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Women’s Golf No. 4 in First WGCA Poll of Spring
2/21/2020 3:45:00 PM | Women's Golf
DURHAM, N.C. – In the first Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) poll of the spring campaign, the Duke women's golf program moved up to No. 4 nationally, coming off opening 2020 with a victory at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge.
Texas received 15 first place votes to earn the top spot, while Texas, Southern California, Arizona State, Duke, Kent State, South Carolina, Wake Forest, Stanford, Florida and Arizona rounded out the top 10.
In the spring opener, Duke carded rounds of 291, 273 and 283 for a one-under-par, 847, and finished ahead of nine top 10 teams to claim the victory.
Junior Miranda Wang turned in a career-best week with rounds of 74, 66 and 68 on her way to placing tied for second with a five-under, 208. Senior Ana Belac placed tied for fifth with rounds of 74, 66 and 70 for a three-under-par, 210. Also carding a career-best tied for 12th finish was freshman Megan Furtney will three straight even-par rounds of 71.
With the victory, Blue Devil head coach Dan Brooks has now led Duke to at least one victory in 35 of the 36 years in Durham.
Duke will next compete in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate March 6-8 in Hilton Head, S.C.
#GoDuke
DIVISION I WGCA COACHES POLL
Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 University of Texas (15) 446
2 University of Southern California (3) 428
3 Arizona State University 403
4 Duke University 394
5 Kent State University 367
6 University of South Carolina 346
7 Wake Forest University 345
8 Stanford University 318
9 University of Florida 306
10 University of Arizona 286
11 University of Mississippi 268
12 University of California, Los Angeles 231
13 University of Alabama 230
14 Louisiana State University 221
15 Oklahoma State University 196
16 Michigan State University 187
17 University of Oregon 176
18 University of Arkansas 160
19 Virginia Tech 88
20 University of Illinois 83
21 Auburn University 73
22 University of Kentucky 63
23 Baylor University 54
24 Vanderbilt University 36
25 Texas Tech University 25
Others Receiving Votes: University of Miami (23); University of Virginia (23); Florida State University (20); University of Houston (15); University of North Carolina at Charlotte (14); Oregon State University (8); University of Oklahoma (5); Mississippi State University (4); University of Georgia (4); San Jose State University (2); Northwestern University (1); University of North Carolina (1)
Texas received 15 first place votes to earn the top spot, while Texas, Southern California, Arizona State, Duke, Kent State, South Carolina, Wake Forest, Stanford, Florida and Arizona rounded out the top 10.
In the spring opener, Duke carded rounds of 291, 273 and 283 for a one-under-par, 847, and finished ahead of nine top 10 teams to claim the victory.
Junior Miranda Wang turned in a career-best week with rounds of 74, 66 and 68 on her way to placing tied for second with a five-under, 208. Senior Ana Belac placed tied for fifth with rounds of 74, 66 and 70 for a three-under-par, 210. Also carding a career-best tied for 12th finish was freshman Megan Furtney will three straight even-par rounds of 71.
With the victory, Blue Devil head coach Dan Brooks has now led Duke to at least one victory in 35 of the 36 years in Durham.
Duke will next compete in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate March 6-8 in Hilton Head, S.C.
#GoDuke
DIVISION I WGCA COACHES POLL
Rank University (First Place Votes) Points
1 University of Texas (15) 446
2 University of Southern California (3) 428
3 Arizona State University 403
4 Duke University 394
5 Kent State University 367
6 University of South Carolina 346
7 Wake Forest University 345
8 Stanford University 318
9 University of Florida 306
10 University of Arizona 286
11 University of Mississippi 268
12 University of California, Los Angeles 231
13 University of Alabama 230
14 Louisiana State University 221
15 Oklahoma State University 196
16 Michigan State University 187
17 University of Oregon 176
18 University of Arkansas 160
19 Virginia Tech 88
20 University of Illinois 83
21 Auburn University 73
22 University of Kentucky 63
23 Baylor University 54
24 Vanderbilt University 36
25 Texas Tech University 25
Others Receiving Votes: University of Miami (23); University of Virginia (23); Florida State University (20); University of Houston (15); University of North Carolina at Charlotte (14); Oregon State University (8); University of Oklahoma (5); Mississippi State University (4); University of Georgia (4); San Jose State University (2); Northwestern University (1); University of North Carolina (1)
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