Wake Forest University
Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
Deacs Finish Strong At Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
3/9/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
March 9, 2014
By Gary Petit, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWGolf)
HILTON HEAD, S.C. - Wake Forest carded the lowest final round of any team to climb from 11th into a sixth-place finish at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate on Sunday.
Junior Allison Emrey fired a 1-under 70 to finish in a tie for ninth at four-over par. That is her best finish of the season.
As a team, the Demon Deacons rebounded from rounds of 299 and 302 to start to the tournament and posted a 2-over 286 on Sunday. That was not only the lowest round on Sunday but it was the second-lowest round of the tournament. Duke posted the lowest round, with an opening round 284, and used that to propel it to a 10-shot victory.
"We played really well today and I'm proud of the way we finished," said Wake Forest head coach Dianne Dailey. "We had a bit of a rough first two rounds but we bounced-back today with a good round and beat a couple of great teams. This will not only help us in the rankings but I think it will do so much more for our confidence."
Emrey made five birdies in her round on Sunday and a total of 11 for the weekend. Her 1-under 70 on Sunday was just her second under-par round of the season. She finished the tournament in a tie for ninth which was her best finish of the season and the second top-10 of her career.
Sophomore Mariana Sims also had a very nice tournament as she finished tied for 21st at 8-over par. Sims carded rounds of 74-72-75 and made 10 birdies over the 54 holes.
Junior Marissa Dodd and freshman Sierra Sims finished tied for 31st and tied for 36th, respectively. Dodd had an up-and-down first tournament of the spring and opened this weekend with rounds of 75-79. However, her round on Sunday featured five birdies, including three in the final four holes to post a 1-under 70. Sims followed a pair of 77s with a solid round of even-par 72 on Sunday to finish at 13-over par.
Senior Olafia Kristinsdottir rounded-out the Deacon-five this weekend with scores of 85-79-78 and finished tied for 84th.
Redshirt-freshman Elizabeth Doty, who was playing as an individual again this week, played solid with rounds of 74-73-76 and finished tied for 26th.
The Demon Deacons will return to action at the end of March as they co-host the Bryan National Collegiate at the Bryan National Golf Club in Greensboro, N.C. The first round is set for March 28.
Darius Rucker IntercollegiateLong Cove Club ClubHilton Head, S.C.Par 71, 6,233 yards
Team StandingsPl. Team +/- 1 2 3 Total1 Duke +10 284 291 287 8622 Vanderbilt +20 293 290 289 872T3 Oklahoma +33 298 296 291 885T3 LSU +33 297 296 292 8855 South Carolina +34 294 296 296 8866 Wake Forest +35 299 302 286 887T7 North Carolina +40 295 297 300 892T7 Arkansas +40 297 300 295 8929 Alabama +46 293 306 299 898T10 Stanford +47 297 303 299 899T10 Auburn +47 305 301 293 89912 Arizona State +49 311 299 291 90113 Virginia +51 305 294 304 90314 Tennessee +52 304 300 300 90415 Kentucky +53 307 299 299 90516 Georgia +62 317 295 302 91417 Furman +68 307 303 310 920
Top-5 Individuals1 Yu Liu (Duke) -2 69 72 70 2112 Caroline Nistrup (LSU) -2 71 69 71 211T3 Celine Boutier (Duke) -1 69 71 72 212T3 Simin Feng (VU) -1 74 69 69 212T3 Noemi Jimenez (ASU) -1 71 72 69 212T3 Stephanie Meadow (Ala) -1 67 72 73 212
Wake Forest IndividualsT9 Allison Emrey +4 73 74 70 217T21 Mariana Sims +8 74 72 75 221T26 Elizabeth Doty (Ind.) +10 74 73 76 223T31 Marissa Dodd +11 75 79 70 224T36 Sierra Sims +12 77 77 71 225T84 Olafia Kristinsdottir +29 85 79 78 242
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