Virginia Stands Seventh at ACC Championship

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April 16, 2004

CLEMMONS, N.C. – The Virginia women’s golf team shot a 307 (+23) in the opening round of the 2004 ACC Championship on Friday. In their first conference tournament, the Cavaliers stand seventh among a field including several of the nation’s top-ranked teams.

Defending national champion and No. 1 ranked Duke leads the field of seven with a five-under 279. Four Blue Devil players stand in the top six after shooting an even 71 or better. No. 20 North Carolina is second with a 285 (+1), while No. 14 Wake Forest stands third with a 290 (+6). Virginia follows Maryland (306, +22) by one stroke and is within four strokes of fifth place.

Carolina’s Meaghan Francella paces the field of 35 players with a five-under 66. Duke’s Brittany Lang follows with a four-under 67, while UNC’s Ashley Prange is third with a two-under 69.

Freshman Leah Wigger (Louisville, Ky.) leads the Cavaliers with a tie for sixth place after firing an even 71, tying her season low. Freshman Rachel Smith (Powell, Tenn.) shot a 75 (+4) to stand 19th, while freshman Lindsay Robinson (Huntington, W.V.) shot a 78 (+7) to tie for 27th. Freshman Kira Mayo (Aventura, Fla.) finished with a 83 (+12), while freshman Sally Shonk (Nobelsville, Ind.) shot a 85 (+14).

Th second round of the ACC Championship tees off at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 17 at the Salem Glen Golf & Country Club in Clemmons, N.C.

16th ANNUAL ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Salem Glen Golf & Country Club
6,348 yards, par 71
Clemmons, N.C.
First Day Results

1.	Duke			279 (-5)2.	North Carolina		285 (+1)3.	Wake Forest		290 (+6)4.	Florida State		293 (+9)5.	NC State		303 (+19)6.	Maryland		306 (+22)7.	VIRGINIA		307 (+23)

TOP INDIVIDUALS1. Meaghan Francella, NC 66 (-5)2. Brittany Lang, DU 67 (-4)3. Ashley Prange, NC 69 (-2)4. Ashley Hoagland, WF 70 (-1) Virada Nirapathpongporn, DU 70 (-1)6. Anna Grzebien, DU 71 (E) Christine Hallstrom, WF 71 (E) Leigh Anne Hardin, DU 71 (E) Leah Wigger, UVa 71 (E)

VIRGINIA PLAYERSt6. Leah Wigger 71 (E)19. Rachel Smith 75 (+4)t27. Lindsay Robinson 78 (+7)33. Kira Mayo 83 (+12)34. Sally Shonk 85 (+14)