Hawkeyes Improve the Final Day of the Lady Buckeye Invitational

April 18, 2010

COLUMBUS, OH – The University of Iowa women’s golf team finished the Lady Buckeye Invitational Sunday afternoon in tenth place. Iowa (333-329-325-987, +123) improved its score, shooting a 325 the final 18 holes. Host, Ohio State, won the tournament with a 919 (+55)

Sophomore Chelsea Harris (82-80-84, +30) placed the highest for Iowa, tying for 40th. Freshman Gigi DiGrazia shot an 82 the final round, finishing just one stroke behind Harris. Freshman Kristi Cardwell also shot an 82 the final round, shaving six strokes off her first round score of 88. Junior Brianna Coopman (87-86-78, +35) shot a team-best 78 the final round.

Iowa will return to action next weekend at the Big Ten Championships in Madison, WI. The three-day tournament is scheduled for April 23-25.

TEAM STANDINGS1 Ohio State            304-311-304-919 (+55)2 Michigan State        317-314-302-933 (+69)3 Northwestern          316-308-313-937 (+73)4 Kent State            324-318-305-947 (+83)5 Iowa State            325-309-315-949 (+85)6 Indiana               330-311-311-952 (+88)7 Minnesota             326-321-315-962 (+98)8 Wisconsin             326-321-321-968 (+104)9 Illinois              329-332-317-978 (+114)10 Iowa                 333-329-325-987 (+123)11 Penn State           338-336-320-994 (+130)12 Youngstown State     346-331-330-1007 (+143)

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS1 Laura Kueny (Michigan State) 78-76-73 (+11)2 Rachel Rohanna (Ohio State) 75-77-76 (+12)3 Kelsey Lindenschmidt (Northwestern) 74-77-80 (+15)T40 Chelsea Harris 82-80-84 (+30)T44 Gianna DiGrazia 82-83-82 (+31)53 Kristi Cardwell 88-80-82 (+34)T54 Brianna Coopman 87-86-78 (+35)T58 Laura Cilek 84-86-83 (+37)T64 Lauren Forbes 85-87-84 (+40)
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