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Greensboro, NC – The third-ranked Virginia women’s golf team finished fifth at the ACC Championships at Greensboro’s Sedgefield Country Club. The Cavaliers shot 14-over 302 during Sunday’s final round to finish the 54-hole event at 907. Wake Forest won the team title by 24 shots at 869. The Deacons’ victory ended a 13-year win streak by Duke at the championship.
North Carolina, ranked 10th, was second at 893 and No. 12 Duke placed third at 894. NC State was fourth at 896.
Virginia was led by sophomore Calle Nielson who finished seventh overall at 8-over 221. She shot 77 Sunday to go along with rounds of 69 and 75. It marked the second straight year she has posted a top-10 finish at the ACCs. She was third last year as a freshman.
Whitney Neuhauser had the best final round of any player, shooting 4-under 68 to move up to 15th overall at 225. Kristen Simpson shot 79 to place 21st at 229, Lene Krog carded a 78 and was 22nd at 232. Jennie Arseneault finished 32nd at 243, including an 83 in the final round.
Wake Forest’s Natalie Sheary defeated Duke’s Amanda Blumenherst in a one-hole playoff for medalist honors. Blumenherst had won the previous three ACC individual titles. The two players finished the tournament at 2-under 214.
The Cavaliers will now await a bid to one of the NCAA Regional Championships that are scheduled for May 7-9.
ACC Championships
Sedgefield Country Club
Greensboro, NC
Par-71, 6,355 yards
Final Results
Team Results
1. Wake Forest (11) 286-296-287-869
2. North Carolina (10) 300-306-287-893
3. Duke (12) 309-290-295-894
4. NC State (35) 302-298-296-896
5. Virginia (3) 295-310-302-907
6. Florida State 317-314-302-933
7. Maryland 317-318-306-941
8. Boston College 334-328-316-981
9. Miami 339-326-326-988
Number in parenthesis is Golfstat ranking
Individual Leaders
1. Amanda Blumenherst, Duke 73-68-73-214
1. Natalie Sheary, Wake Forest 66-74-74-214
3. Jennie Lee, Duke 72-70-73-215
4. Nannette Hill, Wake Forest 70-73-74-217
5. Jean Chua, Wake Forest 73-77-69-219
5. Lauren Doughtie, NC State 74-71-74-219
7. Calle Nielson, Virginia 69-75-77-221
7. Catherine O’Donnell, North Carolina 77-74-70-221
9. Allie White, North Carolina 73-77-72-222
10. Allie Bodemann, Wake Forest 79-73-71-223
10. Jessica Hollandsworth, Maryland 74-75-74-223
10. Macarena Silva, Florida State 76-76-71-223
Virginia
7. Calle Nielson 69-75-77-221
15. Whitney Neuhauser 78-79-68-225
21. Kristen Simpson 74-76-79-229
22. Lene Krog 74-80-78-232
32. Jennie Arseneault 78-82-83-243