North Carolina State University Athletics
Pack in Eighth Place After Two Rounds of 2023 ACC Championship
4/13/2023 8:49:00 PM | Women's Golf
GREENSBORO, N.C. — NC State women's golf will head into the third and final round of 2023 ACC Championship stroke play in eighth place after completing 36 holes of action on Thursday afternoon.
After a 298 (+10) first round that put the team in ninth place after the first round, the Wolfpack moved up a spot after a 296 (+8) second round that saw three of its players get a par or better on 14+ holes played.
Caitlin Whitehead highlighted the Pack's day with the only under-par round by any member of the squad. In her ACC Championship debut, she shot a 70 (-2) in the opening round after getting off to a fast start with hole-outs on one and two that resulted in a birdie and an eagle, respectively, to start her day. The sophomore had four birdies and an eagle in the first round alone before going on to shoot 77 (+5) in the second round.
NC State rookie Vania Simont also made her first appearance at the event. She secured her first collegiate eagle on the par-five No. 15 in the opening round and posted scores of 77 (+5) and 73 (+2) on the day.
Lauren Olivares Leon went bogey-free for the first 11 holes of her second round on her way to shooting 74 (+2) in the afternoon. That number matched her first-round mark.
Natalie Armbruester and Isabel Amezcua both improved their scores between rounds. Armbruester shot a 77 (+5) in the first session before lowering her second-round score to 74 (+2), and Amezcua dropped her 18-hole mark from 79 (+7) in the first round to 75 (+3) in the second round.
NC State Scores
T19. Caitlin Whitehead: 70-77=147 (+3)
T27. Lauren Olivares Leon: 74-74=148 (+4)
T35. Vania Simont: 77-73=150 (+6)
T39. Natalie Armbruester: 77-74=151 (+7)
T48. Isabel Amezcua: 79-75=154 (+10)
Team Leaderboard
1. Wake Forest: 285-376=561 (-15)
2. Duke: 283-283=566 (-10)
3. Clemson: 285-283=568 (-8)
4. Virginia: 288-287=575 (-1)
5. Florida State: 293-293=586 (+10)
6. Virginia Tech: 294-295=589 (+13)
7. Boston College: 293-298=591 (+15)
8. NC State: 298-296=594 (+18)
9. Louisville: 297-301=598 (+22)
10. Notre Dame: 308-291=599 (+23)
11. North Carolina: 306-295=601 (+25)
12. Miami: 305-308=613 (+37)
NC State is set for another 18 holes of stroke play on Friday, April 14. The team will go off #10 with tee times every 10 minutes beginning at 9:50 a.m.. Live stats throughout the round will be available on Golfstat.com. Following Friday's action, the top four teams will move on to Saturday's match play semifinals that will be streamed live on ACCNX.
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