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Duke Moves Into Lead; Whitaker Maintains One-Stroke Advantage
3/10/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
SORRENTO, FLA. ? Led by a team-best second round six-under-par total of 282 on Monday, the top-ranked Duke women's golf team vaulted to the top of the leaderboard at the UCF Challenge to Benefit Florida Children's Hospital and now leads by eight strokes with 18 holes remaining. Blue Devil sophomore Alison Whitaker also continues to lead the individual action by one stroke at the 6,301-Yard, Par 72 RedTail Golf Club.
Trailing fourth-ranked Southern California by a stroke entering the day, a trio of Blue Devils all finished under par to help the three-time defending champions to a 36-hole total of 12-under-par, 564. In the two rounds, Duke has totaled six-under-par totals of 282 on both days with a total of 31 birdies. Rounding out the top 10 is Purdue (572), Southern California (575), Florida (575), UCLA (577), Pepperdine (580), Georgia (580), Alabama (581), Oklahoma State (582) and Auburn (583).
“We were just talking as a team and the one thing that I can say about our team is we are a smart golf team,” Duke Head Coach Dan Brooks said. “We have had different winds each day out here and I think the reason we played well today is they figured out the golf course.”
Whitaker, who came off registering a career-best round of 65 on Sunday, held onto her lead in the race for medalist honors through 36 holes by shooting an one-under-par, 71. After going par, bogey and birdie to start her day off, Whitaker played the next six holes at two-under-par with birdies on the third, fifth and seventh holes to make the turn at two-under-par, 34. A product of Melbourne, Australia, Whitaker posted three bogeys and two birdies on the back nine to close with a 71. She notched two straight under-par rounds for the second time this season and third time in her career. Whitaker will be looking for her first career tournament victory if she can hold onto the lead on Tuesday.
Looking to claim individual medalist honors for the second straight tournament and second consecutive time at the UCF Challenge, Blue Devil junior Amanda Blumenherst carded a four-under-par, 68, and is now in second; just one shot off Whitaker's lead. Blumenherst has posted rounds of 69 and 68 for a total of seven-under-par, 137. The Scottsdale, Ariz., native collected four birdies on both sets of nine holes without any blemishes. Over 36 holes, Blumenherst has totaled only one bogey, while featuring 28 pars, six birdies and one eagle.
Coming off a two-over-par, 74, on Sunday, junior Jennie Lee registered a three-under-par, 69, on day two and is tied for 13th with a 143. Lee, who is from Henderson, Nev., made the turn at one-under-par, 35, registered birdies on her final two holes to close with a 69. On the day, she posted a total of five birdies.
Both senior Jennifer Pandolfi and freshman Kim Donovan each posted rounds of 74 on Monday. Pandolfi is tied for 53rd with a 149, while Donovan is tied for 42nd with a 148.
Playing as an individual, Yu Young Lee is tied for 92nd with a 161, after totaling a round of 76 on day two.
Duke will tee off on Tuesday in the final round beginning at 10:09 a.m., along with Purdue and Florida.
Duke Results
1 1 Alison Whitaker Duke 65 71 136 -8
T4 2 Amanda Blumenherst Duke 69 68 137 -7
T46 T13 Jennie Lee Duke 74 69 143 -1
T46 T42 Kimberly Donovan Duke 74 74 148 +4
T57 T53 Jennifer Pandolfi Duke 75 74 149 +5
T92 91 Yu Young Lee * Duke 85 76 161 +17
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rank team scores
1 Duke 282 282 564 -12
2 Purdue 289 283 572 -4
T3 Southern California 281 294 575 -1
T3 Florida 292 283 575 -1
5 UCLA 286 291 577 +1
T6 Pepperdine 285 295 580 +4
T6 Georgia 289 291 580 +4
8 Alabama, U. of 294 287 581 +5
9 Oklahoma State 286 296 582 +6
10 Auburn 292 291 583 +7
11 Louisiana State 290 294 584 +8
T12 Tennessee 293 298 591 +15
T12 UCF 292 299 591 +15
14 Arkansas, U. of 294 298 592 +16
15 Florida State Univ. 304 294 598 +22
16 Vanderbilt 302 297 599 +23
17 New Mexico 295 310 605 +29
18 Furman University 307 299 606 +30
Start Finish Player Team Scores
1 1 Alison Whitaker Duke 65 71 136 -8
T4 2 Amanda Blumenherst Duke 69 68 137 -7
T4 T3 Garrett Phillips Georgia 69 69 138 -6
T21 T3 Junthima Gulyanamitta Purdue 72 66 138 -6
3 T3 Pernilla Lindberg Oklahoma State 67 71 138 -6
T9 6 Tiffany Joh UCLA 70 69 139 -5
2 T7 Cydney Clanton Auburn 66 74 140 -4
T15 T7 Rhea Nair Alabama, U. of 71 69 140 -4
T9 T9 Taylore Karle Pepperdine 70 71 141 -3
T4 T9 Belen Mozo Southern California 69 72 141 -3
T21 T11 Jessica Yadloczky Florida 72 70 142 -2
T9 T11 Marci Turner Tennessee 70 72 142 -2
T57 T13 Tiffany Chudy Florida 75 68 143 -1
T21 T13 Maria Jose Uribe UCLA 72 71 143 -1
T46 T13 Jennie Lee Duke 74 69 143 -1
T9 T16 Caroline Martens Louisiana State 70 74 144 E
T21 T16 Maude-Aimee Leblanc Purdue 72 72 144 E
T15 T16 Maria Hernandez Purdue 71 73 144 E
T32 T16 Dewi Claire Schreefel Southern California 73 71 144 E
T64 T16 Megan Grehan Vanderbilt 76 68 144 E
T32 T21 Hannah Yun Florida 73 72 145 +1
T15 T21 Mallory Hetzel Georgia 71 74 145 +1
T21 T21 Leigh Crosby UCF 72 73 145 +1
T21 T21 Whitney Myers Florida 72 73 145 +1
T15 T21 Kelli Shean Arkansas, U. of 71 74 145 +1
T32 T21 Kathleen Ekey Alabama, U. of 73 72 145 +1
T21 T21 Blair Lamb Furman University 72 73 145 +1
T46 T28 Stephanie Connelly UCF 74 72 146 +2
T46 T28 Candace Schepperle Auburn 74 72 146 +2
T46 T28 Christel Boeljon Purdue 74 72 146 +2
T32 T28 Jaclyn Sweeney Oklahoma State 73 73 146 +2
T9 T28 Stacy Lewis Arkansas, U. of 70 76 146 +2
T9 T28 Paola Moreno Southern California 70 76 146 +2
T4 T28 Stefanie Endstrasser Southern California 69 77 146 +2
T21 T28 Liebelei Lawrence Vanderbilt 72 74 146 +2
T64 T36 Megan McChrystal Louisiana State 76 71 147 +3
T46 T36 Krystle Caithness Georgia 74 73 147 +3
T15 T36 Amalie Valle Louisiana State 71 76 147 +3
T21 T36 Sydnee Michaels UCLA 72 75 147 +3
T57 T36 Caroline Westrup Florida State Univ. 75 72 147 +3
T64 T36 Stefanie Kenoyer Furman University 76 71 147 +3
T64 T42 Abigale Schepperle Auburn 76 72 148 +4
T46 T42 Angela Oh Tennessee 74 74 148 +4
T32 T42 Mayule Tomimbang UCF 73 75 148 +4
T64 T42 Lucy Nunn Arkansas, U. of 76 72 148 +4
T15 T42 Alexandra Phelps New Mexico 71 77 148 +4
T46 T42 Kimberly Donovan Duke 74 74 148 +4
T32 T42 Jayvie Agojo Pepperdine 73 75 148 +4
T32 T42 Lizette Salas Southern California 73 75 148 +4
T32 T42 Leanne Bowditch Pepperdine 73 75 148 +4
T4 T42 Martine de Gannes Pepperdine 69 79 148 +4
T46 T42 Whitney Brummett Florida State Univ. 74 74 148 +4
T64 T53 Rebecca Kuhn Louisiana State 76 73 149 +5
T64 T53 Mariana Macias Auburn 76 73 149 +5
T32 T53 Camilla Lennarth Alabama, U. of 73 76 149 +5
T21 T53 Tammy Clelland Oklahoma State 72 77 149 +5
T57 T53 Jennifer Pandolfi Duke 75 74 149 +5
T57 T53 Stephanie Gelleni Pepperdine 75 74 149 +5
T57 T53 Whitney Wright Florida State Univ. 75 74 149 +5
T78 T60 Courtney Harter * Alabama, U. of 79 71 150 +6
T57 T60 Carolina Andrade Georgia 75 75 150 +6
T46 T60 Diana Cantu Tennessee 74 76 150 +6
T32 T60 Alexis Rather Louisiana State 73 77 150 +6
T46 T60 Glory Yang UCLA 74 76 150 +6
T46 T60 Karin Kinnerud Oklahoma State 74 76 150 +6
T21 T60 Ryann O'Toole UCLA 72 78 150 +6
T32 T60 Jodi Ewart New Mexico 73 77 150 +6
T32 T60 Brooke Goodwin Vanderbilt 73 77 150 +6
T64 T69 Margaret Shirley Auburn 76 75 151 +7
T57 T69 Nicole Smith Tennessee 75 76 151 +7
T32 T69 Morgan Grantham New Mexico 73 78 151 +7
T64 T72 Amanda Johnson Oklahoma State 76 76 152 +8
T73 T72 Sarah Sturm Alabama, U. of 77 75 152 +8
T32 T74 Jessy Tang UCF 73 80 153 +9
T73 T74 Kristin Ingram Arkansas, U. of 77 76 153 +9
T84 76 Macarena Silva Florida State Univ. 80 74 154 +10
T75 T77 Ginny Brown Tennessee 78 78 156 +12
T75 T77 Whitney Sylvan Arkansas, U. of 78 78 156 +12
T75 T77 Britney Choy New Mexico 78 78 156 +12
T78 T80 Eleanor Tucker * Florida 79 78 157 +13
T78 T80 Mikaela Backstedt New Mexico 79 78 157 +13
94 T80 Laura Goodwin Alabama, U. of 86 71 157 +13
T84 T80 Lauren Cousart Florida State Univ. 80 77 157 +13
T78 T80 Ashley Baker Furman University 79 78 157 +13
T78 85 Victoria Tomko UCF 79 79 158 +14
T87 T86 Julie Bartholomew Vanderbilt 81 78 159 +15
T90 T86 Corrine Carr Furman University 82 77 159 +15
T84 T86 Jaclyn Hilea Furman University 80 79 159 +15
T92 T89 Innapha Tantanavivat Georgia 85 75 160 +16
95 T89 Ornella Jouven Florida 87 73 160 +16
T92 91 Yu Young Lee * Duke 85 76 161 +17
T87 T92 Rebecca Watson * Tennessee 81 81 162 +18
T78 T92 Camie Mess Purdue 79 83 162 +18
T90 T94 Sara Hurwitch * UCF 82 83 165 +21
T87 T94 Katie Detlefsen * UCF 81 84 165 +21
96 - Jacqui Concolino Vanderbilt A 78 - -
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