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ACC/SEC Challenge
Mountcastle Ties For 15th At ACC/SEC Challenge
10/31/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Oct. 31, 2004
DESTIN, Fla. - Nancy Mountcastle carded a career-best seven-over-par to tie for 15th place at the Chrysler ACC/SEC Challenge. The sophomore from Durham, N.C., shot two-over in the final round Sunday to lead the NC State women's golf team on the par 71, 5,937-yard Raven Course at the Sandestin Beach and Golf Resort. The Wolfpack improved 10 strokes from the first round to the second, but shot 19-over in the final round to finish +57 and tied for 11th place in the 16-team field.
Mountcastle led NC State all three days in the 54-hole event, shooting 74-73-73. Ashlee Dean fired a three-over final round, finishing the tournament two strokes behind Mountcastle and tied for 21st place.
The other three Wolfpack golfers all shot seven-over in the final round. Colby Cobb carded seven-over scores all three rounds to finish 21-over while Molly Birmingham and Lorraine Ballerano were unable to shave multiple strokes off their second round scores, as they both had from the first round.
Top-ranked Duke won the tournament with a four-over total and Diana Ramage from Auburn was the individual medalist with a seven-under score. Complete results from the ACC/SEC Challenge are available at www.seminoles.com.
NC State, ranked 24th in the nation by Golfstat and 26th by Golfweek going into the weekend, wraps up the fall season, 4-for-4 on top-11 finishes, including a pair of top 5s. The Wolfpack returns to action Feb. 20-22, 2005 when it returns to Florida for the Papa John's Collegiate at Shula's Golf Club in Miami Lakes.
t-11th, NC State 308-298-303=909 (+57)
t-15th, Nancy Mountcastle 74-73-73=220 (+7)
t-21st, Ashlee Dean 75-73-74=222 (+9)
t-57th, Colby Cobb 78-78-78=234 (+21)
t-63rd, Molly Birmingham 81-77-78=236 (+23)
t67th, Lorraine Ballerano 84-75-78=237 (+24)
