Wake Forest Athletics
Women's Golf Central: Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge
2/6/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
| Gameday Central >> Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge | |
| Dates | Feb. 8-10, 2015 |
| Location | Palos Verdes Golf Club (Par 71, 6017 yards) - Weather | Course Info |
| Live Scoring | GolfStat.com |
| Field | Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Duke, Florida, Michigan State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, UCLA, UNLV, USC, Wake Forest and Washington. |
| WF Lineup | 1. Allison Emrey 2. Marissa Dodd 3. Sierra Sims 4. Erica Herr 5. Mariana Sims Individual: Vinh-Hop Ngo |
| Updates | WakeWGolf  |
Wake Forest Tournament History
• Twelve of 16 schools in the field are ranked in the Top-35 by both Golfstat and Golfweek, including nine teams in the Top-15. In addition, as many as 12 of Golfstat's Top-25 individuals are expected to take to the course.
• This will be the Demon Deacons' tenth-straight season opening the spring at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge.
• The best finish in the previous seven 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, Wake Forest finished 9th in the 16-team field. Sierra Sims carded a final round 73 and finished tied for 12th individually.
Wake Forest Notes
• Wake Forest is ranked No. 10 by both Golfstat.com and Golfstat and Golfweek.
• Two Demon Deacons ranked in the top 30 by Golfweek led by Sierra Sims at No. 15. Allison Emrey finished the fall ranked No. 26.
• Wake Forest wrapped up the fall with a four-stroke win at The Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, N.C. The tournament win was the first for Wake Forest since the 2010-11 season when the Deacs won the Bryan National Collegiate on March 27, 2011.
• Sierra Sims and Allison Emrey each had two top-5 finishes in the fall.
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