Stanford, CA - The 13th-ranked Virginia women's golf team is tied for first place following the opening round of the NCAA West Regional Championship at the Stanford Golf Course. The Cavaliers shot 7-over 291 on the par-71 course and are tied with seventh-ranked Arizona. Top-ranked UCLA and No. 24 California are both one shot behind the co-leaders. The top eight teams from the tournament will advance to the NCAA Championships.

Virginia freshman Brittany Altomare led the Cavaliers by shooting 1-under 70. She is tied for third place in the 122-player field. Junior Calle Nielson shot 1-over 72 and is in 13th place. Freshman Nicole Agnello carded a 2-over 73 and is in 19th place. Redshirt freshman Lauren Greenlief and junior Joy Kim both posted scores of 5-over 76 and are in 47th place.

San Jose State's Madeleine Ziegert leads the field at 4-under 67.

"It was a very good start for us," said head coach Kim Lewellen. "We played very consistent today, which is what we needed to do because this is the first time we have competed on this course. I think we left some shots out there, so we are pleased, but also feel we can play better."

The second round of the tournament takes place Friday and the final 18 holes are scheduled for Sunday. Virginia starts its second round at 1:26 p.m. while teamed with Ohio State and Stanford. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.

NCAA West Regional Championship
Stanford Golf Course
Stanford, CA
Par-71, 6,115 yards
First Round Results

  1. Virginia       291
  1. Arizona        291
  3. UCLA           292
  3. California     292
  5. Texas          293
  6. Alabama        295
  6. UNLV           295
  8. Ohio State     296
  9. Stanford       297
 10. Texas A&M      299
 11. Iowa State     302
 11. LSU            302
 11. UC Irvine      302
 14. San Jose State 303
 15. Colorado State 304
 16. UC Davis       308
 16. Arkansas       308
 18. Portland State 309
 19. San Francisco  312
 19. Idaho          312
 21. Maryland       316
 22. Texas State    317
 23. Oral Roberts   319
 24. Pennsylvania   329

Individual Leaders
1. Madeleine Ziegert, San Jose State 67
2. Pia Halbig, California            68
3. Brittany Altomare, Virgnia        70
3. Henna Cho, UC Irvine              70
3. Haley Stephens, Texas             70

Virginia Results
  3. Brittany Altomare 70
 13. Calle Nielson     72
 19. Nicole Agnello    73
 47. Lauren Greenlief  76
 47. Joy Kim           76