. Minnesota (310-316-626, +50), 13. Iowa (326-310-636, +60), 14. Illinois (327-317-644, +68), 15. Indiana (324-327-651, +75).

Top 10 Golfers (36-hole totals): 1. Maria Ohlsson (Missouri, 75-66-141, -3), 2. Myrte Eikenaar (Purdue, 72-72-144, E), 3t. Denise Knaebel (Missouri, 73-72-145, +1), 3t. Laura Olin (Michigan, 71-74-145, +1), 5t. Mindy Bullard (Missouri, 73-73-146, +2), 5t. Kristen White (Ohio State, 71-75-146, +2), 7t. Brianna Broderick (Michigan, 76-71-147, +3), 7t. Lindsay Knowlton (Ohio State, 72-75-147, +3), 7t. Ali Stinson (Michigan, 73-74-147, +3), 10t. Rachel Meikle (Michigan, 77-71-148, +4), 10t. Onnarin Sattayabanphot (Purdue, 77-71-148, +4).

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