COLUMBUS, OHIO (APRIL 18, 2005) - Junior Amber Weinerth (Auburn, N.Y.) fired a three-round total of 229 to finish 16th in leading the Penn State women's golf team to a 10th place finish with 321-315-326-962 at the Lady Buckeye this past weekend at the par-72, 6,201-yard layout at the Scarlet Course on the campus of Ohio State University.

Weinerth shot a 77-74-78 to finish as the Nittany Lions' top golfer.

Michigan State won the event (293-295-304-892), Ohio State was second (299-309-288-896), Iowa took third (309-298-301-908), Kent State was fourth (310-296-303-909) and Purdue finished fifth (310-299-305-914).

Sophomore Evelyn Paik (Toronto, Ontario) took 50th for Penn State with 79-78-85-242, sophomore Betsy Houseman (Chattanooga, Tenn.) was 60th with 85-81-79-245, sophomore Maggie Lester (Oswego, N.Y.) finished 62nd with 79-87-80-246, freshman Christin Pacacha (Williamsport, Pa.) was 74th with 86-81-84-251, and freshman Emily Pavesich (Glen Arm, Md.) took 82nd with 88-82-84-254.

The Nittany Lions will be back in action when they take part in Big Ten Championships Apr. 29 through May 1, in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Lady Buckeye
(Sunday at Columbus, Ohio)
Par 72, 6,201-yard Scarlet Course

Team scores:
1. Michigan State, 293-295-304-892
2. Ohio State, 299-309-288-896
3. Iowa, 309-298-301-908
4. Kent State, 310-296-303-909
5. Purdue, 310-299-305-914
6. Northwestern, 305-307-307-919
10. Penn State, 321-315-326-962
13. Indiana, 319-330-321-970

Top 10 individuals:
1. Lindsay Knowlton, Ohio State, 73-73-68-214
2. Rachel Meikle, Michigan State, 72-74-73-219
T3. Alice Kim, Northwestern, 76-71-74-221
T3. Tara Delaney, Kent State, 77-72-72-221
5. Myrte Eikenaar, Purdue, 77-71-74-222
T6. Jenna Walter, Western Michigan, 77-73-73-223
T6. Katie Brophy, Notre Dame, 73-74-76-223
T6. Kristen White, Ohio State, 74-79-70-223
9. Liz Bennett, Iowa, 77-71-76-224
10. Sara Brown, Michigan State, 78-72-75-225

Penn State finishers:
16. Amber Weinerth, 77-74-78-229
50. Evelyn Paik, 79-78-85-242
60. Betsy Houseman, 85-81-79-245
62. Maggie Lester, 79-87-80-246
74. Christin Pacacha, 86-81-84-251
82. Emily Pavesich, 88-82-84-254