Michigan did beat Notre Dame this weekend, but it was on the golf course not on the football field.

At the Lady Northern Invitational for women's golf, the Wolverines placed first in the tournament beating out the Fighting Irish, and the rest of the Big Ten.

As for Penn State, the Nittany Lions placed 11th out of the field of 15, which led them to summarize their performance as very disappointing.

"We obviously didn't play as well as we would have liked," Penn State coach Denise St. Pierre said.

"We certainly are disappointed and not happy where we ended up."

Before the tournament St. Pierre set the bar at a group score of 310 per round. She would be happy with anything below that, she said.

Unfortunately the Nittany Lions (310-316-320/946) never broke that barrier.

Although as a whole they did not perform well, there were a few bright spots with individual players.

Amber Weinerth, a junior who is cementing her role as a team leader, finished with the best score of the team (75-80-78/233), placing 36th overall.

Teammate Katrin Wolfe also scored a 75 in the second round. Senior Lauren Lundy (78-80-78/236) placed 44th overall and got two birdies in the third round.

"I almost got a hole-in-one on the last hole," she said. "At least that was a good up-note to end on."

There were good and bad moments but the team just needs to take them, learn from them, and move on, she said.

Preparation was not a factor for the loss either.

"Everyone worked hard on their games this summer, so its not that we weren't prepared," Lundy said.

St. Pierre attributed a large part of the team's dissatisfaction to poor management and a short game that was severely lacking.

Due to the sloppy execution on the green, St. Pierre will designate most if not all of upcoming practices to that area of the game, she said.

The host of the tournament, The University of Michigan, acquired the solo spot in first place by the end of the third round,.

They tied with University of Missouri for the first two rounds on Saturday.

Although home field advantage is always a factor, St. Pierre said it was not the reason for their win.

"Kudos go out to them," she said. "They beat out some pretty incredible and talented teams."

The Penn State team would like the home field advantage to play a bigger role in the next tournament, considering it will be in State College.

There is both sides of the coin though, St. Pierre said.

Being at home can help a player because they are more familiar with the course, but it can also scare a player who feels the pressure of performing better just because of high expectations.

Although being at home for the next tournament may not be enough for the win, the Lions can expect at least something closer to their true potential.