University of Minnesota Athletics

GOPHER WOMEN'S GOLF IN FIFTH PLACE AFTER DAY ONE

9/11/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf

thFour Minnesota golfers are ranked in the top 20 individually helping the Golden Gophers to fifth place after two rounds of the Alltel Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., on Monday. Nebraska leads the 16-team tournament field with a total of 598. Minnesota totaled 622 in the first two rounds.

Senior Katie Bakken is tied for fifth place with 7-over par 151. Bakken carded a 1-over par 73 in the day's first round but dropped to a 78 in the second round. Sophomore Karyn Stordahl is in a tie for eighth place at 152, 8-over par. Junior Megan Stier was tied for first place after shooting a 1-under par 71 in the first round, but then turned in an 85 to fall to a tie for 19th at 156 after 36 holes.

Senior Jenny Bruun, playing as an individual, is also among the top 20. Bruun is tied for eighth at 152 after rounds of even-par 72 and 80.

The Gophers were one stroke off the lead after the first round, carding a team total of 300 after 18 holes. Minnesota stumbled in the second round of the day, falling off the pace with a total of 322.

The tournament will conclude with 18 holes on Tuesday.

AGATE Alltel Husker Inv. Yankee Hill Country Club Lincoln, Neb. Tournament Dates: Sept. 11-12, 2000 * Individual Par: 72 Yardage: 6037 Fin Top 20 Teams Scores 1 Nebraska, U. of 298 303 601 2 Oklahoma, U. of 301 302 603 3 Texas Tech Univ 307 311 618 4 Missouri, U. of 307 312 619 5 Minnesota, U. of 300 322 622 6 Kansas State Univ. 317 315 632 7 Arkansas, U. of 312 321 633 8 Lamar University 308 327 635 9 Arkansas-Little Rock 310 332 642 10 Iowa State Univ. 318 325 643 Eastern Michigan 325 318 643 12 North Texas, U. of 321 329 650 13 Creighton University 323 330 653 14 Oral Roberts Univ. 322 338 660 15 Texas El Paso, U. of 327 345 672 16 Nebraska - Omaha 353 367 720 17 Ball State 357 382 739 Fin Top 20 Players School Scores 1 Sarah Sasse Nebraska 71 73 144 2 Lisa Meldrum Oklahoma 72 75 147 3 Jennifer James Oklahoma 76 73 149 4 Amy Roux Nebraska 74 76 150 5 Jamie Tucker Missouri 75 76 151 Katie Bakken Minnesota 73 78 151 Melanie Hunt Texas Tech 78 73 151 8 Amelia Moses Missouri 74 78 152 Karyn Stordahl Minnesota 76 76 152 *Jenny Bruun Minnesota 72 80 152 11 Betsy Berry Oklahoma 76 77 153 Laura Wells Iowa State 76 77 153 Amanda Sutcliffe Nebraska 77 76 153 Christine Boucher Kansas St. 78 75 153 *Carrie Chambers Kansas St. 75 78 153 16 Johanna Danielsson Arkansas 75 79 154 Catha Fogelberg Nebraska 76 78 154 18 Allison Johnson Oklahoma 78 77 155 19 O. Maria Jonsdottir Lamar 75 81 156 Megan Stier Minnesota 71 85 156 Karen Beulke Creighton 77 79 156 Sofia Josefsson AR-L. Rock 76 80 156 Miranda Smith Kansas St. 78 78 156 Minnesota 300 322 622 T 5 Katie Bakken 73 78 151 T 8 Karyn Stordahl 76 76 152 T 19 Megan Stier 71 85 156 50 Cindy Cannon 80 83 163 75 Kirstin Whalen 83 92 175

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