Duke Leads By Six Shots After Day One Of ACC Championship

April 16, 2004

CLEMMONS, N.C.- After round one of the 2004 ACC Women's Golf Championship, top-ranked Duke leads by six shots as the Blue Devils carded a five-under-par round of 279 on Friday at the Par 71, 6,348-yard Salem Glen Golf and Country Club in Clemmons, N.C.

The Blue Devils lead North Carolina (285), Wake Forest (290), Florida State (293), North Carolina State (303), Maryland (306) and Virginia (307).

In the individual race, Duke freshman Brittany Lang is one stroke off the lead after posting a four-under-par round of 67 on day one. Lang, a product of McKinney, Texas, registered six birdies on the day and made the turn four-under-par. Reigning ACC Champion, Meaghan Francella of North Carolina leads the race with a 66.

The 2001 ACC Champion, Virada Nirapathpongporn posted a one-under-par score of 70 on Friday and is tied for fourth. The Bangkok, Thailand native had four birdies on the day, which was third-best in round one.

Duke senior Leigh Anne Hardin and freshman Anna Grzebien each posted rounds of even-par 71 on the day and is tied for sixth overall. Sophomore Liz Janangelo was three-under-par at one point on the day, but a four-over-par final eight holes dropped her the West Hartford, Conn., to a two-over-par 73 and is tied for 13th.

Duke will tee off round two of three on Saturday with North Carolina and Wake Forest at 9:10 a.m. The Blue Devils are in search of their ninth-straight ACC Championship.

1 Duke -5 F -5 279 279 2 North Carolina, U of +1 F +1 285 285 3 Wake Forest +6 F +6 290 290 4 Florida State Univ. +9 F +9 293 293 5 North Carolina State +19 F +19 303 303 6 Maryland, U. of +22 F +22 306 306 7 University of Virginia +23 F +23 307 307

1 - Meaghan Francella North Carolina, U of -5 F -5 66 66 2 - Brittany Lang Duke -4 F -4 67 67 3 - Ashley Prange North Carolina, U of -2 F -2 69 69 T4 - Ashley Hoagland Wake Forest -1 F -1 70 70 T4 - Virada Nirapathpongporn Duke -1 F -1 70 70 T6 - Anna Grzebien Duke E F E 71 71 T6 - Christine Hallstrom Wake Forest E F E 71 71 T6 - Leigh Anne Hardin Duke E F E 71 71 T6 - Leah Wigger University of Virginia E F E 71 71 T10 - Caroline Larsson Florida State Univ. +1 F +1 72 72 T10 - Deborah Means Wake Forest +1 F +1 72 72 T10 - Katie Quinney Florida State Univ. +1 F +1 72 72 T13 - Colby Cobb North Carolina State +2 F +2 73 73 T13 - Alison Curdt Florida State Univ. +2 F +2 73 73 T13 - Elizabeth Janangelo Duke +2 F +2 73 73 T16 - Marie Harper Maryland, U. of +3 F +3 74 74 T16 - Katie Miller North Carolina, U of +3 F +3 74 74 T16 - Katie Redeker Maryland, U. of +3 F +3 74 74 19 - Rachel Smith University of Virginia +4 F +4 75 75 T20 - Lorraine Ballerano North Carolina State +5 F +5 76 76 T20 - Jaclyn Burch Florida State Univ. +5 F +5 76 76 T20 - Beth Marushak North Carolina, U of +5 F +5 76 76 T23 - Mandy Goins Wake Forest +6 F +6 77 77 T23 - Romi Irons North Carolina, U of +6 F +6 77 77 T23 - Courtney Pomeranz North Carolina State +6 F +6 77 77 T23 - Briana Vega North Carolina State +6 F +6 77 77 T27 - Ashlee Dean North Carolina State +7 F +7 78 78 T27 - Lindsay Robinson University of Virginia +7 F +7 78 78 T27 - Katie Stepanek Maryland, U. of +7 F +7 78 78 T30 - Jessica Castle Wake Forest +9 F +9 80 80 T30 - Kristen McCurdy Maryland, U. of +9 F +9 80 80 32 - Jessica Reno Maryland, U. of +10 F +10 81 81 33 - Kira Mayo University of Virginia +12 F +12 83 83 34 - Sally Shonk University of Virginia +14 F +14 85 85 35 - Tyler Johnson Florida State Univ. +16 F +16 87 87