April 18, 2004
CLEMMONS, N.C. -
Marie Harper fired an even-par 71 Sunday to finish in a tie for 18th individually and lead Maryland to its best team round ever in a conference tournament on the final day of the Atlantic Coast Conference women's golf championships held at the Salem Glen Golf and Country Club.
Harper posted her best round of the season by shooting her 71, finishing the 54-hole event at 224, also her best three-round total of the season. The Maryland senior had three birdies on the back nine to shoot a 1-under-par 34 coming in.
As a team, Maryland shot 290 on the final day, placing sixth overall at 904. The Terps started the day three strokes behind Virginia in a battle for sixth, but Maryland's 290 was 14 shots better than the Cavaliers' team score on Sunday. Maryland's previous best team round at an ACC Tournament was a 306, posted four times, most recently in Friday's first round.
Katie Redeker also rallied for a top-20 finish, tying for 20th place at 225 after shooting a final-round 74. Freshman Jessica Reno also shot a 71 for the Terrapins on Sunday, with her three-round total of 229 tying her for 26th. Reno was hot early, going 2-under through the first 14 holes of the day.
Kristen McCurdy tied for 28th for the Terrapins at 231 following a 76, while Kate Stepanek closed with a 74 to finish tied for 31st at 233.
Duke won its ninth straight team championship, finishing 14-under-par at 838. The Blue Devils, who put all five players among the top 11 in the field, won the team title by 19 strokes over Wake Forest. North Carolina was third at 861.
Brittany Lang of Duke shot a final-round 68 to win medalist honors at a 9-under-par total of 204. She was in second place after each of the first two rounds, but rallied to win by two strokes. Lang was the only player in the field to post rounds in the 60s each day. Meaghan Francella, the leader after the first two rounds, finished second at 206.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Duke 279-286-273--838; 2. Wake Forest 290-292-275--857; 3. North Carolina 285-294-282--861; 4. NC State 303-293-288--884; 5. Florida State 293-300-294--887; 6. MARYLAND 306-308-290--904; 7. Virginia 307-304-304--915.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
1. Brittany Lang, Duke, 67-69-68--204; 2. Meaghan Francella, North Carolina, 66-69-71--206; 3. Ashley Prange, North Carolina, 69-71-67--207; 4. Elizabeth Janangelo, Duke, 73-73-66--212; T5. Christine Hallstrom, Wake Forest, 71-71-71-213; T5. Katie Quinney, Florida State, 72-67-74--213.
MARYLAND SCORES
T18. Marie Harper 74-79-71--224; T20. Katie Redeker 74-77-74--225; T26. Jessica Reno 81-77-71--229; T28. Kristen McCurdy 80-75-76--231; T31. Kate Stepanek 78-81-74--233.
