April 5, 2009

Nielson’s 67 Leads UVa to 2nd Place Finish at Bryan National
For the second time this season, Virginia sophomore Calle Nielson tied the school’s single-round scoring record, helping the third-ranked Cavaliers finish second in the 18-team Bryan National Collegiate in Greensboro. Virginia shot 1-under 287 during the final day to complete the 54-hole event at 27-over 891. LSU, ranked No. 9, finished four shots ahead of Virginia to claim the team title.

Virginia’s final round score marked the only time all weekend a team posted a score below par. The Cavaliers were led Sunday by Nielson’s 5-under 67, the lowest single-round score of the event. It marks the second time this spring Nielson has tied the school scoring record. She also shot 67 en route to tying for first at the LSU Classic three weeks ago. That finish helped her claim ACC Player of the Month honors.

Nielson, who started the day in 28th place, began her round with a bogey and then managed birdies on six of her next 10 holes. He tied for sixth place overall with teammate Jennie Arseneault at 5-over 221. Arseneault carded a 72 during the final round. It was Arseneault’s 10th career top-10 finish and the eighth for Nielson.

Demon Deacons Finish Third At Bryan National
Sophomore Allie Bodemann fired a career-low 3-under 69 to lead the No. 8 Wake Forest women's golf team to a third place finish at the Bryan National Collegiate Sunday afternoon.

Bodemann made three birdies and an eagle in her final round of 69, besting her previous career-low of 2-under 70, which she shot last year at the ACC Championships.

LSU took a commanding 14-shot after the first round and held on over the final two days to take the team title. The Tigers carded rounds of 290-302-295 to beat Virginia by four shots. 

Carolina Finishes Fourth at Bryan National Collegiate
The University of North Carolina women's golf team capped off the weekend with a fourth place team finish at 900. The Tigers of LSU won the tournament with a team total of 887.

The Tar Heels were led by freshman Catherine O'Donnell, who led the team all weekend, finished the day three-over par to give her a final total of 220 for the tournament. The Ponte Vedra, Fla., native bounced around the top four spots all weekend to finish the tournament alone at fifth place.

Freshman Allie White tied for 20th with a 227. White, from Lancaster, Ohio, shot a two-over par on the final day of play after improving from a plus-five and a plus-four. Senior Lauren Hunt dropped from Saturday's ninth place finish to tie for 25th with a 228. Fellow Senior Sydney Crane, of Jamestown, N.C., joins the Little River, S.C., native at the tie for 25th after carding a two-over par in the final round. Murwillumbah, Australia, junior Kate Thomas tied for 43rd with a 231.

NC State Women's Golf Places 11th at Bryan National Collegiate
The NC State women's tennis team finished the Bryan National Collegiate in 11th place out of eighteen teams on the Bryan Park Champions Course in Browns Summit, N.C. Meghan Chapman led the Pack with an overall score of 228 (78+78+72) to tie for 25th out of 95 participants. NC State scored a team score 918 over the three day tournament, and LSU won the overall competition with a team score of 887.