Notre Dame stayed active over spring break. The Irish started slowly at the UNLV Spring Invitational on March 12, finishing the first two rounds in 17th place, but they carded a season-best five-over-par 293 to end in 15th with an overall score of 906 (42-over). No. 14 BYU won the tournament with a 17-under par 847. Wednesday's team total of 293 matched the program's third-lowest 18-hole score since the second round of the 2004 Big East Tournament. Senior co-captain Noriko Nakazaki led the Irish with a 44th-place finish with an overall with a score of 224 (75-73-76). Irish freshman Julie Kim matched sophomore Lisa Maunu's mark of 229 and tied for 65th. Maunu tied freshman Kristin Wetzel with a third-round 72, the team's best mark. Wetzel ended the tournament in a tie for 81st, shooting a 233 (81-80-72). Freshman Annie Brophy shot her best round of the season on Wednesday with a 1-over par 73, leaving her in a tie for 68th with a total of 230 (76-81-73).Notre Dame then traveled to Texas for the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational in Austin. The Irish started strong in the first round and eventually placed 8th with a mark of 937 (314-315-308). No. 18 Purdue made a late surge and captured the title in Austin with a tournament-best round of four-over-par 292. The Boilermakers' final-round performance erased an 8-stroke deficit. Despite the team finish, Nakazaki once again shot well, leading the Irish with a 223 (75-75-73) - good enough for a sixth-place tie. Her three round total marked the fourth time the senior has finished in the top-10 this season.Brophy finished in a tie for 20th with a 233 (78-79-76), marking her highest overall placing and best 54-hole total of the season. Kim started the tournament with two consecutive rounds of 10-over par 82 but finished with a 77, leaving her with a total of 241 in a tie for 48th.Wetzel finished the tournament with a score of 242 (80-79-83), placing her in a tie for 54th, while Maunu's mark of 245 (81-82-82) placed her in a tie for 61st.Notre Dame's heads to Indianapolis for the Indiana Invitational hosted by Crooked Stick on April 9-10.
