Feb. 25, 2008

Wake Forest Finishes Third After Record Day in Florida

The No. 13 Wake Forest women's golf team recorded a 279 (-1) Sunday, the second best score in program history, to finish third in the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla.

The Deacs finished with a 35-over 875 for the tournament, the lowest total for the squad on the season and the third lowest total in program history. Wake recorded an 875 at the 2002 NCAA East Regional.

Three Demon Deacon golfers beat or tied low-round scores of the 2007-08 season.

Freshman Natalie Sheary topped her season-low of 70 with a 69 (-1) in the final round to land in a tie for fourth, her second consecutive top five finish. Sheary's 214 is a season-low.

Junior Jean Chua recorded her best round as a Demon Deacon and the best round of any of the 83 golfers Sunday as she finished with a 68 (-2). Chua's previous low was a 69 in last season's NCAA East Regional.

The Deacs' round was their best since this fall's Landfall Tradition, where Wake won its first team title of the year. Wake's best 18-hole score was a 275 at the 2004 ACC Championship.

Senior Jordan Craig, playing as an individual, scored a 74 in the final round to settle into a tie for 23rd

Carolina Golfers Finish Fifth At Lady Gator Invitational

The University of North Carolina women's golf team carded a 296 in the final round for an 898 total to finish in fifth place at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational, the Tar Heels' first event of the spring campaign. Tar Heel junior Lauren Hunt, from Little River, S.C., fired an even par 70 to finish sixth in the individual race.

Florida, the leader since the first round, captured the team title after carding a six-over-par 286 for an 849 total. Louisville finished a distant second with an 872 total while Wake Forest placed third at 875 and Mississippi finished fourth with an 892 total.

Sydney Crane, the Tar Heel junior who was the individual leader after the first round, carded a seven-over 77 in the final round. The Jamestown, N.C. native finished with a 12-over 222 total to tie for 21st place. Senior Ann Laney, from Charlotte, N.C., also shot 77 for a 232 total to tie for 45th place. Kate Thomas, a sophomore from Murwillumbah, Australia, fired a two-over 72, her best round of the tournament, for a 233 total and a tie for 50th. Colette Lowe, a senior from Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., struggled and posted an 84 in the final round to finish at 240 in a tie for 67th place. Tiffany Chudy of Florida captured the individual championship after firing an even par 70 in the final round for a one-under 209 total. Cindy LaCrosse of Louisville was the runner-up finishing three strokes back at 212 after carding a one-over 71 on Sunday. Whitney Myers of Florida finished in third place with a 213 total while Wake Forest's Natalie Sheary and Florida's Hannah Yun tied for fourth place with 214 totals.