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May 19, 2005
SUNRIVER, Ore. – Virginia stands 16th after the third round of action at the 2005 NCAA Women’s Golf National Championship at the Sunriver Resort on Thursday.
Top-ranked Duke, which stood fifth after the second round, fired a six-under 278 to take over as leader with an 873 (+21). Auburn follows with an 881 (+29), while defending national champion UCLA is third with an 882 (+30).
The Cavaliers, making their first-ever appearance in the NCAA national championship, shot a 295, three strokes off the school record low round, for a 907 (+55) total.
“The team played well,” UVa head coach Jan Mann said. “We had the low round of the morning group. It was windy still, but the weather was better in the afternoon.”
Individually, Duke’s Anna Grzebien fired a five-under 65 for an even 213 score to hold a four-stroke lead over teammate Brittany Lang and UCLA’s Charlotte Mayorkas, who share second with a 217 (+4) each. Five players, including UVa sophomore Leah Wigger (Louisville, Ky.), are tied for fourth with a 218 (+5) apiece. Wigger fired a 73 (+2) on the day.
“Leah had a couple of bad breaks,” Mann added, “but overall, she played very solid golf. When she had to, she scrambled and made par. She’s still in the thick of it. I expect her to go out tomorrow and have another great round.”
Freshman Lauren Mielbrecht (Gulf Stream, Fla.) also shot a 73 for a 223 (+10) to tie for 30th, while sophomore Rachel Smith (Powell, Tenn.) carded a 232 (+19). Sophomore Sally Shonk (Noblesville, Ind.) fired a 236 (+23), and sophomore Lindsay Robinson (Huntington, W.V.) rounded out the UVa scoring with a 241 (+28).
The final round of the NCAA Women’s Golf National Championship tees off at 9 a.m. PDT a.m. on Friday, May 20 at the par-71 Sunriver Resort.
2005 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunriver Resort
Sunriver, Ore.
Par 71; 6,312 yards
Third Round Results
1. Duke 292-303-278-873 (+21)2. Auburn 290-296-295-881 (+29)3. UCLA 288-302-292-882 (+30)4. Pepperdine 291-295-299-885 (+33)5. California 295-299-296-890 (+38)6. Arkansas 296-307-293-896 (+44)7. Ohio State 301-296-300-897 (+45)8. Southern Cal 287-312-301-900 (+48)9. Arizona State 303-301-297-901 (+49) Tennessee 300-303-298-901 (+49)11. Florida 301-304-297-902 (+50) Washington 292-314-296-902 (+50)13. Missouri 307-300-296-903 (+51) Oklahoma State 298-306-299-903 (+51)15. Michigan State 304-301-299-904 (+52)16. Virginia 304-308-295-907 (+55)17. Stanford 300-311-298-909 (+57)18. UC Irvine 311-304-297-912 (+60)19. Purdue 309-302-304-915 (+63)20. Tulane 305-312-299-916 (+64)21. Furman 307-301-309-917 (+65)22. Texas A&M 305-306-309-920 (+68)23. Tulsa 307-313-310-930 (+78)24. Brigham Young 305-317-316-938 (+86)
TOP INDIVIDUALS1. Anna Grzebien, Duke 73-75-65-213 (E)2. Brittany Lang, Duke 74-75-68-217 (+4) Charlotte Mayorkas, UCLA 71-73-73-217 (+4)4. Nicole Hage, Auburn 73-75-70-218 (+5) Carolina Llano, Pepperdine 69-77-72-218 (+5) Dewi Schreefel, USC 70-74-74-218 (+5) Brooke Shelton, LSU 71-75-72-218 (+5) Leah Wigger, Virginia 73-72-73-218 (+5)
VIRGINIA PLAYERSt4. Leah Wigger 73-72-73-218 (+5)t30. Lauren Mielbrecht 76-74-73-223 (+10)t84. Rachel Smith 77-81-74-232 (+19)t105. Sally Shonk 80-81-75-236 (+23)t119. Lindsay Robinson 78-84-79-241 (+28)