Blue Devils Enter Final Round of Tiger Classic One Off Lead

Saturday, March 12

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Day Two at LSU Invitational

Blue Devils Enter Final Round of Tiger Classic One Off Lead

3/12/2011 9:24:00 PM | Women's Golf

By: Duke Sports Information

BATON ROUGE, La. - Seeking its first victory of the season, the third-ranked Duke women's golf team enters the final round of the LSU Tiger Golf Classic only one shot off the lead with 18 holes remaining at the 6,186-yard, par 72 University Club in Baton Rouge, La.

In one of the tightest tournaments in recent history, Alabama, Arkansas, Virginia and Wake Forest enter the final round tied for first with a 36-hole total of 601, while Duke and Tennessee are tied for fifth with a 602. Host LSU (605), Texas A&M (606), Louisville (612) and Tulane (614) round out the top 10. The course if very challenging and is featuring over six-hour rounds so far through two days of action.

"It has been interesting out there," said Duke Head Coach Dan Brooks. "We have had to think about nutrition -- making sure they have food to eat all the way through to the end of the round since it is taking so long. Also making sure they are resting their minds during the waits because there is a lot of waiting going on out there. It is a little different than the typical tournament. We seem to be staying pretty patient. This isn't a tournament where you are trying to do spectacular things. This is a tournament where you need to respect the greens and playing conservatively -- it seems like we are doing a pretty well of that."

Pacing the Blue Devils through two days is sophomore Stacey Kim with back-to-back rounds of 73 for a two-over-par, 146, total. She is tied for second and two shots off leader Stephanie Meadow (144). Kim is tied with Nicole Agnello of Virginia, Cheyenne Woods of Wake Forest and Megan McChrystal of LSU at 146.

"I am very excited for Stacey, "said Brooks. "It just shows you that she is playing with a lot of heart this semester -- she really wants it. Because playing this course comes down to guts. You have to just really want to get the ball in the hole. You are going to be chipping and putting a lot and you are going to have to use your creativity from difficult areas around the greens. If you relax and don't keep your focus you will get bit with a high number. Stacey has just been real impressive."

A product of Columbus, Ga., Kim opened her play on Saturday morning with birdies on the second and fifth holes to take a two-under-par ledger through six holes. She suffered two consecutive bogeys on No. 6 and No. 7 before making the turn at even par. Kim closed her round with eight pars and a bogey on the 12th hole for a 73. She hit 13 fairways, 11 greens and had 30 putts on the day.

Sophomore Lindy Duncan enters the final round tied for sixth with a three-over-par, 147. She turned in seven pars, one bogey and one birdie over her first nine holes as she made the turn at even par. On the back nine, Duncan suffered a double-bogey on No. 10 and then had three bogeys along with a birdie over the next five holes to move to four-over-par.

A native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Duncan closed with her third birdie of the day on the 501-yard, par five 17th hole to finish with a 75. She hit 11 greens, seven fairways and had 33 putts on Saturday.

A day after shooting her highest round of the season, senior Kim Donovan rebounded to fire a 75 on day two, which moved her up to tied for 65th with a 160. Donovan, who is out of Hopkinton, Mass., notched two birdies to go along with 12 greens in regulation, 11 fairways hit and 30 putts.

Freshman Alejandra Cangrejo carded a 79 and is tied for 46th with a 155, while fellow freshman Laetitia Beck is tied for 58th with a 158. Beck turned in her second straight 18-hole total of 79 as she hit 10 greens, seven fairways and had 33 putts.

The tournament will feature a shotgun start on Sunday morning beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Live scoring at Golfstatresults.com.

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Duke Results
T7 T2 Stacey Kim Duke 73 73 146 +2
T3 T6 Lindy Duncan Duke 72 75 147 +3
T29 T46 Aleja Cangrejo Duke 76 79 155 +11
T57 T58 Laetitia Beck Duke 79 79 158 +14
T97 T65 Kim Donovan Duke 85 75 160 +16

1 2 Team Scores
T5 T1 Alabama 301 300 601 +25
T9 T1 Arkansas 305 296 601 +25
T5 T1 Virginia 301 300 601 +25
1 T1 Wake Forest 294 307 601 +25
T9 T5 Tennessee 305 297 602 +26
T3 T5 Duke 300 302 602 +26
T3 7 LSU 300 305 605 +29
2 8 Texas A&M 298 308 606 +30
7 9 Louisville 303 309 612 +36
14 10 Tulane 312 302 614 +38
T11 11 North Carolina State 310 306 616 +40
T11 12 TCU 310 309 619 +43
16 13 Mississippi 314 309 623 +47
8 T14 North Carolina 304 322 626 +50
18 T14 South Carolina 319 307 626 +50
15 16 Kentucky 313 324 637 +61
T11 17 Furman 310 328 638 +62
17 18 Mississippi State 316 326 642 +66
21 19 Louisiana Monroe 332 311 643 +67
20 20 North Carolina Wilmington 328 318 646 +70
19 21 College of Charleston 323 326 649 +73

Start Finish Player Team Scores
T7 1 Stephanie Meadow Alabama 73 71 144 E
T7 T2 Stacey Kim Duke 73 73 146 +2
T7 T2 Nicole Agnello Virginia 73 73 146 +2
T13 T2 Cheyenne Woods Wake Forest 74 72 146 +2
T3 T2 Megan McChrystal LSU 72 74 146 +2
T7 T6 Brittany Altomare Virginia 73 74 147 +3
T3 T6 Lindy Duncan Duke 72 75 147 +3
T3 T6 Michelle Shin Wake Forest 72 75 147 +3
T48 T9 Emily Tubert Arkansas 78 70 148 +4
T29 T9 Brooke Pancake Alabama 76 72 148 +4
T13 T11 Brooke Baker North Carolina State 74 75 149 +5
T21 T11 AnnaKarin Ljungstrom Louisville 75 74 149 +5
T21 T11 Laura Anderson Louisville 75 74 149 +5
T29 T11 Victoria Vela Arkansas 76 73 149 +5
T29 T11 Jacqueline Hedwall LSU 76 73 149 +5
T13 T16 Natalie Gleadall Mississippi 74 76 150 +6
T29 T16 Sara Monberg Tennessee 76 74 150 +6
T3 T16 Amanda Baker North Carolina State 72 78 150 +6
T7 T16 Sara-Maude Juneau Louisville 73 77 150 +6
T21 T16 Natalie Reeves Texas A&M 75 75 150 +6
T21 T16 Katerina Ruzickova Texas A&M 75 75 150 +6
T21 T22 Maribel Lopez Porras Tulane 75 76 151 +7
T21 T22 Lindy LaBauve * LSU 75 76 151 +7
T41 T22 Erica Popson Tennessee 77 74 151 +7
T41 T22 Kelli Shean Arkansas 77 74 151 +7
T13 T22 Calle Nielson Virginia 74 77 151 +7
T21 T22 Sarah Zwartynski Texas A&M 75 76 151 +7
T1 T22 Natalie Sheary Wake Forest 71 80 151 +7
T64 T29 Haley Millsap Mississippi 80 72 152 +8
T29 T29 Samantha Swinehart South Carolina 76 76 152 +8
T48 T29 Chessey Thomas Tennessee 78 74 152 +8
T29 T29 Melissa Loh TCU 76 76 152 +8
T1 T29 Catherine O'Donnell North Carolina 71 81 152 +8
T48 T34 Maria Roos Mississippi State 78 75 153 +9
T29 T34 Brooke Beeler TCU 76 77 153 +9
T41 T34 Camilla Lennarth Alabama 77 76 153 +9
T21 T34 Tessa Teachman LSU 75 78 153 +9
T41 T38 Leigh Whittaker College of Charleston 77 77 154 +10
T29 T38 Lina Billing Louisiana Monroe 76 78 154 +10
T64 T38 Katie Rose Higgins South Carolina 80 74 154 +10
T77 T38 Ashley McKenney Tulane 81 73 154 +10
T57 T38 Heather Lott Kentucky 79 75 154 +10
T13 T38 Stefanie Kenoyer Furman 74 80 154 +10
T48 T38 Rachel Raastad TCU 78 76 154 +10
T13 T38 Katherine Perry North Carolina 74 80 154 +10
T29 T46 Alejandra Cangrejo Duke 76 79 155 +11
T7 T46 Susy Grunden Texas A&M 73 82 155 +11
T77 T48 Kaitlyn Rohrback Tennessee 81 75 156 +12
T87 T48 Ana Menendez North Carolina State 82 74 156 +12
T13 T48 Emma Lavy Arkansas 74 82 156 +12
T64 T51 Katie Burnett South Carolina 80 77 157 +13
T64 T51 Janine Fellows Tulane 80 77 157 +13
T64 T51 Amalie Valle * LSU 80 77 157 +13
T13 T51 Nathalie Mansson Tennessee 74 83 157 +13
T29 T51 Courtney Harter Alabama 76 81 157 +13
T41 T51 O. Kristinsdottir Wake Forest 77 80 157 +13
T41 T51 Austin Ernst LSU 77 80 157 +13
T87 T58 Samantha Troyanovich Tulane 82 76 158 +14
T48 T58 Casey Grice North Carolina 78 80 158 +14
T57 T58 Laetitia Beck Duke 79 79 158 +14
T77 T61 Lori Beth Adams North Carolina Wilmington 81 78 159 +15
T48 T61 Kathy Boehm College of Charleston 78 81 159 +15
T57 T61 Ashley Lance Mississippi 79 80 159 +15
T48 T61 Erika Thornton Mississippi State 78 81 159 +15
T57 T65 Jackie Hilea Furman 79 81 160 +16
T48 T65 Liz Breed Kentucky 78 82 160 +16
T57 T65 Lauren Greenlief * Virginia 79 81 160 +16
T64 T65 Prisela Campbell TCU 80 80 160 +16
T77 T65 Corinna Rees Arkansas 81 79 160 +16
T97 T65 Kim Donovan Duke 85 75 160 +16
T77 T65 Portland Rosen Virginia 81 79 160 +16
T29 T65 Jennifer Kirby Alabama 76 84 160 +16
T77 T73 Louise Ljungstedt * Kentucky 81 80 161 +17
T64 T73 Betsie Johnson Kentucky 80 81 161 +17
T57 T73 Laura Wearn Furman 79 82 161 +17
T64 T73 Mary Michael Maggio LSU 80 81 161 +17
T91 T77 Taynee Pearson Louisiana Monroe 83 79 162 +18
T29 T77 Stephanie Wagstaff Tulane 76 86 162 +18
T77 T77 Allie White North Carolina 81 81 162 +18
T99 T77 Joy Kim Virginia 86 76 162 +18
T95 T81 Sofia Hagsund North Carolina Wilmington 84 79 163 +19
T103 T81 Ali Lucas Louisiana Monroe 87 76 163 +19
T64 T81 Laverry Kumar North Carolina Wilmington 80 83 163 +19
T64 T81 Mallory Batson Mississippi State 80 83 163 +19
T48 T81 Alexa Rancourt Furman 78 85 163 +19
T99 T86 Lina Lagergren Louisiana Monroe 86 78 164 +20
T91 T86 Meredith Swanson South Carolina 83 81 164 +20
T95 T86 Katy Cardno TCU 84 80 164 +20