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PREVIEW: Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge
2/8/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Feb. 8, 2014
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Tournament:
Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge
Course:
Palos Verdes Golf Club (par 71, 6,017 yards)
Dates:
February 9-11, 2014
Tee Times:
Sunday and Monday: Tee times off of both 1st and 10th tees beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET
Tuesday: Shotgun start at 11 a.m. ET
Field (Golfstat Rank):
Arizona (13)
Arizona State (7)
Baylor (61)
Duke (3)
Florida (18)
Michigan State (20)
North Carolina (34)
Ohio State (32)
Oklahoma (5)
Oklahoma State (9)
Pepperdine (11)
Texas (66)
UCLA (2)
USC (1)
Wake Forest (26)
Washington (4)
Wake Forest Lineup:
1. Mariana Sims
2. Allison Emrey
3. Olafia Kristinsdottir
4. Sierra Sims
5. Marissa Dodd
Ind. Elizabeth Doty
Wake Forest Tournament History
- This will be the Demon Deacons' ninth-straight season opening the spring at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge.
- The best finish in the previous six appearances came in 2009 when three individual top-20 finishes propelled Wake to a runner-up finish.
- Individually, senior Natalie Sheary won the event as a freshman in 2008 after rounds of 72-71-72. The win was the first of her career and is the only Demon Deacon individual title.
- Last season, the Demon Deacons finished 13th and were led by Olafia Kristinsdottir who finished tied for 37th.
Wake Forest Notes
- The Deacons opened the season with a round of 1-under 287 at the Cougar Classic. That was their first under-par round in almost two years.
- Wake finished in seventh place at the Cougar Classic.
- Junior Marissa Dodd led the team in the season-opening Cougar Classic with a 13th place finish at 1-over par.
- Dodd opened the season at the Cougar Classic with a career-low 4-under 68. That bested her previous career-low by three shots.
- Freshmen Sierra Sims and Elizabeth Doty each had solid showings in their first tournaments as Demon Deacons. Sims shot rounds of 74-71-73 to finish in a tie for 19th while Doty opened with 71-72-77 to finish tied for 30th.
- Mariana Sims led the team at the Mason Rudolph Challenge as she finished tied for 18th. That was the second top-20 finish of her career.
- The Deacons had back-to-back rounds at the Lady Tar Heel Invitational in which it threw out a round of 74. That was just the second time that happened in the same tournament in school history.
- Senior Olafia Kristinsdottir qualified as an individual for the 2013 NCAA Championship as a junior last season.
- Wake Forest returns its top five scoring averages from last season.
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