Sept. 23, 2012

Franklin, Tenn. - The 17th-ranked Virginia women's golf team used a solid final-round showing to move up to a second-place finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn. The Cavaliers shot 9-over 297 Sunday to complete play at 28-over 892. Arizona took top honors at 889.

The Cavaliers were led by the sixth-place finishes of senior Brittany Altomare and junior Elizabeth Brightwell. Both players finished the 54-holes of play at 6-over 222. Altomare shot 75 during the final round while Brightwell was one of three Cavaliers to shoot 2-over 74.

Altomare's finish marked the 13th time in her career she has placed in the top-10. It was the best showing in Brightwell's career. Her previous best finish was a 12th-place effort at the 2012 ACC Championships.

Junior Portland Rosen and sophomore Briana Mao tied for 17th at 10-over 226. They each shot 74 during the final round. Kaira Martin rounded out the UVa scoring with a 45th-place finish at 233. It was her best career finish in four tournament appearances.

Freshman Alexandra Hershberger, competing as a non-scoring individual, was 60th at 238. She shot 76 Sunday.

Georgia's Emilie Burger took medalist honors at even par 216.

Mason Rudolph Championship
Vanderbilt Legends Club
Franklin, Tenn.
Par-72, 6,312 yards
Final Results

Team Results
 1. Arizona         298-286-305-889
 2. Virginia        300-295-297-892
 3. Michigan State  302-294-301-897
 4. Texas           294-295-309-898
 5. Vanderbilt      304-299-297-900
 6. Texas A&M       302-293-316-911
 6. Wake Forest     303-302-306-911
 8. Kentucky        299-305-308-912
 9. Georgia         301-306-309-916
10. North Carolina  310-306-301-917
11. Stanford        302-310-307-919
12. Oregon          305-305-312-922
13. Tulane          309-311-307-927
14. Chattanooga     311-317-310-938
15. Memphis         321-327-335-983







Individual Leaders
1. Emilie Burger, Georgia               72-72-72-216
2. Caroline Powers, Michigan State      71-75-73-219
2. Kendall Prince, Arizona              73-70-76-219
4. Olafia Kristinsdottir, Wake Forest   71-75-75-221
4. Kendall Martindale, Vanderbilt       75-73-73-221
Virginia Results
 6. Brittany Altomare     77-70-75-222
 6  Elizabeth Brightwell  78-70-74-222
17. Portland Rosen        74-78-74-226
17. Briana Mao            71-81-74-226
45. Kaira Martin          79-77-77-233
60. Alexandra Hershberger*82-80-76-238
* Competing as a non-scoring individual