Oct. 16, 2005

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Kate Stepanek had identical rounds of 76 to finish in a tie for 11th, while Jessica Reno finished one shot behind to lead the University of Maryland to a fourth-place finish Sunday in the Nittany Lion Fall Invitational women's golf tournament.

Stepanek's 152 total over 36 holes were just short of a top-10 finish. Reno had rounds of 76 and 77 to finish at 153 over the 36 holes to tie for 17th overall.

Penn State's Maggie Lester won the individual title at 74-70--144 on Penn State's Blue Course.

Maryland shot 307-302 for a 609 total and fourth place in the team standings. UC Irvine won the team title at 600, one shot better than host Penn State, with Princeton in third at 607.

Full results were not available late Sunday night. For information on the Nittany Lion Fall Invitational, go to http://www.gopsusports.com/docs/wgolf05/RD2MEDIA.PDF