April 26, 1998

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State’s Bethany Overstake (Sr., Urbana, Ohio), posting a two-under par 214, captured the medalist title to help her team win the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational with a team score of 881 (+17).

The Notre Dame women’s golf team finished sixth, paced by Katie King’s 14th career team-leading effort.

King fired a final-round 73 to go along with her Saturday rounds of 80 and 78 for a 231 total and a share of ninth among the 48-golfer field.

Notre Dame, which shot 328 and 310 on Saturday, used a final round 322 to take sole possesion of sixth place.

King, who now has five top-ten finishes in 1997-98, awaits word of a possible individual bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational Sun., April 26, 1998Columbus, OhioFinal results
Team Results 1st 2nd 3rd Total Ohio State 299 286 296 881 Purdue 298 303 306 907 Wisconsin 308 305 306 919 Penn State 318 306 312 936 Northwestern 308 320 313 941 Notre Dame 328 310 322 960 Xavier 323 327 326 976 Ohio 319 319 339 977
Top Individual Bethany Overstake Ohio State 73-68-73/214
Notre Dame Scores9. Katie King 80-78-73/23121. Tracy Melby 81-74-80/23536. Mary *lein 84-82-81/24739. Andrea Klee 83-79-91/25343. Danielle Villarosa 89-79-89/25745. Becca Schloss 89-87-88/264