University of Minnesota Athletics
WOMEN'S GOLF TEAM ENDS FALL SEASON
10/19/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Newcomer Karyn Stordahl (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna) led Minnesota scorers with a three-round total of 232, including two rounds of 76, to tie for 33rd place. Junior Katie Bakken (Brooklyn Center, Minn./Brooklyn Center/California) recorded 84 in the first round but rebounded with totals of 77 and 76 to finish at 237, tied for 49th.
Oklahoma State placed first, led by the top two individual finishers. Maria Boden shot a 1-under-par 215 and teammate Christi Cano was two behind at 217. Oklahoma State recorded a 9-over-par 873 for the tournament. Northwestern was second at 892.
STORDAHL LEADS THE TEAM IN THE FALL SEASON - Frosh Karyn Stordahl competed in all five fall tournaments for Minnesota, leading the team with a 77.77 stroke average in 13 rounds. That mark is the 17th-best fall average in Minnesota history. Stordahl had four finishes in the top seven, including a low three-round score of 227, Minnesota's second-best 54-hole total of the season.
STIER STARTS STRONG - Sophomore Megan Stier (Belle Plaine, Minn./Belle Plaine) started the season on a high note, tying for first at the Minnesota Invitational. She pushed Eastern Michigan's Stephanie Smoot to six playoff holes before falling. Stier finished the fall season second on the team in stroke average (79.0).
THREE PLAY ALL FIVE - Karyn Stordahl, Megan Stier and sophomore Cindy Cannon (Big Lake, Minn./Monticello) each competed in all five fall tournaments for Minnesota. Cannon averaged 81.54 in 13 rounds.
STARTING OUT RIGHT - The Gophers won the Minnesota Invitational on Sept. 13 at the Les Bolstad Golf Course, outlasting Eastern Michigan in one playoff hole. Minnesota rebounded from a seven-shot deficit in the final round to force the playoff.
LOW ROUNDS - The Gophers recorded a low 54-hole score of 940 in the final fall meet, the Shootout at the Legends. Minnesota's low score for a round was 305 in the second round at the Shootout.
Sophomore Beth Hollatz (Redwood Falls, Minn./ Redwood Valley) had Minnesota's low individual score for a round, scoring a par 72 in the third round at the Minnesota Invitational. Jenny Bruun recorded a 73 in the second round at the Shootout, while Megan Stier had 73 in the first round of the Minnesota Invitational.
UP NEXT - Minnesota's first competition of the spring season is February 25-27 at the Midwest Classic in Dallas.
