Postseason play begins for Hoosiers

Forget the past and move on. \nThat is the theme for the Hoosiers after finishing a disappointing 9th at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational. \nThe Cream and Crimson will need to rebound from that performance as postseason play starts this weekend with the Big Ten Championships in East Lansing, Mich., Friday at 8:30 a.m. The tournament will then continue Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m. \nLive stats will be available on golfstat.com for those wishing to follow the tournament throughout the weekend.\nIU head coach Clint Wallman\n said last week’s tournament can be a lesson for heading into this week.\n“We took it on the chin (at Ohio State),” Wallman said. “We learned what we need for our mental game though, and hopefully that will help us.” \nThe Hoosiers played at this course previously this season when they competed in the Lady Northern Tournament in September and finished 7th. In that tournament, freshman Kellye Belcher finished 2nd in just her second career collegiate tournament. Belcher should be back in the line-up this weekend after missing the Lady Buckeye Invitational due to illness. \nJunior Elaine Harris, who fell to 30th after finishing 15th on the first day of the tournament, thinks the Hoosiers should play better at Michigan State. \n“We need to play well and be kind to ourselves since we like Michigan State’s course,” Harris said.\nThe other teams competing in the tournament will be IU’s 10 conference rivals, most of whom competed last weekend.\nFreshman Laura Nochta, who finished 33rd in Columbus, said the Hoosiers can take this year’s performances as a lesson.\n“If we learn from our previous tournaments, we can perform better this weekend,” Nochta said. \nCompeting this weekend for IU along with Belcher, Harris and Nochta will be Freshman Anita Gahir, Sophomore Amber Lindgren and Junior Lauren Harling. \nThe Hoosiers have done well in the Big Ten Championships winning seven previous titles, all of which occurred between 1986 and 1998. \nIf things go according to planned this weekend and the Hoosiers finish high enough, they will compete in the NCAA Central Regional Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich., on May 10.