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Cavaliers Enter Final Round of ACC Championships in 2nd Place
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April 18, 2014
Greensboro, N.C. – The 22nd-ranked Virginia women’s golf team is in second place after 36 holes of play at the 26th annual ACC Championships taking place at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. The Cavaliers shot 15-over 299 Friday for a two-day total of 22-over 590. Duke, ranked No. 3, enters Saturday’s final round in first place at 8-over 576.
The Blue Devils broke a first-round tie with the Cavaliers by shooting 1-over 285 Friday.
North Carolina moved up to third place at 597 and Miami is fourth at 599.
Virginia’s Briana Mao and Lauren Coughlin both shot 2-over 73 to lead the team during the second round. They are tied for third place in stroke play at 2-over 144. Lauren Diaz-Yi is in 14th place at 149. She shot 76 during Friday’s play. Portland Rosen is 28th at 153 and Elizabeth Brightwell is 38th at 156. Both players carded second-round scores of 77.
Duke’s Celine Boutier used a 2-under 69 to take over the individual lead at 2-under 140. Florida State’s Matilda Castren, the first round leader, is in second place at 143.
Eight of the 11 teams in the tournament are currently ranked in Golfstat’s top-30 poll. Duke is seeking its third straight ACC title and its 19th overall in the 26-year history of the tournament.
The Cavaliers will start Saturday’s final round at 9:20 a.m. while playing from the first tee. UVa will be paired with Duke and UNC.
Saturday’s final round will feature a free webcast from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. The live stream will be available at this website: http://theacc.co/wgolfchamp.
ACC Championships
Sedgefield Country Club
Greensboro, NC
Par-71, 6,210 yards
Second Round Results
Team Results
1. Duke 291-285-576 2. Virginia 291-299-590 3. North Carolina 299-298-597 4. Miami 298-301-597 5. NC State 308-292-600 6. Florida State 306-299-605 7. Notre Dame 306-303-609 8. Maryland 306-305-611 8. Clemson 307-304-61110. Wake Forest 311-306-61711. Boston College 335-309-644
Individual Leaders1. Celine Boutier, Duke 71-69-1402. Matilda Castren, Florida State 69-74-1433. Lauren Coughlin, Virginia 71-73-1443. Briana Mao, Virginia 71-73-1445. Yu Liu, Duke 73-72-1456. Sandy Choi, Duke 75-71-146
Virginia Results 3. Briana Mao 71-73-144 3. Lauren Coughlin 71-73-14414. Lauren Diaz-Yi 73-76-14928. Portland Rosen 76-77-15338. Elizabeth Brightwell 79-77-156