Virginia Finishes Eighth at Bryan National Collegiate

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April 3, 2005

BROWNS SUMMIT, N.C. – The Virginia women’s golf team finished eighth at the Bryan National Collegiate on Sunday.

Top-ranked Duke captured its fifth consecutive Bryan National team title from the field of 17 teams with a 883 (+19), 10 strokes better than its closest competitor. Tenth-ranked Tennessee took second with a 893 (+29). Fourth-ranked Georgia was third with a 903 (+39), while No. 15 Florida was fourth with a 908 (+44). The Cavaliers shot a 310 in the final round for a 925 (+61) 54-hole total.

Duke’s Brittany Lang claimed medalist honors with an even 216, the only member of the field to finish even for the weather-beaten weekend. Tennessee’s Golda Johansson followed with a 218 (+2), while Duke’s Jennifer Pandolfi and Tennessee’s Violeta Retamoza tied for third with a 219 (+3) each.

Sophomore Leah Wigger (Louisville, Ky.) led UVa with a 226 (+10) to finish 13th overall. Sophomore Rachel Smith (Powell, Tenn.) finished with a 232 (+16) to tie for 28th, while sophomore Sally Shonk (Noblesville, Ind.) tied for 35th with a 234 (+18). Sophomore Lindsay Robinson (Huntington, W.V.), who shot the team’s best round of the day with a 75, carded with a 238 (+22). Freshman Lauren Mielbrecht (Gulf Stream, Va.) rounded out the Cavalier scoring with a 249 (+34).

The Cavaliers open post-season play at their second ACC Championship on April 15-17 in Charlotte, N.C.

Bryan National Collegiate
Champions Course
Browns Summit, N.C.
Par 72
Final Results

1.	Duke			284-293-306-883 (+19)2.	Tennessee			291-293-309-893 (+29)3.	Georgia			284-305-314-903 (+39)4.	Florida			290-305-313-908 (+44)5.	Furman			293-309-311-913 (+49)6.	Tulane			293-303-319-915 (+51)7.	Auburn			301-300-319-920 (+56)8.	Virginia			304-311-310-925 (+61)9.	Oklahoma State		306-309-316-931 (+67)10.	NC State			296-315-329-940 (+76)11.	Purdue			315-310-321-946 (+82)12.	Wake Forest		303-325-324-952 (+88)	North Carolina		307-318-327-952 (+88)14.	Vanderbilt		306-313-337-956 (+92)15.	South Carolina		310-321-329-960 (+96)16.	UNC Greensboro		315-322-343-980 (+116)17.	Louisville		317-336-331-984 (+120)

TOP INDIVIDUALS1. Brittany Lang, Duke 69-74-73-216 (E)2. Golda Johansson, Tenn. 74-71-73-218 (+2)3. Jennifer Pandolfi, Duke 72-70-77-219 (+3) Violeta Retamoza, Tenn. 70-71-78-219 (+3)

VIRGINIA PLAYERS13. Leah Wigger 75-75-76-226 (+10)t29. Rachel Smith 75-78-79-232 (+16)t35. Sally Shonk 77-77-80-234 (+18)t44. Lindsay Robinson 79-84-75-238 (+22)t73. Lauren Mielbrecht 77-81-91-249 (+34)