Wake Forest University
NCAA Regionals
Deacons Open NCAA Regional With Round of 299
5/9/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
May 9, 2013
By Gary Petit, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWGolf)
NORMAN, Okla. - The Wake Forest women's golf team opened the NCAA Central Regional on Thursday with a round of 11-over 299 and is in 17th place in the 24-team field.
Individually, junior Olafia Kristinsdottir led the Deacons with an even-par 72. She bogeyed the first and the 17th holes but made a pair of birdies in between along with 14 pars. The 72 is her lowest round since a she carded a 72 in the final round of the LSU Golf Classic in March. Kristinsdottir will start the second round in a tie for 26th.
Sophomore Allison Emrey also made 14 pars in her round and finished with a 2-over 74. She is tied for 48th heading into Friday. Freshman Mariana Sims made four birdies and was 1-under par through 16 holes but she found trouble on the closing two holes and finished with a 3-over 75.
Junior Marissa Dodd carded an opening 6-over 78 and senior Greta Lange followed with a 7-over 79.
Florida got three under-par rounds and finished with a 6-under 282 to lead the field. The top-8 teams at the end of the tournament will earn a berth in the NCAA Championship. Currently, there are four teams tied for seventh place at 4-over par.
Individually, Oklahoma's Emily Collins fired a 5-under 67 on her home course to hold the individual lead after the first round. The top-2 individuals not on the eight qualifying teams will also earn a berth to the championship.
The Demon Deacons will start the second round at 8:30 a.m. ET off the tenth tee. Wake is paired again with Coastal Carolina and TCU. Golfstat.com will have live scoring of the final two rounds.
Team Standings1. Florida 282 (-6)2. Oklahoma 283 (-5)3. Duke 284 (-4)4. TCU 290 (+2)5. UC-Davis 291 (+3) Michigan State 291 (+3)7. Arizona State 292 (+4) Indiana 292 (+4) Mississippi State 292 (+4) Wisconsin 292 (+4)11. Coastal Carolina 293 (+5)12. Washington 294 (+6) NC State 294 (+6) Iowa State 294 (+6)15. SMU 296 (+8) Texas Tech 296 (+8)17. Wake Forest 299 (+11)18. Campbell 301 (+13) Illinois State 301 (+13)20. Texas-San Antonio 302 (+14)21. Lamar 303 (+15) Gonzaga 303 (+15)23. Butler 305 (+17)24. Detroit 312 (+24)
Top-5 Individuals1. Emily Collins (OU) 67 (-5)2. Elcin Ulu (UF) 68 (-4)3. Lori Beth Adams (UNCW) 69 (-3) Lindy Duncan (DU) 69 (-3) Mia Piccio (UF) 69 (-3) Bev Vatananugulkit (UC-D) 69 (-3) Brittany Henderson (CC) 69 (-3) Ally Mcdonald (Miss ST) 69 (-3)
Wake Forest Individuals26. Olafia Kristinsdottir 72 (E)48. Allison Emrey 74 (+2)64. Mariana Sims 75 (+3)105. Marissa Dodd 78 (+6)112. Greta Lange 79 (+7)
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