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Wigger Leads UVa with 2nd-Place Finish at Fall Preview
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Sept. 24, 2006
Complete Golfstat ResultsDaytona Beach, FL – Behind a pair of top-10 finishes by Leah Wigger and Jennie Arseneault, the 15th-ranked Virginia women’s golf team finished 10th at The Fall Preview held at The Legends Course in Daytona Beach. Considered the top fall collegiate event, 15 of the 18 teams in the field were ranked in Golfweek’s preseason top-25 poll.
Wigger’s runner-up finished marked the fifth time in her UVa career the senior has placed second at an event. She shot 1-under 71 during Sunday’s final round for a 54-hole total of 1-under 215. She finished in a tie for second place with Georgia’s Mallory Hetzel. They were four shots behind medalist Nicole Smith of Tennessee. The Fall Previewed was the 18th top-10 finish during Wigger’s career.
Arseneault also shot 71 during the final round to place 10th at 2-over 218. The tournament was Arseneault’s first top-10 showing and her best 54-hole tournament score. It bettered the 219 she shot last week at the Mason Rudolph Championship.
Carly Truitt and Rachel Smith rounded out UVa’s final round scoring with a pair of 78s. The Cavaliers posted a final round score of 10-over 298 to complete the tournament at 896. Georgia won the event at 869 followed by Duke at 878.
The Fall Preview is held annually at the site of the NCAA Championships.
Fall Preview
The Legends Course
Daytona Beach, FL
Par-72, 6,315 yards
Final Results
Team Results
1. Georgia 289-295-285-869 2. Duke 306-288-284-878 3. UCLA 304-298-283-885 4. Auburn 298-290-300-888 5. Vanderbilt 302-297-291-890 6. Arizona State 300-291-293-891 7. Wake Forest 307-291-295-893 8. Florida 305-300-290-895 8. Tennessee 299-302-294-89510. Virginia 303-295-298-89611. Southern California 304-301-297-90211. Oklahoma State 305-303-294-90213. Arkansas 307-297-301-90514. Purdue 311-304-293-90815. Texas A&M 314-298-309-92116. UNLV 315-304-304-92317. California 320-302-307-92918. Central Florida 331-326-307-964
Individual Leaders 1. Nicole Smith, Tennessee 67-75-69-211 2. Leah Wigger, Virginia 71-73-71-215 2. Mallory Hetzel, Georgia 73-72-70-215 4. Jacqui Concolino, Vanderbilt 70-75-71-216 4. Taylor Leon, Georgia 72-73-71-216 4. Anna Nordqvist, Arizona State 73-74-69-216 7. Sandra Gal, Florida 73-74-70-217 7. Anna Grzebien, Duke 77-69-71-217 7. Paola Moreno, So. California 73-74-70-21710. Jennie Arseneault, Virginia 76-71-71-21810. Amanada Blumenherst, Duke 72-74-72-21810. Tiffany Joh, UCLA 77-74-67-21810. Jennifer Osborn, Arizona State 73-74-71-218
Virginia Results 2. Leah Wigger 71-73-71-21510. Jennie Arseneault 76-71-71-21852. Carly Truitt 78-74-78-23063. Rachel Smith 79-77-78-23468. Lauren Mielbrecht 78-78-79-235