IU places 7th in Lady Northern tourney

IU's youngsters continue to impress and exceed expectations in their inaugural season.\nAll three of the IU women's golf team's freshmen once again proved their worth by taking three out of IU's top four spots at this weekend's Lady Northern Tournament in East Lansing, Mich. \nLeading the talented young pack was freshman Kellye Belcher who finished in second place with a score of 219.\n"I played really well this weekend," Belcher said. "My short game really saved me, and as a result I did well in the tournament."\nIU coach Clint Wallman said he was also extremely happy with Belcher's game.\n"Kellye's play was really good," he said. "She had an excellent putter and proved she could play at a Big Ten level." \nWallman was pleased with the effort of his team despite the drop off from last week. \n"Overall, I felt pretty good," Wallman said. "We had some really great things happen, and overall I was pleased with most of what we did."\nIU placed seventh as a team with a score of 920, while host Michigan State won, scoring 889 points. Rounding out the top five were Northwestern, Ohio State, Michigan and Kent Sate University. \nJunior Elaine Harris, who finished in a career-best third place in IU's win last week, finished tied for 28th with fellow team member freshman Laura Nochta.\n"Our team played well," Harris said. "We left some shots short, but we played alright overall."\nAlso competing in the tournament were freshman Anita Gahir, sophomore Amber Lindgren and junior Kendal Hake, placing tied for 37th, 70th and 74th respectively. \nIU is off until Sept. 30 when it plays in the Wolverine Invitational in Ann Arbor, Mich.\nWallman said he will use the off week to improve this weekend's play.\n"Michigan's golf course is very similar to this one, so we will be able to take the next two weeks to build off the positives and learn from the negatives," he said.