UVa Golfers Tied for 2nd After First Round of ACC Championships

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Greensboro, NC - The sixth-ranked Virginia women's golf team is tied with No. 29 Florida State for second place after the opening round of the ACC Championships taking place at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C. Virginia shot 11-over 295 on the par-71 course and trails No. 23 North Carolina by six shots.

The Cavaliers are in a pack of five teams separated by just three strokes. No. 16 Wake Forest is in fourth place at 296, No. 5 Duke is fifth at 297 and Maryland is sixth at 298.

Virginia was led by the top-10 finishes of sophomores Nicole Agnello and Brittany Altomare. Agnello shot 1-over 72 and is in sixth place while Altomare shot 73 and is tied for seventh place.

Senior Calle Nielson posted a score of 3-over 74 to stand 12th while freshman Portland Rosen carded a 5-over 76 in her first ACC Tournament and is in 21st place. Junior Eleana Collins also made her ACC debut, shooting 7-over 78 to finish the opening round in 32nd place.

North Carolina grabbed the early lead behind the play of Allie White's 5-under 66. She owns a four-shot lead over Wake Forest's Cheyenne Woods in stroke play.

The second round of the tournament is schedule to start Saturday at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start. Rain and thurnderstorms are expected in the Greensboro area during the morning and afternoon.

Live scoring of the tournament is online at Golfstat.com. Live webstreaming of the second and third rounds will be available for free on the ACC.com. The broadcast is schedule to begin Saturday at 1:30 p.m. until the conclusion of play and Sunday from 1:30 p.m. until the conclusion of play.

ACC Championships
Sedgefield Country Club
Greensboro, NC
Par-71, 6,185 yards
First Round Results

Team Results
1. North Carolina 289
2. Virginia       295
2. Florida State  295
4. Wake Forest    296
5. Duke           297
6. Maryland       298
7. Miami          302
8. NC State       311
9. Boston College 314

Individual Leaders
1. Allie White, North Carolina     66
2. Cheyenne Woods, Wake Forest     70
3. Katherine Perry, North Carolina 71
3. Jessie Hollandsworth, Maryland  71
3. Natalie Sheary, Wake Forest     71
6. Nicole Agnello, Virginia        72
7. Christina Hirano, Miami         73
7. Jessica Negron, Florida State   73
7. Macarena Silva, Florida State   73
7. Lindy Duncan, Duke              73
7. Brittany Altomare, Virginia     73

Virginia
 6. Nicole Agnello    72
 7. Brittany Altomare 73
12. Calle Nielson     74
21. Portland Rosen    76
32. Eleana Collins    78