NC State
ACC-SEC Challenge
Women's Golf Takes Fifth At The ACC/SEC Challenge
9/29/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Sept. 29, 2002
Destin, Fla. - The NC State women's golf team finished strong and moved into a tie for fifth with Mississippi State in the final day of competition at the third annual ACC/SEC Challenge on Sunday. Two golfers finished in the top 20, including Briana Vega who competed as an individual during the tournament. Sunday she recorded her lowest career score with a par 71. Sarah Bonner was the team's highest finisher, with a three-day score of 224to take a share of 16th.
Vega, a native of Maplewood, N.J., shot rounds of 76 and 73 before today's par performance. Bonner, who played consistently all three days, carded her highest score of the tournament with a 77. On Friday, the Kingsport, Tenn. native made her first hole in one.
Sunday's top team performer was Colby Cobb. Cobb fired a 75 for a tournament score of 226. Cobb tied with two other players for a share of 24th, including Courtney Pomeranz. Pomeranz shot a 77 in the final round to finish at 13-over par.
Erica Wein and Malin Claesson rounded out the field for the Wolfpack with 31st and 34th place finishes. The Challenge was the first tournament play of the fall for Wein and Claesson. Wein, a native of Cary, N.C., finished with a score of 229, while Claesson tallied a 230 card.
Auburn posted the best team score of the final round to earn a come-from-behind team victory at the 2002 Chrysler ACC/SEC Women's Golf Challenge at the Raven Course at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. The Tigers posted a 296 to surpass defending national champion Duke on the final day of competition to outdistance the Blue Devils by six strokes. It marked the second time in three years Auburn had competed in the event and the second time it has claimed the team championship.
Auburn was led by Diana Ramage, who shot a three-round total of 214 to claim individual medallist honors. Ramage shot a one-over par score of 214 to win the individual championship. Despite shooting her highest score of the tournament in the final round (73), she defeated Furman's Brandi Jackson and Duke's Elizabeth Janangelo by three strokes.
The Southeastern Conference won the Commissioner's Cup for the third consecutive season. The conference battle was the closest in event history with only 10 strokes separating the women's golf super-powers.
FINAL RESULTS Chrysler ACC/SEC Challenge The Raven Destin, FL Dates: 09/27 - 09/29 (Today:09-29-2002) Par: 71 Yardage: 5937
Fin. Top 20 Teams Scores 1 Auburn University 294 297 296 887 2 Duke University 297 293 303 893 3 Florida, U. of 295 302 297 894 4 Florida State Univ. 300 297 306 903 5 North Carolina State 299 299 306 904 Mississippi St. U. 294 298 312 904 7 North Carolina, U of 301 308 300 909 8 Furman University 303 307 304 914 9 Georgia, U. of 310 307 300 917 10 Wake Forest Univ. 313 299 310 922 11 Kentucky, U. of 308 300 320 928 12 Alabama, U. of 315 309 308 932
Fin. Name School Scores 1 Diana Ramage Auburn 71 70 73 214 +1
2 Brandi Jackson Furman 71 72 74 217 +4 Elizabeth Janangelo Duke 67 72 78 217 +4
4 Ashley Prange N Carolina 75 76 67 218 +5 Nuria Clau Wk. Forest 74 72 72 218 +5 Jeanne Cho Florida 73 71 74 218 +5
7 Andrea Vander Lende Florida 73 73 74 220 +7 Darby Sligh Alabama 75 74 71 220 +7 *Briana Vega NC State 76 73 71 220 +7
10 Beth Irwin Miss. St. 71 73 77 221 +8
11 Leigh Turner Furman 76 74 72 222 +9
12 Kristina Engstrom Duke 76 76 71 223 +10 Kelly Anders Kentucky 68 77 78 223 +10 Megan Francella N Carolina 76 77 70 223 +10 Alison Curdt Florida St 73 74 76 223 +10
16 Sarah Bonner NC State 74 73 77 224 +11 Ashley Hoagland Wk. Forest 74 72 78 224 +11 Sofie Andersson Miss. St. 71 73 80 224 +11 Natalie Booth Miss. St. 75 72 77 224 +11
20 Celeste Troche Auburn 70 80 75 225 +12 N. Aazam-Zanganeh Duke 75 73 77 225 +12 Maru Martinez Auburn 74 79 72 225 +12 *Camila Gonzalez Florida 75 74 76 225 +12
24 Danielle Downey Auburn 82 68 76 226 +13 Courtney Pomeranz NC State 75 74 77 226 +13 Colby Cobb NC State 75 76 75 226 +13
27 Summer Sirmons Georgia 80 73 74 227 +14 Natalia Nicholls Georgia 79 76 72 227 +14 Amanda Dick Florida 74 79 74 227 +14
30 Leigh Anne Hardin Duke 79 72 77 228 +15
31 Eva Gessner Kentucky 79 74 76 229 +16 Erica Wein NC State 75 76 78 229 +16
31 Carrie Sordel Florida St 75 78 76 229 +16
34 Kristin Tamulis Florida St 74 71 85 230 +17 Lisa Tyler Georgia 73 80 77 230 +17 Malin Claesson NC State 76 77 77 230 +17
37 Whitney Code Florida 77 79 75 231 +18 Caroline Larsson Florida St 80 74 77 231 +18
39 Rachel Lester Kentucky 78 73 81 232 +19
40 Katie Quinney Florida St 78 78 77 233 +20 Mandy Tedder Alabama 76 78 79 233 +20 Tiarna Harman Furman 77 79 77 233 +20
43 Meghan Adams N Carolina 77 79 78 234 +21 Joy Stephenson Florida 75 81 78 234 +21 Abby Spector N Carolina 73 76 85 234 +21
46 Anna Knutsson Miss. St. 77 80 78 235 +22 Kelly Froelich Georgia 78 80 77 235 +22 *Jennifer Head Auburn 81 77 77 235 +22
49 Jenny Bouvin Alabama 83 75 78 236 +23
50 Deborah Means Wk. Forest 83 76 79 238 +25
51 Jackie Beers Georgia 82 78 80 240 +27
52 Anne Hutto Auburn 79 83 79 241 +28 * Kristina Prestipino Florida St 77 85 79 241 +28
54 Cimmie Shahan Furman 79 82 81 242 +29 Caroline Stetler Wk. Forest 82 79 81 242 +29
56 Catalina Olarte Miss. St. 79 84 81 244 +31
57 *Carina Sorensen Alabama 82 86 77 245 +32
58 * Tyler Johnson Florida St 83 78 85 246 +33
59 Stacy Springer Kentucky 83 79 85 247 +34
60 Lauren George Kentucky 88 76 85 249 +36
60 Anna Strandberg Alabama 81 82 86 249 +36 Jordan Daniel Alabama 83 86 80 249 +36 Stacy Hilton N Carolina 81 82 86 249 +36
64 Julie McKenna Wk. Forest 83 82 87 252 +39 Haley Gildea Furman 81 84 87 252 +39
66 * Gemma Harris Florida St 82 90 86 258 +45
67 Maria Garcia-Estrada Duke 88 91 83 262 +49
68 *Ashleigh Korzack Miss. St. 87 90 87 264 +51
69 * Amy Harris Florida St 89 92 93 274 +61
Fin. School Scores
1 Auburn University 294 297 296 887 1 Diana Ramage 71 70 73 214 T 20 Celeste Troche 70 80 75 225 T 20 Maru Martinez 74 79 72 225 T 24 Danielle Downey 82 68 76 226 T 52 Anne Hutto 79 83 79 241
2 Duke University 297 293 303 893 T 2 Elizabeth Janangelo 67 72 78 217 T 12 Kristina Engstrom 76 76 71 223 T 20 N. Aazam-Zanganeh 75 73 77 225 30 Leigh Anne Hardin 79 72 77 228 67 Maria Garcia-Estrada 88 91 83 262
3 Florida, U. of 295 302 297 894 T 4 Jeanne Cho 73 71 74 218 T 7 Andrea Vander Lende 73 73 74 220 T 27 Amanda Dick 74 79 74 227 T 37 Whitney Code 77 79 75 231 T 43 Joy Stephenson 75 81 78 234
4 Florida State Univ. 300 297 306 903 T 12 Alison Curdt 73 74 76 223 T 31 Carrie Sordel 75 78 76 229 T 34 Kristin Tamulis 74 71 85 230 T 37 Caroline Larsson 80 74 77 231 T 40 Katie Quinney 78 78 77 233
T 5 North Carolina State 299 299 306 904 T 16 Sarah Bonner 74 73 77 224 T 24 Courtney Pomeranz 75 74 77 226 T 24 Colby Cobb 75 76 75 226 T 31 Erica Wein 75 76 78 229 T 34 Malin Claesson 76 77 77 230
T 5 Mississippi St. U. 294 298 312 904 10 Beth Irwin 71 73 77 221 T 16 Sofie Andersson 71 73 80 224 T 16 Natalie Booth 75 72 77 224 T 46 Anna Knutsson 77 80 78 235 56 Catalina Olarte 79 84 81 244
7 North Carolina, U of 301 308 300 909 T 4 Ashley Prange 75 76 67 218 T 12 Megan Francella 76 77 70 223 T 43 Meghan Adams 77 79 78 234 T 43 Abby Spector 73 76 85 234 T 60 Stacy Hilton 81 82 86 249
8 Furman University 303 307 304 914 T 2 Brandi Jackson 71 72 74 217 11 Leigh Turner 76 74 72 222 T 40 Tiarna Harman 77 79 77 233 T 54 Cimmie Shahan 79 82 81 242 T 64 Haley Gildea 81 84 87 252
9 Georgia, U. of 310 307 300 917 T 27 Summer Sirmons 80 73 74 227 T 27 Natalia Nicholls 79 76 72 227 T 34 Lisa Tyler 73 80 77 230 T 46 Kelly Froelich 78 80 77 235 51 Jackie Beers 82 78 80 240
10 Wake Forest Univ. 313 299 310 922 T 4 Nuria Clau 74 72 72 218 T 16 Ashley Hoagland 74 72 78 224 50 Deborah Means 83 76 79 238 T 54 Caroline Stetler 82 79 81 242 T 64 Julie McKenna 83 82 87 252
11 Kentucky, U. of 308 300 320 928 T 12 Kelly Anders 68 77 78 223 T 31 Eva Gessner 79 74 76 229 39 Rachel Lester 78 73 81 232 59 Stacy Springer 83 79 85 247 T 60 Lauren George 88 76 85 249
12 Alabama, U. of 315 309 308 932 T 7 Darby Sligh 75 74 71 220 T 40 Mandy Tedder 76 78 79 233 49 Jenny Bouvin 83 75 78 236 T 60 Anna Strandberg 81 82 86 249 T 60 Jordan Daniel 83 86 80 249
T 7 Briana Vega NC State 76 73 71 220 T 20 Camila Gonzalez Florida 75 74 76 225 T 46 Jennifer Head Auburn 81 77 77 235 T 52 Kristina Prestipino Florida St 77 85 79 241 57 Carina Sorensen Alabama 82 86 77 245 58 Tyler Johnson Florida St 83 78 85 246 66 Gemma Harris Florida St 82 90 86 258 68 Ashleigh Korzack Miss. St. 87 90 87 264 69 Amy Harris Florida St 89 92 93 274
