Christie Hermes tied for ninth<br>place at the Big Ten ChampionshipsChristie Hermes tied for ninth<br>place at the Big Ten Championships

Women's Golf Finishes in Sixth Place at Big Ten Championships

May 2, 1999

EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern women's golf team finished in sixth place at this weekend's 1999 Big Ten Championships, played at Purdue's Kampen Course in West Lafayette, Ind.

NU posted a team score of 312 in Sunday's final round to give the Wildcats a 72-hole team score of 1,280. Ohio State won the championship at 1,239 followed by Indiana at 1,251.

Sophomore Christie Hermes (Dixon, Ill./Newman Central) fired a final-round 73 on Sunday to tie for ninth place at 315. Indiana's Erin Carney won the individual crown at 301.

Wildcat freshman Emily Gilley (Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor), who will compete in next weekends NCAA East Regional, tied for 28th place at 326. Final team and NU's individual results appear below.

Final Team Standings
1.	Ohio State		310-313-314-302=1239
2.	Indiana			314-316-311-310=1251
3.	Michigan State		320-318-308-312=1258
4.	Purdue			315-326-325-309=1275
5.	Wisconsin		320-318-321-320=1279
6.	Northwestern		329-322-317-312=1280
7.	Penn State		334-327-311-309=1281
8.	Minnesota		320-325-328-316=1289
9.	Iowa			323-320-329-321=1293
10.	Michigan		334-331-322-315=1302
11.	Illinois		347-349-347-348=1391

Final Northwestern Individual Results
T-9	Christie Hermes		84-79-79-73=315
T-28	Emily Gilley		80-80-84-82=326
T-31	Karen England		82-84-80-82=328
T-45	Amylou Dueck		83-83-80-90=336
T-45	Colleen Kiely		87-80-90-79=336
54	Kristen Beystehner	89-96-78-78=341