University of North Carolina Athletics
Women's Golf Finishes Seventh At Bryan National Collegiate
April 7, 2002 | Women's Golf
April 7, 2002
ROWNS SUMMIT, N.C.- The University of North Carolina women's golf team finished seventh at the Bryan National Collegiate after a strong performance in the final round on Sunday. UNC moved up from ninth with a three-day-best team score of 298, giving them a tournament total of 908.
Duke University won the event for the second consecutive year and for the third time in the event's five-year history. With a combined team score of 870, the Blue Devils finished 12 strokes in front of second-place Georgia. The Bulldogs leapfrogged Ohio State with a collective third round of 291. Ohio State finished third with Oklahoma State and Furman rounding out the top five. Co-hosts Wake Forest and UNC-Greensboro finished sixth and 16th, respectively.
In individual scoring, Duke's Virada Nirapathpongporn fired a final-round, one-under-par 71 and forced a playoff with Georgia's Angela Jerman.
Nirapathpongporn birdied the second hole of the sudden death playoff to win the individual medal. Candy Hannemann of Duke and Ashley Lowery of Ohio State both shot 215 for the tournament and ended up tied for third, four strokes off the lead. Summer Sirmons of Georgia fininshed fifth.
Carolina's Ashley Prange carded a one-over 73 on Sunday and finished tied for 23rd with a 226 total. Senior Shelley McKevitt ended the tournament tied for 28th, one stroke behind Prange, after a final round of 76. Abby Spector's final round 75 gave her a total of 228 and a share of 32nd place. Junior Meghan Adams and senior Beth Lever also moved up to finish tied for 47th and 67th, respectively.
The three-day, 54-hole tournament, was played at the par-72, 6,064-yard ryan Park Champions Course.
TEAM STANDINGS (#36 Holes)
1. Duke 287-293-290-870
2. Georgia 293-298-291-882
3. Ohio State 289-301-295-885
4. Oklahoma State 296-296-302-894
5. Furman 308-303-287-898
6. Wake Forest 293-303-305-901
7. North Carolina 306-304-298-908
8. N.C. State 304-298-307-909
9. Northwestern 302-312-296-910
Purdue 299-305-306-910
11. Memphis 298-298-316-912
12. Tennessee 304-307-303-914
13. Kentucky 312-301-304-917
14. UNCW 305-311-308-924
15. Penn State 315-311-309-935
16. UNCG 310-314-318-942
17. Louisville 314-323-312-949
TOP INDIVIDUALS (#36 Holes)
1. V. Nirapthpongporn (Duke) 65-75-71-211 (won in playoff)
2. Angela Jerman (Georgia) 67-70-74-211
3. Candy Hannemann (Duke) 74-71-70-215
Ashley Lowery (Ohio State) 68-76-71-215
5. Summer Sirmons (Georgia) 70-73-75-218
Carolina's Individuals
T23 Ashley Prange 74-79-73-226
T28 Shelley McKevitt 77-74-76-227
T32 Abby Spector 80-73-75-228
T47 Meghan Adams 79-78-74-231
T67 Beth Lever 76-86-76-238
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