March 4, 2005

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The Virginia women's golf team stands 15th after the first round of competition at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational on Friday.

Wake Forest leads the field of 18 with a 294 (+14), while Duke follows by four strokes with a 298 (+18). Host Florida is third with a 300 (+20). The Cavaliers shot a 317 (+37) in the opening round.

Wake Forests' Christine Hallstrom and Ashley Hoagland are tied for first with a one-over 71 each. Three players are tied for third with a 72 apiece.

Sophomore Leah Wigger (Louisville, Ky.) paced UVa with a 76 (+6) to tie for 23rd. Sophomore Rachel Smith (Powell, Tenn.) followed by three strokes with a 79 (+9), while Lindsay Robinson (Huntington, W.V.) shot an 80 (+10). Freshman Lauren Mielbrecht (Gulf Stream, Va.) fired an 82 (+12), and sophomore Sally Shonk (Noblesville, Ind.) rounded out the Cavaliers' scoring with an 84 (+14).

Second round action continues at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 5 at the par 70 University Golf Course.

1. 	Wake Forest 			294 (+14)
2. 	Duke 				298 (+18)
3.	Florida 			300 (+20)
T4. 	Ohio State 			303 (+23)
	Arkansas			303 (+23)
6. 	Auburn 				304 (+24)
7. 	Purdue 				307 (+27)
8. 	South Carolina 			309 (+29)
T9. 	Furman 				310 (+30)
	Georgia 			310 (+30)
T11. 	South Florida 			313 (+33)
	Oklahoma 			313 (+33)
13. 	Tulane 				314 (+34)
14.	Florida State			316 (+36)
15. 	Virginia 			317 (+37)
16. 	Michigan State 			318 (+38)
17. 	Vanderbilt 			319 (+39)
18.	Central Florida 		329 (+49)
TOP INDIVIDUALS
1. 	Christine Hallstrom, WF 	71 (+1)
	Ashley Hoagland, WF		71 (+1)
3. 	Elizabeth Janangelo, Duke 	72 (+2)
	Whitney Myers, Florida 		72 (+2)
VIRGINIA  PLAYERS
T23.	Leah Wigger 			76 (+6)
T50.	Rachel Smith 			79 (+9)
T61.	Lindsay Robinson 		80 (+10)
T76.	Lauren Mielbrecht 		82 (+12)
88.	Sally Shonk 			84 (+14)