Blumenherst Moves Into A Tie For Lead At Bryan National Collegiate

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Day Two

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Blumenherst Moves Into A Tie For Lead At Bryan National Collegiate

4/7/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf

By: Duke Sports Information

BROWNS SUMMITT, N.C. ? After not leading a tournament for the first time this spring on Friday, Duke sophomore Amanda Blumenherst moved to where she was comfortable on Saturday, tied for the lead, at the Bryan National Collegiate in Browns Summitt, N.C. Blumenherst fired a one-under-par round of 71, which included three birdies over her final four holes at the 6,386-yard, Par 72 Bryan Park Champions Course.

“The wind was blowing hard off the lake and it was just really nasty conditions out there today,” said Duke Head Coach Dan Brooks. “If you shot in the 70s today, you were lucky and got some breaks. If we would have had any putts fall today we would have a nice lead. Hopefully the putts will fall tomorrow.”

A product of Scottsdale, Ariz., Blumenherst now owns a two-day total of 144 and is tied with Purdue's Maria Hernandez for the individual lead.

As a team, the Blue Devils turned in a 301 on day two and owns a 36-hole total of 593. Florida leads the event by one stroke with a 592, after turning in a team-best 294 on Saturday. Rounding out the top 10 teams are Purdue (593), North Carolina (600), South Carolina (607), Georgia (613), Auburn (616), Tennessee (617), Virginia (619) and Ohio State (619).

Blumenherst collected five birdies on the afternoon and her seven birdies for the tournaments is tied for the most. After a birdie to open the day, she went on to bogey the next three holes. Blumenherst came back to par the next six straight holes before notching a birdie on the par-five 11th hole. She had a bogey on No. 14, but finished in stellar fashion with birdies on No. 15, 17 and 18 to finish with a 71.

“Amanda's round today was as good as she has had all year as she dealt with these nasty weather conditions,” said Brooks.

Senior Anna Grzebien had Duke's next best round of the day with a one-over-par, 73. A product of Narragansett, R.I., Grzebien is tied for ninth with a 147. She opened the round with two bogies and a double-bogey over the first five holes, but settled down to play the next 13 holes at two-under-par. Her 3.95 par four scoring average for the tournament is tied for the best so far through two rounds.

After posting a 72 on day one, junior Jennifer Pandolfi notched a 78 on Saturday and is tied for 17th with a 150. Jennie Lee also had a good round on Friday but had trouble with the cold weather on the second day with an 80. She is tied for 26th with a 153. Freshman Alison Whitaker is also tied for 26th with a 153 after notching rounds of 74 and 79.

The Blue Devils will tee off on Sunday beginning at 11:00 a.m. with a shotgun start along with Purdue and North Carolina.

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finish top 20 schools scores
1 Florida 298 294 592 +16
T2 Duke 292 301 593 +17
T2 Purdue 290 303 593 +17
4 North Carolina 291 309 600 +24
5 South Carolina 297 310 607 +31
6 Georgia 303 310 613 +37
7 Auburn 301 315 616 +40
8 Tennessee 305 312 617 +41
T9 Virginia 300 319 619 +43
T9 Ohio State 307 312 619 +43
11 Wake Forest 309 312 621 +45
T12 Furman University 308 316 624 +48
T12 Florida State Univ. 309 315 624 +48
14 Louisiana State 311 314 625 +49
15 N. Car. Wilmington 306 320 626 +50
16 N. Car.- Greensboro 316 315 631 +55
17 North Carolina St. 314 318 632 +56
18 Charleston, Coll. of 312 333 645 +69

T4 T1 Maria Hernandez Purdue 71 73 144 E
T12 T1 Amanda Blumenherst Duke 73 71 144 E
T2 T3 Stefanie Endstrasser Purdue 70 75 145 +1
T29 T3 Whitney Myers Florida 75 70 145 +1
T7 T5 Sandra Gal Florida 72 74 146 +2
T2 T5 Blair Lamb Furman University 70 76 146 +2
T7 T5 Caroline Westrup Florida State Univ. 72 74 146 +2
1 T5 Jenna Pearson South Carolina 68 78 146 +2
T4 T9 Leah Wigger Virginia 71 76 147 +3
T18 T9 Anna Grzebien Duke 74 73 147 +3
T18 T11 Whitney Wade Georgia 74 75 149 +5
T29 T11 Mandy Goins Wake Forest 75 74 149 +5
T7 T11 Kate Thomas North Carolina 72 77 149 +5
T18 T11 Lauren Hunt North Carolina 74 75 149 +5
T18 T11 Gemma Webster Ohio State 74 75 149 +5
T18 T11 Tiffany Chudy Florida 74 75 149 +5
T7 T17 Jennifer Pandolfi Duke 72 78 150 +6
T4 T17 Sydney Crane North Carolina 71 79 150 +6
T12 T17 Christel Boeljon Purdue 73 77 150 +6
T7 T17 Carmen Perez-Narbon N. Car. Wilmington 72 78 150 +6
T12 T17 Marci Turner Tennessee 73 77 150 +6
T18 22 Candace Schepperle Auburn 74 77 151 +7
T37 T23 Emily Klein N. Car. Wilmington 76 76 152 +8
T44 T23 Maggie Simons * Wake Forest 77 75 152 +8
T12 T23 Dana Je Ohio State 73 79 152 +8
T44 T26 Kimberly Meck Louisiana State 77 76 153 +9
T37 T26 Benedicte Toumpsin South Carolina 76 77 153 +9
T18 T26 Steffi Kirchmayr Charleston, Coll. of 74 79 153 +9
T18 T26 Alison Whitaker Duke 74 79 153 +9
T12 T26 Jennie Lee Duke 73 80 153 +9
T12 T26 Camila Mori South Carolina 73 80 153 +9
T37 T26 Alina Lee Georgia 76 77 153 +9
T18 T26 Taylor Leon Georgia 74 79 153 +9
T51 T26 Mallory Blackwelder Florida 78 75 153 +9
T29 T35 Nicole Hage Auburn 75 79 154 +10
T51 T35 Angela Oh Tennessee 78 76 154 +10
T37 T35 Ann Laney North Carolina 76 78 154 +10
T37 T35 Myrte Eikenaar Purdue 76 78 154 +10
T44 T35 Melissa Eaton Louisiana State 77 77 154 +10
T29 T35 Rachel Smith Virginia 75 79 154 +10
T65 T41 Whitney Simons South Carolina 80 75 155 +11
T29 T41 Kathleen Ekey Furman University 75 80 155 +11
T29 T41 Lauren Doughtie North Carolina St. 75 80 155 +11
T29 T41 Nicole Smith Tennessee 75 80 155 +11
T60 T41 Nannette Hill Wake Forest 79 76 155 +11
T51 T46 Ashley Mylton N. Car.- Greensboro 78 78 156 +12
T18 T46 Margaret Shirley Auburn 74 82 156 +12
T51 T46 Sofia Aidemark N. Car.- Greensboro 78 78 156 +12
T44 T46 Emily Rapp Charleston, Coll. of 77 79 156 +12
T18 T46 Katie Miller North Carolina 74 82 156 +12
T44 T46 Whitney Brummett Florida State Univ. 77 79 156 +12
T29 T46 Laura Crawford Wake Forest 75 81 156 +12
T60 T53 Stephanie Derrey North Carolina St. 79 78 157 +13
T51 T53 Carling Coffing Ohio State 78 79 157 +13
T37 T53 Kristen Simpson Virginia 76 81 157 +13
T51 T53 Abigale Schepperle Auburn 78 79 157 +13
T60 T57 Mallory Hetzel Georgia 79 79 158 +14
T44 T57 Ornella Jouven Florida 77 81 158 +14
T51 59 Gabby DiMora N. Car.- Greensboro 78 81 159 +15
T37 T60 Caroline Martens Louisiana State 76 84 160 +16
T65 T60 Marisa Milligan Auburn 80 80 160 +16
T65 T60 Emily Street North Carolina St. 80 80 160 +16
T74 T60 Diana Cantu Tennessee 81 79 160 +16
T65 T60 Garrett Phillips Georgia 80 80 160 +16
T51 T60 Whitney Wright Florida State Univ. 78 82 160 +16
T74 T66 Alexis Rather Louisiana State 81 80 161 +17
T51 T66 Sally Shonk Virginia 78 83 161 +17
T65 T66 Jean Chua Wake Forest 80 81 161 +17
T65 T69 Carly Truitt * Virginia 80 82 162 +18
T79 T69 Kayla Shaul Florida State Univ. 82 80 162 +18
T79 T69 Ashley Tait N. Car. Wilmington 82 80 162 +18
T60 T69 Whitney Neuhauser Virginia 79 83 162 +18
T65 T69 Ashley Baker Furman University 80 82 162 +18
T74 T69 Rebecca Kuhn Louisiana State 81 81 162 +18
T84 T75 Corrine Carr Furman University 83 80 163 +19
T86 T75 Haley Brown Ohio State 84 79 163 +19
T44 T75 Stephanie Noser N. Car. Wilmington 77 86 163 +19
T60 T78 Holly Cantwell Tennessee 79 85 164 +20
T65 T78 Kathleen Strandberg North Carolina St. 80 84 164 +20
92 T78 Annelie Weimenhog N. Car.- Greensboro 86 78 164 +20
T86 T78 Monique Gesualdi Furman University 84 80 164 +20
T90 T82 Joanna Saleeby North Carolina St. 85 80 165 +21
T84 T82 Blythe Worley South Carolina 83 82 165 +21
T79 T84 Emma Jandel Ohio State 82 84 166 +22
T86 T84 Dolores White Wake Forest 84 82 166 +22
T65 86 Fiona Puyo Charleston, Coll. of 80 87 167 +23
T90 T87 Lauren Cousart Florida State Univ. 85 83 168 +24
T79 T87 Maria Raffo * South Carolina 82 86 168 +24
T74 T89 Liana Viljoen N. Car. Wilmington 81 88 169 +25
T74 T89 Megan Miller Charleston, Coll. of 81 88 169 +25