Oct. 3, 1999

Women's Golf Team Finishes Third at Nebraska Wesleyan

The Truman State University women's golf team finished third this weekend at the Nebraska Wesleyan University Fall Invitational. The tournament was played on two separate courses on Friday and Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.

Truman tallied a two-day score of 687 (342-345) to finish 37 strokes back of first-place Nebraska-Kearney. Briar Cliff (Iowa) was second with a 675.

Each of the Bulldog golfers placed in the top 20 at the tournament, including junior Laura Potts (Quincy, Ill.), who finished ninth with her total of 169 (83-86). Sophomore Sara Mitchell (Salina, Kan./Salina South) was 12th overall, carding a 172 (88-84). Sophomore Amy Franzen (Highland, Ill.) also ended with a top-15 finish, carding a 174 (85-89).

Truman will return to action on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 9-10 at Carterville, Ill., for the John A. Logan match-play invitational. The 'Dogs will then wrap up the fall season at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Tournament on Oct. 25-26.

TEAM SCORING-NEBRASKA WESLEYAN INVITATIONAL
                     Day 1  Day 2  Total
1. Nebraska-Kearney    327    323    650
2. Briar Cliff         340    335    675
3. Truman              342    345    687
4. Nebraska Wesleyan   363    353    716
5. Northwestern        368    365    733
6. St. Mary            365    375    740
7. Hastings            377    383    760
8. Concordia           386    382    768


TRUMAN INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
                     Day 1  Day 2  Total
 9. Laura Potts         83     86    169
12. Sara Mitchell       88     84    172
14. Amy Franzen         85     89    174
17. Carrie Catlett      92     86    178
18. Betsy Driskill      86     93    179
20. Becky Costello      93     89    182
TEAM                   342    345    687

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