UVa Finishes Fifth at ACC Golf

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April 15, 2007

Charlotte, NC –

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Charlotte, NC — Playing in blustery conditions that included a one-hour delay due to thunderstorms, the 20th-ranked Virginia women’s golf team placed fifth at the 19th annual ACC Championships at Carmel Country Club in Charlotte. The Cavaliers played with just four players for the second straight day after sophomore Jennie Arseneault had to withdraw after the first round due to back problems.

Seniors Leah Wigger and Rachel Smith led Virginia by finished fourth and fifth. It was Wigger’s second straight top-10 finish at the ACC Championships after being the runner-up in 2006. It was the 24th top-10 performance in her career.

Wigger shot 1-over 73 during the final round to finish fourth at 3-over 219. Smith shot 77 Sunday and was fifth at 220. It was her first top-10 finish this year. Whitney Neuhauser and Kristen Simpson both shot 85 during the final day. Neuhauser was 30th overall at 241 and Simpson was one shot behind her in 32nd place.

Duke won its 15th ACC title with ease. The Blue Devils shot 873 while second-place Wake Forest finished at 908. Florida State was third at 913 and North Carolina moved ahead of the Cavaliers on the final day with a final score of 917, three shots better than UVa.

Duke’s Amanda Blumenherst took medalist honors at 4-under 212, three shots ahead of Florida State’s Caroline Westrup.

Virginia will now await an NCAA Regional bid. This year’s NCAA Regional championships are scheduled for May 10-12.

An archive of the webcast of the final round, plus first- and second-round highlights is available online at ACCSelect.com

ACC Championships
Carmel Country Club
Charlotte, NC
Par 72, 6,293 yards
Final Results

Team Results

1. Duke 287-284-302-8732. Wake Forest 297-296-315-9083. Florida State 290-302-321-9134. North Carolina 300-306-311-9175. Virginia 297-303-320-9206. Maryland 312-308-311-9317. NC State 306-313-328-9478. Miami 325-315-324-9649. Boston College 344-330-327-1001

Individual Leaders1. Amanda Blumenherst, Duke 70-68-74-2122. Caroline Westrup, Florida State 66-70-79-2153. Jennie Lee, Duke 71-71-75-2174. Leah Wigger, Virginia 76-70-73-2195. Rachel Smith, Virginia 68-75-77-2206. Anna Grzebien, Duke 72-71-79-2227. Katie Miller, North Carolina 72-78-73-2238. Kelly Calkin, Maryland 77-72-77-2268. Laura Crawford, Wake Forest 73-73-80-2268. Mandy Goins, Wake Forest 78-72-76-226

Virginia Results 4. Leah Wigger 76-70-73-219 5. Rachel Smith 68-75-77-22030. Whitney Neuhauser 77-78-85-24032. Kristen Simpson 76-80-85-241– Jennie Arseneault 82-WD-