Cavaliers Finish 11th at Murphey Collegiate
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Athens, GA – The No. 15 Virginia women’s golf team finished 11th at the 23-team Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic at the University of Georgia Golf Course. Virginia shot 13-over 301, its best round of the tournament, to finish with a 54-hole score of 932. Duke, ranked No. 4, won by 21 strokes at 889. Alabama, ranked No. 6, was second at 910.
The field featured 20 teams ranked in Golfstat’s current top-50 standings.
Virginia was led by junior Calle Nielson, who placed 17th at 12-over 228. She shot 79 during Sunday’s final round. Cavalier freshmen Brittany Altomare and Nicole Agnello both posted 4-over 76s in the final round. Altomare was 32nd overall at 232 and Agnello was 61st at 238. Lauren Greenlief equaled her low career round with a 72 to post UVa’s low round Sunday. She moved up to 61st overall 238. Eleana Collins was 93rd at 244 after finishing with a 77. Joy Kim, competing as a non-scoring individual, was 107th at 249.
Duke’s Lindy Duncan led from wire-to-wire to claim medalist honors at 3-under 213. She finished eight shots ahead of the runners-up and was the only player to break par during the event.
Virginia will play its final tournament before the ACC Championships this weekend at the Bryant National in Brown Summit, N.C. The event runs Friday, April 2 to Sunday, April 4.
Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
University of Georgia Golf Course
Athens, GA
Par-72, 6,335 yards
Final Results
Team Results
1. Duke 300-300-289-889
2. Alabama 316-302-292-910
3. Arkansas 312-303-297-912
4. Purdue
310-315-290-915
4. Auburn 310-299-306-915
6. Wake Forest 316-304-301-921
7. Michigan State 314-307-307-928
7. North Carolina
310-304-314-928
9. Denver 321-312-296-929
10. Ohio State 315-311-305-931
11. Virginia 320-311-301-932
11. South Carolina 324-309-299-932
13. Georgia State 322-305-306-933
14. Georgia 321-311-302-934
15. Tulane 319-315-303-937
16. Tennessee 318-319-301-938
17. Kent State 320-309-310-939
18. Florida 314-322-308-944
19. Furman 323-319-309-951
20. Mississippi 327-315-310-952
21. Central Florida 330-327-317-974
22. Mississippi State
343-333-315-990
22. Georgia (B) 329-340-321-990
Individual Leaders
1. Lindy Duncan, Duke 70-72-71-213
2. Stacey Kim, Duke 76-75-70-221
2. Jennifer Kirby, Alabama 77-72-72-221
4. Martina Gavier, Kent State 75-77-71-223
5. Kelli Shean, Arkansas 78-73-74-224
6. Nathalie Mansson, Tennessee 76-79-70-225
6. Marta Silva, Zamora, Georgia 74-77-74-225
6. Cheyenne Woods, Wake Forest 74-73-78-228
Virginia Results
17. Calle Nielson 74-75-79-228
32. Brittany Altomare 80-76-76-232
61. Nicole Agnello 82-80-76-238
61. Lauren Greenlief 84-82-72-238
93. Eleana Collins 87-80-77-244
107. Joy Kim* 82-88-79-249
* Competing as an individual