Maryland
Atlantic Coast Conference Championships
Calkin Posts 1-Under-Par 71 at ACC Women's Golf
4/19/2008 8:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
April 19, 2008
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Senior Kelly Calkin fired a 1-under-par round of 71 Saturday to lead University of Maryland players at the 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference women's golf championship being played at the Legends Course at the LPGA International resort.
Calkin's 71 gave her a 36-hole total of 148 and a tie for 11th place heading into Sunday's final round. Calkin took advantage of three straight birdies from the eighth through 10th holes to erase a double bogey on No. 7. She ten fell back to even with a bogey on 11 before a birdie on 16 gave her the sub-par finish.
As a team, Calkin's round helped the Terps move up two spots on the leaderboard into sixth. Maryland moved past 38th-ranked NC State into sixth by shooting a 306 on Saturday and finishing the day with a 613 total. The Terps were just seven shots out of a top-five finish in the field that includes six teams ranked in the top 40 in the nation.
Also for Maryland, senior Katie Trotter posted her second straight 75 and her 150 total tied her for 16th. Freshman Kerri Connolly was tied for 32nd at 157 after a 79 on Saturday, while Hilary Lawson posted an 81 for a 158 total and a tie for 35th. Carla Wasienko was 43rd at 171 after shooting an 83 on Saturday.
Virginia was tied with 12-time defending champion Duke atop the team standings heading into the final round. The Blue Devils and Cavaliers each were at 579 after 36 holes, with Duke rallying for a 285 team total on Saturday. Florida State was in third at 589.
Calle Nielson of Virginia took over the individual lead on Saturday with her second straight round of 2-under-par 70. She led by one stroke over Amanda Blumenherst of Duke, who toured Saturday in 4-under-par 68. Jennifer Pandolfi of Duke and Caroline Westrup of Florida State were tied for third at 143.
The final round of the 2008 ACC Women's Golf Championship begins at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday. Live scoring updates are available at www.golfstat.com, with second and third-round highlights available on ACCSelect.com.
TEAM STANDINGS
T1. Duke 294-285--579; T1. Virginia 284-295--579; 3. Florida State 296-293--589; 4. Wake Forest 299-297--596; 5. North Carolina 304-302--606; 6. MARYLAND 307-306--613; 7. NC State 299-315--614; 8. Miami 300-315--615; 9. Boston College 321-322--643.
MARYLAND SCORES
T11. Kelly Calkin 77-71--148; T16. Katie Trotter 75-75--150; T32. Kerri Connolly 78-79--157; T35. Hilary Lawson 77-81--158; 43. Carla Wasienko 88-83--171.
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