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May 6, 2005
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Playing in her first-ever NCAA Championship, Virginia sophomore Leah Wigger (Louisville, Ky.) leads the field of 108 golfers after the first day of competition at the NCAA Women’s Golf East Regional on Friday.
Eighth seed Virginia stands eighth of the 21 teams. Fourth seed Ohio State (565, +5) holds a 10-stroke lead over No.1 seed Duke (575, +15). No. 7 seed Furman is third with a 582 (+22). The Cavaliers finished the day with a 589 (+29) after tying the school record with a 292 in the first round.
Wigger leads the field with a three-under 137. She fired a career-low and school record three-under 67 in the second round. Furman’s Jenny Suh follows by one stroke with a two-under 138. Tulane’s Liliana Alvarez is third with a 141 (+1).
“I hit the ball well,” Wigger said. “I made a lot of putts that I really needed to make to save par. I am going to have the same game plan as today. I need to take it one shot at a time and one hole at a time and remember to have fun.”
Sophomore Sally Shonk (Noblesville, Ind.) is tied for 24th with a 148 (+8), while freshman Lauren Mielbrecht (Gulf Stream, Va.) is tied for 38th with a 151 (+11). Sophomore Rachel Smith (Powell, Tenn.) shot a 158 (+18), and sophomore Lindsay Robinson (Huntington, W.V.) followed by one stroke with a 159 (+19).
The final round of the NCAA East Regional tees off at 7:40 a.m. on Saturday, May 7 at the par-70 University of Florida Golf Course. UVa’s first tee time is set for 8:30 a.m.
NCAA EAST REGIONAL
University of Florida Golf Course
Gainesville, Fla.
Par 70; 6,023 yards
First Day Results
(# is seeding)
1. #4 Ohio State 285-280-565 (+5)2. #1 Duke 292-283-575 (+15)3. #7 Furman 291-291-582 (+22)4. #2 Pepperdine 294-291-585 (+25) #6 Tulane 293-292-585 (+25)6. #5 Florida 287-301-588 (+28)7. #8 Virginia 292-297-589 (+29)8. #13 Vanderbilt 307-292-599 (+39)9. #21 Campbell 297-303-600 (+40) #12 South Carolina 293-307-600 (+40)11. #17 Princeton 302-300-602 (+42)12. #3 Washington 306-298-604 (+44)13. #14 Miami 303-304-607 (+47)14. #10 Mississippi State 306-308-614 (+54) #15 East Carolina 309-305-614 (+54) #9 UNC-Wilmington 306-308-614 (+54)17. #11 NC State 319-299-618 (+58)18. #18 James Madison 309-317-626 (+66)19. #16 Coastal Carolina 323-307-630 (+70)20. #20 Jacksonville State 325-315-640 (+80)21. #19 Jackson State 328-332-660 (+100)
TOP INDIVIDUALS1. Leah Wigger, Virginia 70-67-137 (-3)2. Jenny Suh, Furman 69-69-138 (-2)3. Liliana Alvarez, Tulane 70-71-141 (+1)
VIRGINIA PLAYERS1. Leah Wigger 70-67-137 (-3)t24. Sally Shonk 72-76-148 (+8)t38. Lauren Mielbrecht 74-77-151 (+11)t81. Rachel Smith 81-77-158 (+18)t87. Lindsay Robinson 76-83-159 (+19)