Oct. 5, 1997

Women's Golf Claims Fourth at Wolverine Invitational

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Led by the continued impressive play of junior Meggan Schumaker (Columbia City, Ind.) and freshman Kasey Gant (Fort Wayne, Ind.), the Michigan State women's golf team earned its third top-five finish (out of four tournaments) of the fall season this weekend at the Wolverine Invitational in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Schumaker led Michigan State for the third week in a row with a tie for second-place individual finish, the best of her career. She shot a three-round 229 (equalling her career best) and fired a career-low 75 in the second round. Schumaker was just five strokes off the leader, Indiana's Erin Carney.

Gant continues to impress as a freshman, tying for sixth place with a 237. It is her second top 10 finish this fall. She shot a two-over-par 75 to open the tournament Saturday morning.

Michigan State returns to action next weekend at the Lady Kat Invitational in Lexington, Ky.

TEAM STANDINGS
1.  Indiana             304 307 309  920
2.  Purdue              318 316 316  950
3.  Northwestern        321 311 327  959
4.  Michigan State      318 320 331  969
5.  SW Missouri State   323 331 338  992
6.  Notre Dame          331 333 331  995
7.  Eastern Michigan    336 339 329 1004
8.  Toledo              336 335 335 1006
9.  Michigan            331 337 341 1009
10. Ohio Univ.          342 341 347 1030
11. Bowling Green       349 343 342 1034
12. Cincinnati          349 341 345 1035
13. Xavier              364 346 353 1063
MSU GOLFERS
T2.     Meggan Schumaker    77  75  77  229
T6.     Kasey Gant          75  78  84  237
T30.    Kellie Dennis       85  83  83  251
T41.    Ellen Bishop        86  84  87  257
T50.    April Holly         84  87  89  260
T65.    Jaime Martin        82  88  98  268

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