Cavaliers Finish Eighth at Tar Heel Invitational

Chapel Hill, NC  - The No. 17 Virginia women's golf team finished eighth in the 18-team Tar Heel Invitational that concluded Sunday. The Cavaliers finished the three-day event at 20-over 884, including a final round of 12-over 300. Michigan State took the team title at 4-under 860, 12 strokes ahead of second-place Auburn.

A pair of freshmen led Virginia at the tournament. Brittany Altomare and Nicole Agnello tied for 31st overall at 6-over 222. Agnello carded a 75 during the final round while Altomare shot 76. Whitney Neuhauser was 42nd at 224, including a 76 on Sunday. Calle Nielson had the team's best finishing round, posting a 73 Sunday, to climb to 48th overall at 225. Lauren Greenlief, playing in her first collegiate event, was 61st at 228. She shot 80 during the final round.

Louisville's Sara-Maude Juneau ran away with individual medalist honors. She posted her second straight round of 68 Sunday to win stroke play by six shots at 10-under 206.

The Cavaliers play their final fall event Oct. 23-25 when they participate at The Fall Preview in Wilmington, N.C. at the site of the 2010 NCAA Championships.

Tar Heel Invitational

UNC Finley Golf Course

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Par-72, 6,285 yards

Final Results

Team Results

 1. Michigan State   285-283-292-860

 2. Auburn           296-286-290-872

 3. Alabama          290-289-296-875

 4. Texas A&M        304-287-289-880

 4. Vanderbilt       298-284-298-880

 6. Tennessee        291-297-293-881

 7. Duke             299-289-295-883

 8. Virginia         292-292-300-884

 9. Wake Forest      293-291-301-885

10. Louisville       304-285-298-887

11. North Carolina   296-296-298-890

12. Denver           302-300-290-892

13. South Carolina   295-296-302-893

14. Florida State    294-297-307-898

15. NC State         301-293-306-900

16. UNC Wilmington   310-291-302-903

17. Kent State       306-293-306-905

18. East Carolina    316-311-319-946

Individual Leaders

1. Sara-Maude Juneau, Louisville        70-68-68-206

2. Laura Kueny, Michigan State          69-72-71-212

2. Marina Alex, Vanderbilt              71-68-73-212

4. Courtney Ellenbogen, Duke            70-73-70-213

5. Cydney Clanton, Auburn               73-70-71-214

6. Candace Schepperle, Auburn           71-72-73-216

6. Shannon Warner, Michigan State       72-73-71-216

6. Sarah Beth Davis, Texas A@M          72-72-72-216

9. Kimberly Kim, Denver                 73-76-68-217

9. Catherine O'Donnell, North Carolina  72-74-71-217

Virginia Results

31. Brittany Altomare    76-70-76-222

31. Nicole Agnello       76-71-75-222

42. Whitney Neuhauser    73-75-76-224

48. Calle Nielson        71-81-73-225

61. Lauren Greenlief     72-76-80-228