Cavaliers Finish Eighth at Tar Heel Invitational

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Chapel Hill, NC – The No. 17 Virginia women’s golf team finished eighth in the 18-team Tar Heel Invitational that concluded Sunday. The Cavaliers finished the three-day event at 20-over 884, including a final round of 12-over 300. Michigan State took the team title at 4-under 860, 12 strokes ahead of second-place Auburn.

A pair of freshmen led Virginia at the tournament. Brittany Altomare and Nicole Agnello tied for 31st overall at 6-over 222. Agnello carded a 75 during the final round while Altomare shot 76. Whitney Neuhauser was 42nd at 224, including a 76 on Sunday. Calle Nielson had the team’s best finishing round, posting a 73 Sunday, to climb to 48th overall at 225. Lauren Greenlief, playing in her first collegiate event, was 61st at 228. She shot 80 during the final round.

Louisville’s Sara-Maude Juneau ran away with individual medalist honors. She posted her second straight round of 68 Sunday to win stroke play by six shots at 10-under 206.

The Cavaliers play their final fall event Oct. 23-25 when they participate at The Fall Preview in Wilmington, N.C. at the site of the 2010 NCAA Championships.

Tar Heel Invitational

UNC Finley Golf Course

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Par-72, 6,285 yards

Final Results

Team Results

1. Michigan State 285-283-292-860

2. Auburn 296-286-290-872

3. Alabama 290-289-296-875

4. Texas A&M 304-287-289-880

4. Vanderbilt 298-284-298-880

6. Tennessee 291-297-293-881

7. Duke 299-289-295-883

8. Virginia 292-292-300-884

9. Wake Forest 293-291-301-885

10. Louisville 304-285-298-887

11. North Carolina 296-296-298-890

12. Denver 302-300-290-892

13. South Carolina 295-296-302-893

14. Florida State 294-297-307-898

15. NC State 301-293-306-900

16. UNC Wilmington 310-291-302-903

17. Kent State 306-293-306-905

18. East Carolina 316-311-319-946

Individual Leaders

1. Sara-Maude Juneau, Louisville 70-68-68-206

2. Laura Kueny, Michigan State 69-72-71-212

2. Marina Alex, Vanderbilt 71-68-73-212

4. Courtney Ellenbogen, Duke 70-73-70-213

5. Cydney Clanton, Auburn 73-70-71-214

6. Candace Schepperle, Auburn 71-72-73-216

6. Shannon Warner, Michigan State 72-73-71-216

6. Sarah Beth Davis, Texas A@M 72-72-72-216

9. Kimberly Kim, Denver 73-76-68-217

9. Catherine O’Donnell, North Carolina 72-74-71-217

Virginia Results

31. Brittany Altomare 76-70-76-222

31. Nicole Agnello 76-71-75-222

42. Whitney Neuhauser 73-75-76-224

48. Calle Nielson 71-81-73-225

61. Lauren Greenlief 72-76-80-228