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May 18, 2005
SUNRIVER, Ore. – After the second round of action at the 2005 NCAA Women’s Golf National Championship at the Sunriver Resort on Wednesday, Virginia stands 20th.
Pepperdine, which stood fourth yesterday, carded a round best 295 to bolt to a first-place tie with Auburn with a 586 (+18) each. Defending national champion UCLA is third with a 590 (+22), while California is fourth with a 594 (+26). The Cavaliers, making their first-ever appearance in the tournament, totaled a 612 (+44).
Individually, UCLA’s Charlotte Mayorkas, Auburn’s Diana Ramage, Southern Cal’s Dewi Schreefel, and Pepperdine’s Eileen Vargas are tied for first place with a 144 (+2) each. Four other players, including UVa sophomore Leah Wigger (Louisville, Ky.), follow by one stroke to tie for fifth with a 145 (+3) apiece. Wigger fired a 72 (+1) on the day.
“Leah played very well under the conditions,” UVa head coach Jan Mann said. “In the morning, it was raining. When we teed off (at 1:40 p.m.), the wind was 20 miles per hour sustained, so it was very windy and cold.”
Freshman Lauren Mielbrecht (Gulf Stream, Fla.) shot a 150 to tie for 31st, while sophomore Rachel Smith (Powell, Tenn.) carded a 158 (+16). Sophomore Sally Shonk (Noblesville, Ind.) fired a 161 (+19), and sophomore Lindsay Robinson (Huntington, W.V.) rounded out the UVa scoring with a 162 (+20).
“Lauren had a good day,” Mann added. “The others struggled with their putting. The greens were pretty quick. Hopefully tomorrow we’ll conquer that better. We hope to make a run tomorrow.”
The third round of the NCAA Women’s Golf National Championship tees off at 9 a.m. PDT a.m. on Thursday, May 19 at the par-71 Sunriver Resort.
2005 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunriver Resort
Sunriver, Ore.
Par 71; 6,312 yards
Second Day Results
1. Pepperdine 291-295-586 (+18) Auburn 290-296-586 (+18)3. UCLA 288-302-590 (+22)4. California 295-299-594 (+26)5. Duke 292-303-595 (+27)6. Ohio State 301-296-597 (+29)7. Southern Cal 287-312-599 (+31)8. Tennessee 300-303-603 (+35) Arkansas 296-307-603 (+35)10. Arizona State 303-301-604 (+36)Oklahoma State 298-306-604 (+36)12. Florida 301-304-605 (+37) Michigan State 304-301-605 (+37)14. Washington 292-314-606 (+38)15. Missouri 307-300-607 (+39)16. Furman 307-301-608 (+40)17. Texas A&M 305-306-611 (+43) Stanford 300-311-611 (+43) Purdue 309-302-611 (+43)20. Virginia 304-308-612 (+44)21. UC Irvine 311-304-615 (+47)22. Tulane 305-312-617 (+49)23. Tulsa 307-313-620 (+52)24. Brigham Young 305-317-622 (+54)
TOP INDIVIDUALS1. Charlotte Mayorkas, UCLA 71-73-144 (+2) Diana Ramage, Auburn 73-71-144 (+2) Dewi Schreefel, USC 70-74-144 (+2) Eileen Vargas, Pepperdine 74-70-144 (+2)5. Dana Je, Ohio State 75-70-145 (+3) Maria Martinez, Auburn 72-73-145 (+3) Sophia Sheridan, Cal 73-72-145 (+3) Leah Wigger, Virginia 73-72-145 (+3)
VIRGINIA PLAYERSt5. Leah Wigger 73-72-145 (+3)t31. Lauren Mielbrecht 76-74-150 (+8)t103. Rachel Smith 77-81-158 (+16)t117. Sally Shonk 80-81-161 (+19)t120. Lindsay Robinson 78-84-162 (+20)