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5/26/2016 2:42:00 PM | Women's Golf
DURHAM, N.C. – Following the completion of the 2016 NCAA Women's Golf Championship, the Duke University trio of Leona Maguire, Virginia Elena Carta and Sandy Choi were selected Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-America.
Both Maguire and Carta received first team honors, while Choi was named honorable mention.
Maguire received first team accolades for the second straight season, after totaling a 72.29 stroke average to go along with two top five, six top 10 and eight top 20 finishes on the season. She registered her fourth collegiate victory at the Tar Heel Invitational with rounds of 69, 72 and 71 for a 213. Maguire led the Blue Devils with 17 rounds of even or under par and added three rounds in the 60s on the year. Maguire concluded the season ranked fourth in the Golfweek individual ledger.
Carta is coming off claiming the NCAA Individual Championship in record fashion with a 16-under-par, 272, on her way to winning by a NCAA-record eight strokes. Her 16-under-par and 72-hole total of 272 were both NCAA records as well. On the year, Carta totaled a 72.41 stroke average, which is the fifth-best in school history by a freshman. A product of Udine, Italy, Carta registered 13 rounds of even or under par to rank tied seventh on the Duke freshman record charts. She finished the season ranked ninth in the Golfweek listing.
After registering a career-best 73.17 stroke average as a junior, Choi was selected honorable mention All-America. Choi is coming off closing the NCAA Championship in a strong way with rounds of 71, 71 and 72 over the final three days to help lead Duke into match play. An All-ACC selection in each of the last two years, Choi placed tied for 36th at the NCAA Championship and also turned in a tied for fourth placement at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional and tied second at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. She concluded the season ranked No. 41 in the Golfweek rankings.
As a team, Duke is coming off a semifinal finish at the NCAA Championship for the second straight year. The Blue Devils knocked off third-seeded Southern California, 4-1, in the quarterfinals before falling to second-seeded Stanford, 3-2.
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Both Maguire and Carta received first team honors, while Choi was named honorable mention.
Maguire received first team accolades for the second straight season, after totaling a 72.29 stroke average to go along with two top five, six top 10 and eight top 20 finishes on the season. She registered her fourth collegiate victory at the Tar Heel Invitational with rounds of 69, 72 and 71 for a 213. Maguire led the Blue Devils with 17 rounds of even or under par and added three rounds in the 60s on the year. Maguire concluded the season ranked fourth in the Golfweek individual ledger.
Carta is coming off claiming the NCAA Individual Championship in record fashion with a 16-under-par, 272, on her way to winning by a NCAA-record eight strokes. Her 16-under-par and 72-hole total of 272 were both NCAA records as well. On the year, Carta totaled a 72.41 stroke average, which is the fifth-best in school history by a freshman. A product of Udine, Italy, Carta registered 13 rounds of even or under par to rank tied seventh on the Duke freshman record charts. She finished the season ranked ninth in the Golfweek listing.
After registering a career-best 73.17 stroke average as a junior, Choi was selected honorable mention All-America. Choi is coming off closing the NCAA Championship in a strong way with rounds of 71, 71 and 72 over the final three days to help lead Duke into match play. An All-ACC selection in each of the last two years, Choi placed tied for 36th at the NCAA Championship and also turned in a tied for fourth placement at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional and tied second at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate. She concluded the season ranked No. 41 in the Golfweek rankings.
As a team, Duke is coming off a semifinal finish at the NCAA Championship for the second straight year. The Blue Devils knocked off third-seeded Southern California, 4-1, in the quarterfinals before falling to second-seeded Stanford, 3-2.
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