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NC State Performs Program Record Rounds on Day 1 of ACC Championship
4/16/2026 9:56:00 PM | Women's Golf
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The NC State women's golf team enjoyed a record day on Thursday at the 2026 ACC Women's Golf Championship. The Wolfpack shot a 4-under 284 in the first round to break a new 18-hole ACC Championship program record by four strokes. That mark was short-lived, as NC State rebroke the record in the second round with a 5-under 283.
Through 36 holes, NC State sits in fourth place with a 9-under 567, sitting eight strokes above the cutline for matchplay.
Individually, Marie Marie Eline Madsen broke an 18-hole individual program record at an ACC Championship with a 5-under 67 in the first round. That record was also short-lived, as Elizabeth Sullivan could not be stopped with a bogey-free second round with a 7-under 65. With that 65, she also broke an 18-hole freshman record at NC State and that score is also the third lowest 18-hole score in school history.
Madsen leads the Pack with a 3-under 141 (67-74) to sit in a tie for ninth. Ellie Hildreth was solid on day one with a 2-under 142 (70-72). In the first round, her 2-under 70 marked the seventh lowest 18-hole individual round at an ACC Championship in school history. Hildreth sits in a tie for 11th.
Sullivan finished the 36 holes with a 1-under 143 (78-65) with her second round score pulling her up a whopping 50 spots on the leaderboard. Vania Simont had a solid day with an even-par 144 (72-72), sitting in a tie for 23rd. Lindsay McGrath wrapped up the lineup with a 13-over 157 (75-82), sitting in a tie for 71st.
The previous 18-hole team record was 288, which the Wolfpack achieved in 2004 and 2024.
Individual Scores (Through 36)
T9 - Marie Eline Madsen: 67-74=141 (-3)
T11 - Ellie Hildreth: 70-72=142 (-2)
T14 - Elizabeth Sullivan: 78-65=143 (-1)
T23 - Vania Simont: 72-72=144 (E)
T71 - Lindsay McGrath: 75-82=157 (+13)
Team Scores (Through 36)
1 - No. 1 Stanford: -23
T2 - No. 10 Duke: -12
T2 - No. 26 SMU: -12
4 - No. 46 NC State: -9
5 - No. 9 Wake Forest: -4
6 - No. 45 Clemson: -1
7 - No. 12 North Carolina: E
8 - Miami: E
T9 - No. 39 Virginia Tech: +4
T9 - No. 33 Virginia: +4
11 - No. 48 California: +11
12 - No. 17 Florida State: +12
13 - Boston College: +16
14 - Notre Dame: +17
15 - Louisville: +21
Upcoming
NC State will tee off at 8:50 a.m. off hole 1 on Friday with Wake Forest and Clemson.
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