Virginia Finishes Sixth at Anteater Invitational

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March 17, 2004

COTO DE CAZA, CALIF. – Virginia women’s golf finished tied for sixth at UC Irvine’s Anteater Invitational on Tuesday, marking the best tournament finish this season for the first-year program.

San Francisco led the field of 13 teams by 29 strokes to capture the team title with a 883 (+19). Brigham Young was second with a 912 (+48), while host UC Irvine was third at 919 (+55). The Cavaliers shot a 305 (+17) in the final round to finish with a 930 (+66) to tie San Jose State for sixth place overall.

Three San Francisco players finished among the top five, including medalist Kristi Larsen who fired an even 216 for the one-stroke win. Cal State Northridge’s Elizabeth Allen followed with a 217 (+1), while USF’s Nikki Jacoby finished third with a 220 (+4).

Freshman Sally Shonk (Nobelsville, Ind.) paced Virginia with a 227 (+11) to tie for 11th. She fired a 74 (+2) in the final round, the lowest round by a Cavalier during the tourney. Freshman Lindsay Robinson (Huntington, W.V.) tied for 25th with a 233 (+17), while freshman Rachel Smith (Powell, Tenn.) tied for 32nd with a 235 (+19). Freshman Leah Wigger (Louisville, Ky.) finished 41st with a 237 (+21). Freshman Ashley Mayo (Aventura, Fla.) rounded out the UVa scoring with a 243 (+27).

Virginia will participate in the Bryan Park Collegiate on April 2-4 in Greensboro, N.C.

ANTEATER INVITATIONAL
Coto de Caza Golf & Country Club, Par 72
Coto de Caza, Calif.
Final Results

1.	San Francisco		291-295-297-883 (+19)2.	Brigham Young		307-300-305-912 (+48)3.	UC Irvine		307-310-302-919 (+55)4.	Michigan		302-310-308-920 (+56)5.	Kansas 			322-301-303-926 (+62)6.	VIRGINIA		316-309-305-930 (+66)	San Jose State		306-310-314-930 (+66)8.	Colorado State		311-314-320-945 (+81)9.	Colorado		303-321-323-947 (+83)10.	Denver			312-314-323-949 (+85)11.	Iowa State		309-314-333-956 (+92)	CSU Northridge		322-325-309-956 (+92)13.	Boise State		310-322-327-959 (+95)

TOP INDIVIDUALS1. Kristi Larsen, USF 72-74-70-216 (E)2. Elizabeth Allen, CSUN 75-72-70-217 (+1)3. Nikki Jacoby, USF 71-74-75-220 (+4)4. Angela Won, UCI 73-76-72-221 (+5)5. Margaret Gibby, BYU 75-74-73-222 (+6) Joan Shimozaki, USF 74-73-75-222 (+6)

VIRGINIA PLAYERSt11. Sally Shonk 78-75-74-227 (+11)t25. Lindsay Robinson 81-76-76-233 (+17)t32. Rachel Smith 80-79-76-235 (+19)t41. Leah Wigger 77-81-79-237 (+21)t54. Ashley Mayo 83-79-81-243 (+27)