March 9, 2004

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Virginia freshman Leah Wigger (Louisville, Ky.) fired the first hole-in-one of her collegiate career on Tuesday during the final round of the the Lady Gator Invitational.

"I decided to hit a 8-iron," Wigger said following the tourney. "The ball landed right on the green and then trickled in. I didn't see it though."

"I was with her on the hole," head coach Jan Mann said. "(On the hole) before that, Leah had a double bogey. Coming back with the hole-in-one was tremendous. It was a well-struck shot. It's great that it went in."

The Virginia women finished 14th with a 960 (+120) after firing a 317 in the final round.

ACC rival Duke captured the team title by 33 strokes with a 878 (+38) after firing the best round of the day with a 290. Ohio State took second with a 911 (+71), while Michigan State was third with a 914 (+74).

Individually, Duke claimed the top three finishes as Brittany Lang took home medalist honors with a 216 (+6). Teammate Elizabeth Janangelo followed by one stroke with a 217 (+7), while Anna Grzebien was third with a 218 (+8).

Freshman Rachel Smith (Powell, Tenn.) paced the Cavaliers with a 238 (+28) to tie for 43rd. Wigger followed with a 239 (+29) to tie for 49th. Freshman Sally Shonk (Nobelsville, Ind.) shot a 241 (+31). Freshman Lindsay Robinson (Huntington, W.V.) shot a 245 (+35), while freshman Ashley Mayo (Aventura, Fla.) rounded out the UVa scoring with a 254 (+44).

The Cavaliers head to Coto DeCaza, Calif., for UC Irvine's Anteater Invitational on March 15-16.

LADY GATOR INVITATIONAL
University of Florida Golf Course, Par 70
Gainesville, Fla.
Final Results

1. Duke 292-296-290-878 (+38) 2. Ohio State 299-309-303-911 (+71) 3. Michigan State 299-317-298-914 (+74) 4. Florida 308-309-302-919 (+79) Auburn 307-314-298-919 (+79) 6. Oklahoma State 308-316-298-922 (+82) Tennessee 301-319-302-922 (+82) 8. Vanderbilt 306-317-309-932 (+92) 9. South Florida 315-315-315-945 (+105) 10. Purdue 320-314-313-947 (+107) 11. Arkansas 322-308-319-949 (+109) 12. Oklahoma 312-325-317-954 (+114) 13. Florida State 312-325-321-958 (+118) 14. VIRGINIA 322-321-317-960 (+120) 15. Central Florida 322-332-334-987 (+147)

TOP INDIVIDUALS 1. Brittany Lang, Duke 72-73-71-216 (+6) 2. Elizabeth Janangelo, Duke 73-74-70-217 (+7) 3. Anna Grzebien, Duke 73-72-73-218 (+8) 4. Allison Fouch, MSU 69-78-72-219 (+9) 5. Allison Hanna, Ohio St. 74-73-74-221 (+11)

VIRGINIA PLAYERS t43. Rachel Smith 78-81-79-238 (+28) t49. Leah Wigger 81-78-80-239 (+29) t57. Sally Shonk 81-80-80-241 (+31) t69. Lindsay Robinson 85-82-78-245 (+35) 80. Ashley Mayo 82-88-84-254 (+44)