Wake Forest Athletics
Women's Golf Misses Cut at NCAA East Regionals
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
May 9, 1998
DURHAM, N.C.--The Wake Forest women's golf team struggled in the final round of play at the 1998 NCAA East Regional, missing the final eight-team cut for the NCAA Championships by just three strokes. The Deacons, who stood in fourth place after the first round and in seventh place heading into the final round, carded a score of 313 on Sunday, or 21-over par, to finish the event at 43-over. The last two teams to make the cut, North Carolina and Auburn, finished at 40-over par. Senior Alexandra Armas narrowly missed out on qualifying for the NCAA Championships, losing a one-hole playoff to Kentucky's Heather Kraus for one of the two individual spots. Armas stood in third place at 1-under par heading into the final round, but shot an 80 to finish in 15th place at 6-over-par.
Georgia finished first with a team score of 882 (+6), while the Bulldogs' Reilley Rankin was the individual medalist at 3-under par. Wake freshman Marta Prieto, the 1998 ACC Individual Champion, shot a 78 in the final round to finish tied for 38th at 12-over, along with sophomore Kelly Kirwin, who tallied a 76 today. Junior Kristen Wagner shot a 79 and finished 50th, while sophomore Kerri Murphy had an 82 and placed 74th.
The NCAA Championships will be played in two weeks at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS 1. Georgia 293-292-297=882 +6 2. Duke 297-302-291=890 +14 T3. Louisiana State 297-296-311=904 +28 T3. Indiana 304-300-300=904 +28 T5. Ohio State 303-302-306=911 +35 T5. Florida 308-297-306=911 +35 T7. North Carolina 311-296-309=916 +40 T7. Auburn 309-299-308=916 +40 -------NCAA cut---------------------------------------- 9. Wake Forest 299-307-313=919 +43 10. Memphis 309-308-303=920 +44 11. Furman 309-307-308=924 +48 12. Tennessee 308-312-307=927 +51 13. Kentucky 312-303-313=928 +52 14. Campbell 316-310-311=937 +61 T15. Alabama 313-312-313=938 +62 T15. Mississippi 312-314-312=938 +62 17. Minnesota 317-315-311=943 +67 18. Purdue 306-315-323=944 +68 19. Miami 314-325-323=962 +86TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS 1. Reilley Rankin, Georgia 70-75-71=216 -3 T2. Julia Boros, Georgia 69-73-75=217 -2 T2. Erin Carney, Indiana 71-73-73=217 -2 4. Riko Higashio, Florida 72-76-70=218 -1 5. Jenny Chuasiriporn, Duke 71-77-71=219 E T8. Michelle Louviere,, LSU 74-72-77=223 +4 T6. Kathryn Cusick, Alabama 73-74-75=222 +3 T6. Lisa Strom, Ohio State 77-70-75=222 +3 T8. Alicia Allison, Duke 73-77-73=223 +4 T8. Kami Smith, Auburn 76-73-74=223 +4 T8. Megan Morgan, UNC 76-73-74=223 +4
WAKE FOREST FINISHERS T15 Alexandra Armas, WFU 73-72-80=225 +6 T38. Marta Prieto, WFU 75-78-78=231 +12 T38. Kelly Kirwin, WFU 77-78-76=231 +12 T50. Kristen Wagner, WFU 74-81-79=234 +15 T74. Kerri Murphy, WFU 78-79-82=239 +20
