Athens, GA - The seventh-ranked Virginia women's golf team is tied for sixth place following Friday's opening round of play at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic at the University of Georgia Golf Club. The tournament is using a best ball format with all five competitors from each school playing together as opposed to seeded players from three or four teams playing in groups.

Virginia's players combined to shoot 6-over 294. Purdue leads the 23-team field at 4-under 284 while Alabama is second at 2-under 286.

While a best ball format is being used to determine the team score, traditional stroke play is in place for the individual competition. UVa's Calle Nielson led the Cavaliers with a 2-over 74 to stand 12th overall. Brittany Altomare and Eleana Collins are tied for 20th at 75. Collins is competing as a non-scoring individual. Joy Kim is in 30th place at 76 while Nicole Agnello and Portland Rosen both carded 78s to tie for 59th place.

Duke's Aleja Cangrejo and Florida State's Hannah Thomson lead the field at 2-under 70.

The second round of the tournament takes place Saturday and the final round is slated for Sunday.

Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
University of Georgia Golf Club
Athens, Ga.
Par 72, 6,335 yards
First Round Results

Team Results
 1. Purdue         284
 2. Alabama        286
 3. Duke           291
 3. Georgia        291
 5. Florida State  293
 6. Arkansas       294
 6. Auburn         294
 6. Virginia       294
 6. Wake Forest    294
10. Kennesaw State 295
10. Oklahoma       295
12. Michigan State 296
12. South Carolina 296
14. North Carolina 297
15. Florida        300
15. Ohio State     300
17. Notre Dame     302
18. LSU            303
19. Furman         304
20. Kent State     306
21. Kentucky       307
22. Chattanooga    311
22. Georgia State  311

Individual Leaders
1. Aleja Cangrejo, Duke            70
1. Hannah Thomson, Florida State   70
3. Numa Gulyanamitta, Purdue       71
4. Hayley Clinning, Kennesaw State 72
4. Laura Gonzalez, Purdue          72
4. Casey Grice, North Carolina     72
4. Emily Tubert, Arkanasa          72

Virginia Results
12. Calle Nielson     74
20. Brittany Altomare 75
20. Eleana Collins*   75
30. Joy Kim           76
59. Nicole Agnello    78
59. Portland Rosen    78
* Playing as a non-scoring individual