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Aazam-Zanganeh & Blue Devils Claim Titles at Lady Gamecock Classic
3/17/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
March 17, 2002
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. -- For the second consecutive tournament, the third-ranked Duke women's golf team finished in first place on Sunday at the Lady Gamecock Classic in Blythewood, S.C. The Blue Devils claimed both the team and individual titles as freshman Niloufar Aazam-Zanganeh notched her first collegiate victory at the Par 72, 5,996 yard The University Club.
Aazam-Zanganeh, a native of Lausanne, Switzerland, fired a career-best one-under-par three-round total of 215 to claim the title. She finished the 54-hole tournament tied with South Carolina's Kristy McPherson and notched a par on the first playoff hole to pick up the victory.
"I didn't play very well the first semester because everything was very new, but I kept working very hard," said Aazam-Zanganeh. "This semester my hard work is beginning to pay off and I feel a lot more comfortable on the course."
Duke finished with a season-best 54-hole total of 874 with Texas (886), South Carolina (895), New Mexico (902) and Vanderbilt (907) rounded out the top five.
"Niloufar's play was fantastic," said head coach Dan Brooks. "Things went very well for her the first two days, but today her putts weren't falling like before. She is playing some really good golf right now."
Sophomore Virada Nirapathpongporn (Bangkok, Thailand) finished third individually with a season-best three-day total of 216. Leigh Anne Hardin (Martinsville, Ind.) finished fifth individually as she tied a season-best with a four-over-par 220.
Candy Hannemann shot a team-best 73 on Sunday and finished in tied for 19th overall with a eight-over-par 224. Kristina Engstrom struggled today with an 80.
Duke will next play on Mar. 25-26 at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Classic in Austin, Texas. In two tournaments in the spring, Duke has won both.
Niloufar Aazam-Zanganeh 71-69-75=215, -1 Virada Nirapathpongporn 72-70-74=216, E Leigh Anne Hardin 74-70-76=220, +4 Candy Hannemann 73-78-73=224, +8 Kristina Engstrom 78-77-80=235, +19 **Maria Garcia-Estrada 80-83-89=252, +36
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FINAL RESULTS Lady Gamecock Classic
The University Club Blythewood, SC
** Playoff Winner Dates: 03/15 - 03/17 (Today:03-17-2002)
Par: 72
Yardage: 5996
Fin. School Scores
1 Duke University 290 286 298 874 +10
2 Texas, Univ. of 288 303 295 886 +22
3 South Carolina, U of 295 300 300 895 +31
4 New Mexico, U. of 300 298 304 902 +38
5 Vanderbilt Univ. 296 307 304 907 +43
6 Purdue University 296 307 307 910 +46
7 Tennessee, U. of 295 307 312 914 +50
8 North Carolina, U of 311 302 309 922 +58
9 Florida State Univ. 310 306 308 924 +60
10 Wake Forest Univ. 304 307 316 927 +63
11 Furman University 319 310 300 929 +65
12 Louisiana State U. 302 319 310 931 +67
13 Texas A&M University 309 316 314 939 +75
14 Kentucky, U. of 311 316 319 946 +82
15 Alabama, U. of 315 318 317 950 +86
FINAL RESULTS Lady Gamecock Classic
* Individual The University Club Blythewood, SC
** Playoff Winner Dates: 03/15 - 03/17 (Today:03-17-2002)
Par: 72
Yardage: 5996
Fin. Name School Scores
** 1 N. Aazam-Zanganeh Duke 71 69 75 215 -1
2 Kristy McPherson S Carolina 72 70 73 215 -1
3 V. Nirapathpongporn Duke 72 70 74 216 E
4 Ashley Prange N Carolina 73 73 73 219 +3
5 Young-A Yang Tennessee 71 75 74 220 +4
Leigh Anne Hardin Duke 74 70 76 220 +4
7 Kristin Tamulis Florida St 74 75 72 221 +5
8 Carrie Sordel Florida St 78 73 71 222 +6
Adrienne Gautreaux S Carolina 71 75 76 222 +6
Nicki Cutler Vanderbilt 72 75 75 222 +6
Lisa Ferrero Texas 73 75 74 222 +6
12 Meredith Duncan LSU 74 77 72 223 +7
Kristin Dufour Texas 72 77 74 223 +7
Andrea Makauskas Purdue 73 76 74 223 +7
Randi Meadows Texas 72 77 74 223 +7
Kristi Larsen New Mexico 74 74 75 223 +7
Courtney Wood Vanderbilt 75 76 72 223 +7
Perry Swenson Texas 76 74 73 223 +7
19 Nicole Melton Texas A&M 76 75 73 224 +8
Candy Hannemann Duke 73 78 73 224 +8
Kailin Downs New Mexico 72 74 78 224 +8
22 Christina Spence New Mexico 77 75 73 225 +9
Towa Okiyama Kentucky 73 78 74 225 +9
24 Jessica Shepley Tennessee 71 77 78 226 +10
Caroline Laurens Purdue 73 78 75 226 +10
Reetta Laakkonen S Carolina 73 79 74 226 +10
27 Sarah Johnston Alabama 77 74 76 227 +11
Jennifer Perri Furman 77 76 74 227 +11
Janice Olivencia Texas 71 78 78 227 +11
30 Meredith Ward Vanderbilt 74 76 78 228 +12
Ashley Hoagland Wk. Forest 74 76 78 228 +12
32 Nuria Clau Wk. Forest 74 75 80 229 +13
33 Brook Shelton LSU 76 78 76 230 +14
Beth Hermes Purdue 75 76 79 230 +14
35 Kari Damron Purdue 75 78 79 232 +16
36 Katrina Leckovic New Mexico 80 75 78 233 +17
Brandi Jackson Furman 78 78 77 233 +17
Maria Beautell Wk. Forest 76 77 80 233 +17
39 Tina Schneeberger Tennessee 77 76 81 234 +18
Abby Spector N Carolina 79 75 80 234 +18
Meghan Adams N Carolina 80 77 77 234 +18
Claudia Ferrini New Mexico 77 78 79 234 +18
43 Marci Robinson S Carolina 79 76 80 235 +19
Leigh Turner Furman 83 74 78 235 +19
Kristina Engstrom Duke 78 77 80 235 +19
46 Rachel Lester Kentucky 75 80 81 236 +20
Sarah Johnston Furman 81 82 73 236 +20
48 Sarah Jacobs Vanderbilt 76 80 81 237 +21
Tai Perry Tennessee 79 79 79 237 +21
50 Joni Gossett Vanderbilt 75 84 79 238 +22
51 Lindy Hitdlebaugh LSU 76 84 79 239 +23
Kacy Thompson S Carolina 82 80 77 239 +23
*Kory Thompson S Carolina 83 80 76 239 +23
54 Olivia Briggs Texas A&M 78 80 83 241 +25
Eva Gessner Kentucky 84 77 80 241 +25
Anna Strandberg Alabama 80 81 80 241 +25
Mary Jan Fernandez Tennessee 76 81 84 241 +25
Beth Lever N Carolina 79 77 85 241 +25
Shelley McKevitt N Carolina 83 79 79 241 +25
Anna Jonsson Texas A&M 79 79 83 241 +25
61 Heather Zielinski Purdue 82 77 83 242 +26
Mira Bendevis Texas A&M 76 82 84 242 +26
Alison Curdt Florida St 76 85 81 242 +26
Erica Boozman Alabama 80 79 83 242 +26
65 Kathryn Brenny Wk. Forest 86 79 78 243 +27
Mandy Tedder Alabama 78 84 81 243 +27
67 Isabel Dornellas LSU 76 85 83 244 +28
68 Katie Quinney Florida St 82 79 84 245 +29
69 *Tiffany Catafygiotu S Carolina 80 84 82 246 +30
70 Cimmie Shahan Furman 86 85 76 247 +31
Jennifer Cates Texas A&M 84 88 75 247 +31
72 Kelly Anders Kentucky 79 81 89 249 +33
Alison Zimmer Florida St 84 79 86 249 +33
74 Devon Day LSU 86 80 85 251 +35
75 Darby Sligh Alabama 84 88 80 252 +36
*Maria Garcia-Estrada Duke 80 83 89 252 +36
77 Stacy Springer Kentucky 85 84 84 253 +37
78 V. Prado-Lacoste Wk. Forest 80 88 87 255 +39
79 *Ryan Kirk Tennessee 84 96 82 262 +46
*Tara Schultz Furman 96 82 84 262 +46
81 *Erin Sarver LSU 94 85 89 268 +52
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