May 1, 1999
EVANSTON, Ill. - The Northwestern women's golf team moved up from eighth to sixth place after three rounds of the Big Ten Championships, being played at Purdue's Kampen Course in West Lafayette, Ind. NU posted a team score of 317 in Saturday's third round to give the Wildcats a 54-hole team score of 968. Ohio State leads the field at 937 followed by Indiana at 941.
Sophomore Christie Hermes (Dixon, Ill./Newman Central) fired a 79 on Saturday to move into a tie for 17th place at 242. There is a three-way tie atop the leaderboard at 228 between Indiana's Erin Carney and Ohio State's duo of Amber Amstutz and Natalie Mosher. Wildcat freshman Emily Gilley (Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor) is tied for 24th place at 244.
Team and NU's individual results appear below. The final round will take place on Sunday morning.
Team Standings After Round Three 1. Ohio State 310-313-314=937 2. Indiana 314-316-311=941 3. Michigan State 320-318-308=946 4. Wisconsin 320-318-321=959 5. Purdue 315-326-325=966 6. Northwestern 329-322-317=968 7. Iowa 323-320-329=972 Penn State 334-327-311=972 9. Minnesota 320-325-328=973 10. Michigan 334-331-322=987 11. Illinois 347-349-347=1043
Northwestern Individual Results After Round Three T-17 Christie Hermes 84-79-79=242 T-24 Emily Gilley 80-80-84=244 T-29 Karen England 82-84-80=246 T-29 Amylou Dueck 83-83-80=246 T-53 Colleen Kiely 87-80-90=125 60 Kristen Beystehner 89-96-78=263