Wake Forest University
ACC Championship
Deacs Move Into 5th At ACC Championships
4/20/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
April 20, 2013
By Gary Petit, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWGolf)
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Wake Forest sophomore Marissa Dodd fired a 2-over 73 on Saturday in the second round of the ACC Women's Golf Championship and is in a tie for 10th heading into Sunday's final round.
As a team, the Demon Deacons posted a round of 304 and are in fifth place at 46-over par. Duke has opened-up an 11-shot lead over NC State with a round to play. The Blue Devils are 17-over for the two rounds while State is 28-over and Virginia is 32-over.
Dodd played a second-straight solid round, making a pair of birdies at the par-5 fifth and the par-5 15th. She has made a total of 23 pars over the first two days.
Freshman Mariana Sims made two more birdies in her round on Saturday and finished with a round of 5-over 76. She is 12-over for the tournament while junior Olafia Kristinsdottir is a shot behind her at 13-over after a second round 78. Kristinsdottir closed the round with a nice birdie on the par-5 18th for the second-straight day. Allison Emrey shot a 77 on Saturday and is one shot behind Kristinsdottir at 14-over for the championship.
Senior Greta Lange has carded rounds of 84-86 through the first two days.
Virginia's Brittany Altomare has played extremely consistent over the first two rounds, posting scores of 71-70 (-1) and is the only player in the field under-par. She leads Duke's Lindy Duncan, the defending champion, by three shots heading into the final day.
The Demon Deacons will be in the middle wave for the second-straight day with Florida State and North Carolina. That wave will start off the first tee at 8:50 a.m. Sunday morning. Golfstat.com will have live scoring for the final round and TheACC.com will have live video coverage beginning at 12:30 p.m.
Team Standings1. Duke 293-292=585 (+17)2. NC State 301-295=596 (+28)3. Virginia 300-300=600 (+32)4. Florida State 306-303=609 (+41)5. Wake Forest 310-304=614 (+46)6. North Carolina 308-309=617 (+49)7. Miami 314-304=618 (+50)8. Boston College 311-314=625 (+57)9. Maryland 311-321=632 (+64)
Top-5 Individuals1. Brittany Altomare (UVA) 71-70=141 (-1)2. Lindy Duncan (DU) 73-71=144 (+2)T3. Briana Mao (UVA) 74-72=146 (+4) Leticia Ras-Anderica (UM) 74-72=146 (+4)T5. Laetitia Beck (DU) 74-73=147 (+5) Celine Boutier (Du) 74-73=147 (+5)
Wake Forest ResultsT10. Marissa Dodd 76-73=149 (+7)T18. Mariana Sims 78-76=154 (+12)T21. Olafia Kristinsdottir 77-78=155 (+13)T26. Allison Emrey 79-77=156 (+14)T41. Greta Lange 84-86=170 (+28)
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