Lindgren, Belcher victorious in loss to Notre Dame

While most IU students were stuck in the cold weather in Bloomington this weekend, the IU women's golf team felt warmer Florida temperatures. \nPlaying in their only dual match this season, the Hoosiers lost a Ryder Cup-style match to Notre Dame at the Legends Golf Club in Kissimmee, Fla. Despite strong play that saw individual victories by a couple of players, the cream and crimson fell to their intrastate rivals by a score of 3 1/2-2 1/2.\nIU coach Clint Wallman said that despite the loss he was proud of his team's effort and that they were able to use this tournament as good preparation for the future.\n"We had a big weekend and improved throughout the day," Wallman said. "We were able to use this tournament as practice and competition before going to Puerto Rico and that gives us a significant advantage."\nIndividually, freshman Kellye Belcher, whose fall season was highlighted by a second-place finish at Michigan State, scored a close one-up victory against Notre Dame sophomore Lisa Manau. Also victorious for the Hoosiers was sophomore Amber Lindgren, who defeated freshman Julie Kim 3 and 2, while senior Jenny Kim and Alejandra Diaz-Calderon finished tied. \nNot faring so well were freshman Laura Nochta and junior Kendal Hake who fell to Notre Dame's Noriko Nakazaki and Kristin Wetzel, respectively. \nIU is back in action in two weeks when they return to tournament-style play in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the Lady Puerto Rico Classic.