Oct. 3, 2005

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The University of Virginia women's golf team is ranked No. 20 nationally in the first rankings of the 2005-06 season, Golfweek.com announced.

The Cavaliers, under the guidance of third-year head coach Jan Mann, jumped from a final ranking of 28 last season to their current rank of 20 to open the season. The highest ranking that the Cavaliers, in their third season, ever received was a No. 14 showing in the first poll last fall.

In its first tournament, UVa captured fifth place at the Cougar Classic on Sept. 12.

Individually, junior Leah Wigger (Louisville, Ky.) is ranked No. 39 nationally, while sophomore Lauren Mielbrecht (Gulf Stream, Fla.) is ranked No. 51. At the Cougar Classic, Wigger paced UVa with a 217 to tie for third, while Mielbrecht followed by one stroke to tie for sixth.

The Cavaliers return to action on Oct. 7-9 at the Lady Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C.

	Team			Rating
1.	Duke			71.51
2.	Pepperdine		71.81
3.	Purdue			71.83
4.	Georgia			71.98
5.	Arkansas		72.00
6.	Tennessee		72.04
7.	UCLA			72.08
8.	Washington		72.49
9.	Arizona State		72.57
10.	UNLV			72.63
11.	New Mexico		72.72
12.	Texas A& M		72.72
13.	Auburn			72.80
14.	Ohio State		72.88
15.	Vanderbilt		72.93
16.	Southern Cal		72.96
17.	Michigan State		73.00
18.	Baylor			73.23
19.	Southern Methodist	73.31
20.	VIRGINIA		73.37
21.	Oregon			73.46
22.	Brigham Young		73.49
23.	Georgia State		73.49
24.	Oregon State		73.54
25.	California		73.78
26.	Wake Forest		73.82
27.	Florida			73.94
28.	Long Beach State	73.98
29.	NC State		74.03
30.	Louisiana State		74.28