Wake Forest Athletics
Friday, April 17
Wilmington, NC
All Day
Wake Forest University
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ACC Championship
Wake Forest Advances to Match Play at ACC Championship
4/17/2026 6:13:00 PM | Women's Golf
The Demon Deacons will face off against North Carolina in the first round for the third consecutive year.
WILMINGTON, N.C. - Carding its lowest round of the tournament, the Wake Forest women's golf team shot its best round of the week at 10-under to advance to the match play portion of the 2026 ACC Women's Golf Championship at Porters Neck Country Club. The Deacs will battle North Carolina in the first round for the third year in a row.
Despite finishing the first day of competition in fifth place on the team leaderboard, a combined team effort propelled the Demon Deacons into third place with a score of 278 (-10). Today's round matched the third lowest final round score in Wake Forest women's golf history at the tournament.
Lowest Final Round
1. 2023 276 (-12)
2. 2021 277 (-11)
T3. 2026 278 (-10)
T3. 2024 278 (-10)
5. 2004 275 (-9)
Additionally, at 14-under-par (850), the Deacs marked the lowest 54-hole score in team history at the tournament since 2019.
Lowest 54-Hole Score to Par
1. 2024 841 (-23)
2. 2023 845 (-19)
T4. 2026 850 (-14)
T4. 2019 850 (-14)
5. 2021 856 (-8)
The standout team performance was lead by sophomore Chloe Kovelesky, who claimed the third place individual title at nine-under, and carded a singular bogey across 54-holes. The Boca Raton, Florida-native was one of three players to do so, alongside Stanford's Sampedro and Duke's Malixi, who claimed first and second place, respectively. Kovelesky's score ranks third in history among Deacs at the tournament.
Lowest 54-Hole Score to Par
1. Emilia Migliaccio, 205 (-11) 2019
2. Rachel Kuehn, 206 (-10) 2024
T3. Chloe Kovelesky, 207 (-9), 2026
T3. Siyun Liu, 207 (-9) 2019
4. Allison Emrey, 208 (-8) 2015
5. Rachel Kuehn, 208 (-8) 2023
After a bogey to start her final round, senior Anne-Sterre den Dunnen battled back, carding her lowest round of the tournament. The Almere, Netherlands-native four-under par round was showcased by three birdies on the day, and an eagle on the 464 yard, par 5 eighth hole. Highlighted by four birdies on the final five holes of the day, graduate student Morgan Ketchum posted her lowest round of the week at two-under. Junior Macy Pate matched Ketchum's score of 70 and a bogey-free front nine to finish under-par and T21.
Headed into Match play
Wake Forest tees off at 7:30 a.m. ET for the first round of match play, taking on the North Carolina Tar Heels for the third consecutive year. The winner of the match will face SMU in the semifinal following completion of the first round, which will be televised via ACCNX.
Saturday Morning Pairings off of Hole 1
Team Leaderboard
Player Leaderboard
Despite finishing the first day of competition in fifth place on the team leaderboard, a combined team effort propelled the Demon Deacons into third place with a score of 278 (-10). Today's round matched the third lowest final round score in Wake Forest women's golf history at the tournament.
Lowest Final Round
1. 2023 276 (-12)
2. 2021 277 (-11)
T3. 2026 278 (-10)
T3. 2024 278 (-10)
5. 2004 275 (-9)
Additionally, at 14-under-par (850), the Deacs marked the lowest 54-hole score in team history at the tournament since 2019.
Lowest 54-Hole Score to Par
1. 2024 841 (-23)
2. 2023 845 (-19)
T4. 2026 850 (-14)
T4. 2019 850 (-14)
5. 2021 856 (-8)
The standout team performance was lead by sophomore Chloe Kovelesky, who claimed the third place individual title at nine-under, and carded a singular bogey across 54-holes. The Boca Raton, Florida-native was one of three players to do so, alongside Stanford's Sampedro and Duke's Malixi, who claimed first and second place, respectively. Kovelesky's score ranks third in history among Deacs at the tournament.
Lowest 54-Hole Score to Par
1. Emilia Migliaccio, 205 (-11) 2019
2. Rachel Kuehn, 206 (-10) 2024
T3. Chloe Kovelesky, 207 (-9), 2026
T3. Siyun Liu, 207 (-9) 2019
4. Allison Emrey, 208 (-8) 2015
5. Rachel Kuehn, 208 (-8) 2023
After a bogey to start her final round, senior Anne-Sterre den Dunnen battled back, carding her lowest round of the tournament. The Almere, Netherlands-native four-under par round was showcased by three birdies on the day, and an eagle on the 464 yard, par 5 eighth hole. Highlighted by four birdies on the final five holes of the day, graduate student Morgan Ketchum posted her lowest round of the week at two-under. Junior Macy Pate matched Ketchum's score of 70 and a bogey-free front nine to finish under-par and T21.
Headed into Match play
Wake Forest tees off at 7:30 a.m. ET for the first round of match play, taking on the North Carolina Tar Heels for the third consecutive year. The winner of the match will face SMU in the semifinal following completion of the first round, which will be televised via ACCNX.
Saturday Morning Pairings off of Hole 1
- Anne-Sterre den Dunnen vs. Megan Streicher @ 7:30 a.m. ET
- Macy Pate vs. Ing Iadpluem @ 7:40 a.m. ET
- Cartoon Rujiranan vs. Reagan Southerland @ 7:50 a.m. ET
- Morgan Ketchum vs. Helen Yeung @ 8:00 a.m. ET
- Chloe Kovelesky vs. Marie Prats-Rigual @ 8:10 a.m. ET
Team Leaderboard
| Team | Round One | Round Two | Round Three | Total |
| 1 Stanford | 275 (-13) | 278 (-10) | 278 (-10) | 831 (-33) |
| 2 SMU | 277 (-11) | 287 (-1) | 278 (-10) | 842 (-22) |
| 3 Wake Forest | 279 (-9) | 293 (+5) | 278 (-10) | 850 (-14) |
| 4 Duke | 275 (-13) | 289 (+1) | 287 (-1) | 851 (-13) |
| 5 NC State | 284 (-4) | 283 (-5) | 285 (-3) | 852 (-12) |
| 6 North Carolina | 282 (-6) | 294 (+6) | 280 (-8) | 856 (-8) |
| 7 Clemson | 288 (E) | 287 (-1) | 282 (-6) | 857 (-7) |
| 8 Virginia Tech | 283 (-5) | 297 (+9) | 279 (-9) | 859 (-5) |
| 9 Virginia | 291 (+3) | 289 (+1) | 283 (-5) | 863 (-1) |
| 10 Miami | 294 (+6) | 284 (-4) | 295 (+7) | 873 (+9) |
| 11 Boston College | 294 (+6) | 298 (+10) | 284 (-4) | 876 (+12) |
| 12 Florida State | 296 (+8) | 292 (+4) | 289 (+1) | 877 (+13) |
| T13 Cal | 290 (+2) | 297 (+9) | 293 (+5) | 880 (+16) |
| T13 Notre Dame | 300 (+12) | 293 (+5) | 287 (-1) | 880 (+16) |
| 15 Louisville | 300 (+12) | 297 (+9) | 288 (E) | 885 (+21) |
Player Leaderboard
| Player | Round One | Round Two | Round Three | Total |
| 3 Chloe Kovelesky | 68 (-4) | 69 (-3) | 70 (-2) | 207 (-9) |
| T21 Macy Pate | 68 (-4) | 76 (+4) | 70 (-2) | 214 (-2) |
| T31 Cartoon Rujiranan | 72 (E) | 72 (E) | 73 (+1) | 217 (+1) |
| T31 Morgan Ketchum | 71 (-1) | 76 (+4) | 70 (-2) | 217 (+1) |
| T35 Anne-Sterre den Dunnen | 73 (+1) | 77 (+5) | 68 (-4) | 218 (+2) |
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