March 31, 2006

Brown Summitt, NC - Virginia senior Leah Wigger is tied for second after the first round of play at the Bryan National Collegiate at Bryan Park's Championships Course just outside of Greensboro. Wigger shot 1-under 71 and is tied with Wake Forest's Nannette Hill four shots behind Duke's Elizabeth Janangelo.

Virginia is tied for 12th place in the 16-team field after shooting 24-over 312. Purdue leads the field at 7-over 295 while Duke is second at 298.

Virginia's Jennie Arseneault is in 40th place at 78 while Lauren Mielbrecht is 67th at 79. Rachel Smith is 73rd at 82 and Carly Truitt shot 85 to place 85th.

The 54-hole tournament runs through Sunday. Live scoring of the tournament is on the Internet at Golfstat.com.

Bryan National Collegiate
First Round Results
Bryan Park Champions Course
Par 72, 6,210 yards
Brown Summitt, NC

Team Results
 1. Purdue                295
 2. Duke                  298
 3. NC State              299
 4. Georgia               300
 4. Florida               300
 6. Wake Forest           303
 7. Oklahoma State        306
 7. Tennessee             306
 9. South Carolina        309
10. California            310
11. Col. of Charleston    311
12. UNC Wilmington        312
12. Virginia              312
14. LSU                   314
15. Vanderbilt            316
16. UNC Greensboro        323
16. North Carolina        323
Individual Leaders
1. Elizabeth Janangelo, Duke      67
2. Nannette Hill, Wake Forest     71
2. Leah Wigger, Virginia          71
4. Whitney Myers, Florida         72
4. Onnarin Sattayabanphot, Purdue 72
6. Jennie Lee, Duke               73
6. Taylor Leon, Georgia           73
8. Christel Boeljon, Purdue       74
8. Stephanie Derrey, NC State     74
8. Maria Hernandez, Purdue        74
8. Angie Hill, Col of Charleston  74
8. Nancy Mountcastle, NC State    74
8. Nicole Smith, Tennessee        74
Virginia Scores
 2. Leah Wigger         71
40. Jennie Arseneault   78
67. Lauren Mielbrecht   79
73. Rachel Smith        82
85. Carly Truitt        85