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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
Neuhauser and Arseneault Lead UVa During Final Round
Miami Lake, FL The 23rd-ranked Virginia women¹s golf team shot
10-over 298 for the second straight day to place third in the 12-team Qdoba Invitational hosted by Miami at Don Shula¹s Golf Club in Miami Lakes, Fla.
The Cavaliers were led during the final round by Whitney Neuhauser¹s even par 72 and Jennie Arseneault¹s 1-over 73. UVa finished the 54-hole event at 903.
East Carolina, ranked No. 22, took top honors at 887 while Louisville was second at 901.
Freshman Joy Kim, who was playing as a non-counting individual, posted UVa¹s best overall finish. She was sixth in stroke play at 6-over 222, including a 73 during the final round. It marked Kim¹s best single-round effort, her first top-10 finish and the her best tournament score of her collegiate career. She played in one event last fall, placing 57th at the Mercedes-Benz Invitational.
Neuhauser, a sophomore, finished at 224 to place seventh overall. That marked her second top-10 finish and the first time she has placed in the top-10 in a 54-hole event. Her 72 during the final round was the best 18-hole score of her career.
Arseneault tied for ninth at 225, including back-to-back scores of
1-over 73 during the final two rounds. She posted her first top-10 finish since the fall of 2006, prior to experiencing back problems that plagued her last spring.
Lene Krog was 15th overall with a score of 227 while freshman Calle
Nielson was 28th at 231. Kristen Simpson rounded out UVa¹s scoring with a 238 to place 46th. Carly Truitt, playing as an individual, was 54th at 239.
East Carolina¹s Abby Bools used a final round 71 to take medalist
honors at 2-over 218.
The Cavaliers are off until March 14 when they play at LSU¹s Cleveland
Classic in Baton Rouge.
Qdoba Invitational
Don Shula¹s Golf Club
Miami Lakes, FL
Par-72, 6,210 yards
Third Round Results
Team Results
1. East Carolina 296-294-297-887
2. Louisville 300-298-303-901
3. Virginia 307-298-298-903
4. Miami 300-299-308-907
5. San Jose State 302-305-302-909
6. Kansas 307-314-300-921
7. Kentucky 307-310-305-922
8. Mississippi State 317-309-305-931
9. New Mexico State 314-309-314-937
10. South Florida 307-322-316-945
11. Southern Mississippi 326-316-309-951
12. Coastal Carolina 322-315-316-953
Individual Leaders
1. Abby Bools, East Carolina 75-72-71-218
2. Mallory Blackwelder, Kentucky 75-72-73-220
2. Erica Moston, San Jose State 73-75-71-220
2. Jessica Steward, Miami 71-72-77-220
5. Amber Littman, East Carolina 73-76-72-221
6. Joy Kim, Virginia* 74-75-73-222
7. Whitney Neuhauser 79-73-72-224
7. Grace Thiry, Kansas 71-79-74-224
9. Cindy LaCrosse, Louisville 73-77-75-225
9. Jennie Arseneault 79-73-73-225
9. Mallory Batson, Miss. State 76-76-73-225
9. Colleen Estes, East Carolina 74-72-79-225
Virginia Results
6. Joy Kim* 74-75-73-222
7. Whitney Neuhauser 79-73-72-224
9. Jennie Arseneault 79-73-73-225
15. Lene Krog 75-77-75-227
28. Calle Nielson 74-76-81-231
46. Kristen Simpson 84-76-78-238
54. Carly Truitt* 81-82-76-239
* Non-scoring individual
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