UVa Women's Golfers in Ninth Place After First Round at Rucker Intercollegiate

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March 8, 2013

Hilton Head, S.C. – The 19th-ranked Virginia women’s golf team is in ninth place following the opening round of play at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate taking place at the Long Cove Club in Hilton Head, S.C. Virginia shot 17-over 301 during the first round and trails No. 8 Arkansas by eight strokes. Third-ranked North Carolina is in second place at 295.

Virginia was led by senior Brittany Altomare, who shot 1-over 72, and is tied for fifth place. Altomare is five shots behind tournament leader Emma Lavy of Arkansas, who finished the opening round at 3-under 68.

UVa’s Portland Rosen is in 18th place at 74 while Elizabeth Brightwell is 34th at 76. Briana Mao, the ACC Player of the Month for February, is in 52nd place after starting with a 79. Lauren Coughlin rounded out UVa’s scoring with a 10-over 81. She is in 63rd place.

Virginia will start its second round at 8:30 a.m. Saturday while paired with Arizona State and UCF. The Cavaliers will start on the first tee. The 15-team tournament wraps up Sunday.

Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
Long Cove Club
Hilton Head, S.C.
Par 71, 6,211 yards
First Round Results

Team Results

1. Arkansas 293 2. North Carolina 295 2. LSU 295 4. Vanderbilt 296 5. Alabama 297 5. Tennessee 297 5. Arizona State 297 8. UCF 298 9. Virginia 30110. Wake Forest 30411. Georgia 30812. TCU 31113. Furman 31314. South Carolina 31415. Auburn 315

Individual Leaders1. Emma Lavy, Arkansas 682. Gabriela Lopez, Arkansas 712. Casey Grice, North Carolina 712. Madelene Sagstrom, LSU 715. Mariana Sims, Wake Forest 725. Brittany Altomare, Virginia 725. Noemi Jimenez, Arizona State 72

Virginia Results 5. Brittany Altomare 7218. Portland Rosen 7434. Elizabeth Brightwell 7652. Briana Mao 7963. Lauren Coughlin 81