Nov. 6, 2005

AUBURN, Ala. - The Virginia women's golf team finished fourth of 17 teams at The Derby Invitational on Sunday.

Host Auburn fired a two-under 286 in the final round to win the team title and knock off top-ranked Duke by one stroke. The Tigers finished with an 879 (+15), while the Blue Devils finished with an 880 (+16). Georgia was third with an 893 (+28). The Cavaliers shot a 290 on the day, tying the school record for their lowest round, for an 893 (+29) total.

Individually, Auburn's Maria Martinez fired a four-under 68 in the final round to earn medalist honors with a seven-under 209. Tennessee's Nicole Smith and Alabama's Jenny Suh tied for second with a 218 (+2) each.

Sophomore Lauren Mielbrecht (Gulf Stream, Fla.) paced the Cavaliers with her fourth consecutive Top 10 finish. She shot a two-under 70 in the final round for a 220 (+4) total. Junior Lindsay Robinson (Huntington, W.V.) fired a career-low, one-under 71 to tie for 21st with a 226 (+10), her season-best finish. Juniors Rachel Smith (Powell, Tenn.) and Leah Wigger (Louisville, Ky.) followed by one stroke to tie for 24th with a 227 (+11) each. Freshman Carly Truitt (Marysville, Ohio) rounded out the UVa scoring with a 231 (+15).

The Cavaliers resume action in the spring, traveling to the Papa John's Collegiate in Coral Gables, Fla., on Feb. 19-21.

1.	Auburn          	291-302-286-879 (+15)
2. 	Duke            	294-294-292-880 (+16)
3. 	Georgia        		294-305-293-892 (+28)
4. 	Virginia                297-306-290-893 (+29)
5.    	Tennessee               297-297-300-894 (+30)
6.  	Florida         	302-302-302-906 (+42)
7.  	South Carolina          301-310-298-909 (+45)
    	Oklahoma State          316-302-291-909 (+45)
9.	Alabama         	310-300-302-912 (+48)
10.	Louisiana State         308-310-299-917 (+53)
11.  	Florida State           303-318-298-919 (+55)
12.    	NC State                315-307-302-924 (+60)
13.     Texas           	308-307-314-929 (+65)
14.  	Mississippi             300-320-314-934 (+70)
15.    	UNC Wilmington          320-310-315-945 (+81)
16.    	Kansas          	317-319-311-947 (+83)
17.    	West Florida            330-329-327-983 (+119)
TOP INDIVIDUALS
1.      Maria Martinez, Auburn  69-72-68-209 (-7)
2.	Nicole Smith, Tenn.	75-71-72-218 (+2)
	Jenny Suh, Alabama	75-70-73-218 (+2)
VIRGINIA  PLAYERS
7.    	Lauren Mielbrecht       73-77-70-220 (+4)
t21.  	Lindsay Robinson        78-77-71-226 (+10)
t24.  	Rachel Smith            76-78-73-227 (+11)
t24.    Leah Wigger             73-74-80-227 (+11)
t44.  	Carly Truitt            75-80-76-231 (+15)