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Wolfpack Finishes Fourth at ACC Women's Golf Championship
4/20/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
April 20, 2003
NC State finished fourth at the ACC Women's Golf Championship on Sunday afternoon, despite shooting its lowest team score of the season. The Pack was just five-over par for the day with a total of 289, and finished with a three-round total of 905. Briana Vega was the low scorer on the day, firing a round of even par, while Sarah Bonner was the team's top finisher and tied for 10th overall with a score of 226. The 15th annual event was contested at the Salem Glen Golf Course, a par 71 measuring 6,348 yards.
Duke was crowned as the 2003 champion, placing its four scorers in the top seven of the field to combine for a team score of 877, 14 strokes ahead of second-place Wake Forest (893). North Carolina was third with a 903, Florida State fifth at 909 and Maryland rounded out the field with a 939.
Four schools were represented in the top five of the individual standings, with the Tar Heels' Meaghan Francella capturing the individual medallist honors with a three day card of 77-69-69=215. Duke's Elizabeth Janangelo and Wake Forest's Nuria Clau tied for second at 216, and Florida State's Kriatini Tamulis and Duke's Oui Nirapathpongporn tied for fourth at 217.
The Wolfpack's Bonner moved into the top 10 Sunday with a one-over-par 72. She finished the tournament with a line of 79-75-72 and was 13-over par. Vega charged through the field on the final day of competition after recovering from a first-round of 84. She looked great Saturday and Sunday with rounds of 72 and 71, respectively to finish tied for 12th with teammate Courtney Pomeranz. Sunday's round of 71 was Vega's second round at par on the year. Pomeranz led after the first round of play with a round of 74, and matched her performance on Sunday to finish with a three-round card of 227, 14-over par.
Erica Wein was just one-over par in the third round and finished in sole possession of 18th with a line of 78-83-72=233. Colby Cobb finished in a tie for 24th after shooting back-to-back rounds of 75 to finish with a score of 238.
4 North Carolina State 315 301 289 905
T 10 Sarah Bonner 79 75 72 226
T 12 Briana Vega 84 72 71 227
T 12 Courtney Pomeranz 74 79 74 227
18 Erica Wein 78 83 72 233
T 24 Colby Cobb 88 75 75 238
ACC Women's Golf Championship
Salem Glen C.C. Clemmons NC
Dates: 04/18 - 04/20 (Today:04-20-2003)
Par: 71
Yardage: 6348
Fin. Top 20 Teams Scores
1 Duke University 310 290 277 877
2 Wake Forest Univ. 316 292 285 893
3 North Carolina, U of 320 298 285 903
4 North Carolina State 315 301 289 905
5 Florida State Univ. 325 298 286 909
6 Maryland, U. of 327 306 306 939
Fin. Top 20 Players School Scores
1 Meaghan Francella N Carolina 77 69 69 215
2 Elizabeth Janangelo Duke 77 71 68 216
Nuria Clau Wk. Forest 77 69 70 216
4 Kristin Tamulis Florida St 78 74 65 217
V. Nirapathpongporn Duke 75 71 71 217
6 Leigh Anne Hardin Duke 79 75 67 221
7 Kristina Engstrom Duke 79 73 71 223
8 Maria Beautell Wk. Forest 82 72 70 224
Ashley Hoagland Wk. Forest 75 75 74 224
10 Ashley Prange N Carolina 78 75 73 226
Sarah Bonner NC State 79 75 72 226
12 Briana Vega NC State 84 72 71 227
Courtney Pomeranz NC State 74 79 74 227
N. Aazam-Zanganeh Duke 80 76 71 227
15 Beth Marushak N Carolina 79 78 71 228
Alison Curdt Florida St 78 75 75 228
17 Carter Crowther Maryland 78 76 76 230
18 Erica Wein NC State 78 83 72 233
19 Carrie Sordel Florida St 86 74 74 234
Deborah Means Wk. Forest 82 76 76 234
