Blue Devils Go Low; Move to 2nd at Tar Heel Invite

Saturday, October 9

Chapel Hill, N.C.

All Day

Duke University

Day Two at Tar Heel Invitational

Beck Takes Lead at Bryan National Collegiate

Blue Devils Go Low; Move to 2nd at Tar Heel Invite

10/9/2010 6:29:00 PM | Women's Golf

By: Duke Sports Information

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - For the second straight day, two freshmen led the Duke women's golf team at the Tar Heel Invitational as Laetitia Beck and Alejandra Cangrejo combined to shoot eight-under-par to move the Blue Devils into second place with 18 holes remaining at the 6,285-yard, par 72 Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill, N.C.

As a team, Duke shot a 10-under-par, 278, to move into second place with a total of 566, which is a season-best through three tournaments. The Blue Devils shot even par, 288, on day one. Alabama continues to hold a commanding lead with a 551 after 36 holes. Rounding out the top 10 were LSU (570), North Carolina (578), Virginia (579), Wake Forest (579), Auburn (581), Michigan State (581), Georgia (583) and Texas A&M (583).

"I saw a real mix today because I saw some bogeys to," said Duke Head Coach Dan Brooks. "I think when we look at the scores for this tournament; we are going to see lots of bogeys. For instance, Alejandra was three-under-par, went to even and then back to three-under-par. We did see a lot of birdies and matched those with a few rough holes. In the end, we came up 10 under so that is pretty good."

Beck opened her day as hot as can be with five birdies over her first nine holes and went on to shoot five-under-par, 67, on the day. A product of Caesarea, Israel, Beck registered birdies on No. 1, No. 3, No. No. 6, No. 7 and No. 9 on the front nine. For the day, she hit a team-best 17 greens with the only one missed being No. 8 and she was able to get up and down for par. Beck hit 10 fairways and had 30 putts on the day. She tallied seven pars, one three-putt bogey and one birdie on the nine to close out her day. Beck enters the final day fourth overall and four shots out of the lead with a 138.

"So my front nine was really good," said Beck. "I shot five-under on my front nine. On the back nine, I had one birdie and one bogey. I think I hit 17 greens [in the round]. I like this course. I have already shot seven-under here so I am pretty confident here."

A round that could have been even better than it turned out, Cangrejo finished with a three-under-par, 69. Cangrejo, who is from Bogota, Columbia, was three-under-par through seven holes and made the turn with a three-under-par, 33. She opened the back nine with three consecutive bogeys to move back to even par, but regrouped to close the final six holes at three-under-par. Cangrejo notched birdies on No. 13, No. 16 and No. 18. On the 18th, she hit her approach shot from the middle of the fairway to within less than two feet for birdie.

Cangrejo enters the final round tied for ninth with a 140. Her back-to-back rounds of under par is a first in her short career. She turned in a team-best 28 putts on the day to go along with 13 greens and 10 fairways.

"I am really happy," commented Brooks on the freshmen. "We are relying on them a little bit more than I would like to be right now. The freshmen -- we are so excited about them but we need a little bit more help from the upperclassmen. Everyone is swinging pretty well and I think we haven't seen our best day out here."

Both sophomore Lindy Duncan and sophomore Courtney Ellenbogen turned in rounds of one-under-par, 71, on Saturday. Duncan, a product of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was even par on the front nine and moved to two-under-par after she sank her first eagle of the season and third of her career on 481-yard, par five 13th. She hit her 60-degree wedge from 50 yards away to 10 yards past the flag, but spun the ball back 10 feet and into the cup for eagle. Duncan suffered a bogey on the 16th hole before closing with back-to-back pars. She hit 14 greens, 11 fairways and had 31 putts on the day, while entering the final round tied for 22nd with a 144.

Carding her second under-par round of the season, Ellenbogen hit a season-best 16 greens in regulation on Saturday. After making the turn at one-over-par, 37, Ellenbogen kicked off the back nine with two consecutive birdies to move to one-under par. She closed with seven straight pars to finish with a 71. She rolled the ball close to the cup all day and finished with 33 putts and hit 12 greens. Ellenbogen is also tied for 22nd with a 36-hole 144.

Senior Kim Donovan turned in a four-over-par, 76, on day two and is tied for 42nd with a 150. Donovan, who is from Hopkinton, Mass., carded two birdies on the day but had six bogeys. For the day, she hit 11 fairways, 10 greens and had 32 putts.

A day after totaling 13 birdies, the Blue Devils had 19 birdies on Saturday.

"We are not going to change anything," said Brooks on going into the final round. "We have to keep the same, patient attitude. Just let the numbers fall. That is all you can do. You cannot press in this game. All we can do is bring the tools, do our job and hope the putts fall."

The Blue Devils will tee off on Sunday beginning at 9:15 a.m., along with LSU and Alabama in a shotgun start.

Duke Results
4 Laetitia Beck Duke 71 67 138 -6
T9 Aleja Cangrejo Duke 71 69 140 -4
T22 Courtney Ellenbogen Duke 73 71 144 E
T22 Lindy Duncan Duke 73 71 144 E
T61 Kim Donovan Duke 74 76 150 +6

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1 2 Team Scores
1 1 Alabama, U. of 277 274 551 -25
T3 2 Duke 288 278 566 -10
2 3 LSU 285 285 570 -6
12 4 North Carolina 294 284 578 +2
7 T5 Virginia 290 289 579 +3
T8 T5 Wake Forest 291 288 579 +3
11 T7 Auburn 293 288 581 +5
T5 T7 Michigan State 289 292 581 +5
13 T9 Georgia 295 288 583 +7
10 T9 Texas A&M 292 291 583 +7
T5 T11 Tulane University 289 296 585 +9
14 T11 Vanderbilt 298 287 585 +9
T8 13 South Carolina 291 297 588 +12
T3 14 Florida, U of 288 301 589 +13
T15 15 Florida State Univ. 299 292 591 +15
17 16 Louisville, Univ. of 301 291 592 +16
T15 17 Denver, Univ. of 299 295 594 +18
18 18 North Carolina St. 302 303 605 +29

Individual Results
1 1 Brooke Pancake Alabama, U. of 65 69 134 -10
T5 2 Camilla Lennarth Alabama, U. of 69 67 136 -8
4 3 Brittany Altomare Virginia 68 69 137 -7
T13 4 Laetitia Beck Duke 71 67 138 -6
T8 T5 Sara-Maude Juneau Louisville, Univ. of 70 69 139 -5
T13 T5 Jennifer Kirby Alabama, U. of 71 68 139 -5
T13 T5 Catherine O'Donnell North Carolina 71 68 139 -5
T2 T5 Megan McChrystal LSU 67 72 139 -5
T13 T9 Michelle Shin Wake Forest 71 69 140 -4
T2 T9 Janine Fellows Tulane University 67 73 140 -4
T13 T9 Aleja Cangrejo Duke 71 69 140 -4
T13 T12 Cheyenne Woods Wake Forest 71 70 141 -3
T24 T12 Marta Sliva Zamora Georgia 72 69 141 -3
T13 T14 Caroline Powers Michigan State 71 71 142 -2
T24 T14 Stephanie Meadow Alabama, U. of 72 70 142 -2
T8 T14 Courtney Gunter North Carolina 70 72 142 -2
T13 T14 Cydney Clanton Auburn 71 71 142 -2
T5 T18 Julia Thead * Vanderbilt 69 74 143 -1
T8 T18 Aimee Neff Michigan State 70 73 143 -1
T24 T18 Austin Ernst LSU 72 71 143 -1
T5 T18 Sarah Zwartynski Texas A&M 69 74 143 -1
T13 T22 Calle Nielson Virginia 71 73 144 E
T24 T22 Suzie Lee South Carolina 72 72 144 E
T8 T22 Brittany Marchand North Carolina St. 70 74 144 E
T42 T22 Marina Alex Vanderbilt 74 70 144 E
T8 T22 Evan Jensen Florida, U of 70 74 144 E
T36 T22 Courtney Ellenbogen Duke 73 71 144 E
T36 T22 Lindy Duncan Duke 73 71 144 E
T24 T22 Mary Michael Maggio LSU 72 72 144 E
T24 T22 Sarah Beth Davis Texas A&M 72 72 144 E
T42 T31 Natalie Sheary Wake Forest 74 71 145 +1
T13 T31 Macarena Silva Florida State Univ. 71 74 145 +1
T36 T31 Kelly Drack Denver, Univ. of 73 72 145 +1
T54 T31 Tessa Teachman LSU 75 70 145 +1
T24 T31 Haley Wilson Auburn 72 73 145 +1
T36 T36 Sarah Thead * North Carolina 73 73 146 +2
T42 T36 Portland Rosen Virginia 74 72 146 +2
T54 T36 Mia Piccio Florida, U of 75 71 146 +2
T42 T36 Lauren Stratton Vanderbilt 74 72 146 +2
T24 T36 Maribel Lopez Porras Tulane University 72 74 146 +2
T67 T36 Patricia Sanz Auburn 76 70 146 +2
T67 T42 Laura Anderson Louisville, Univ. of 76 71 147 +3
T24 T42 Maria Salinas Florida State Univ. 72 75 147 +3
T24 T42 Katie Rose Higgins South Carolina 72 75 147 +3
T54 T42 Ellie Givens Denver, Univ. of 75 72 147 +3
T54 T42 Milena Savich Georgia 75 72 147 +3
T36 T42 Emilie Burger Georgia 73 74 147 +3
T24 T42 Rene Sobolewski Vanderbilt 72 75 147 +3
T74 T42 Casey Grice North Carolina 77 70 147 +3
T42 T50 Katie Burnett South Carolina 74 74 148 +4
T54 T50 Hannah Thomson Florida State Univ. 75 73 148 +4
T67 T50 Ana Menendez North Carolina St. 76 72 148 +4
T54 T50 Kendall Wright Georgia 75 73 148 +4
T54 T50 Linn Gustafsson Tulane University 75 73 148 +4
T42 T50 Jacqueline Hedwall LSU 74 74 148 +4
T42 T50 Katerina Ruzickova Texas A&M 74 74 148 +4
T36 T57 Samantha Swinehart South Carolina 73 76 149 +5
T42 T57 Lindsey Solberg Michigan State 74 75 149 +5
T13 T57 Isabelle Lendl Florida, U of 71 78 149 +5
T54 T57 Carlie Yadloczky Auburn 75 74 149 +5
T42 T61 Amanda Strang South Carolina 74 76 150 +6
T81 T61 Megan Grehan Vanderbilt 78 72 150 +6
T24 T61 Jessica Yadloczky Florida, U of 72 78 150 +6
T42 T61 Kim Donovan Duke 74 76 150 +6
T67 T61 Courtney Harter Alabama, U. of 76 74 150 +6
T81 T66 Natalie Brehm Michigan State 78 73 151 +7
T54 T66 Ashley McKenney Tulane University 75 76 151 +7
T42 T66 Anna Christenson Denver, Univ. of 74 77 151 +7
T54 T66 Marta Sanz Auburn 75 76 151 +7
T74 T70 Nicole Agnello Virginia 77 75 152 +8
T74 T70 Lauren Greenlief Virginia 77 75 152 +8
T67 T70 Brooke Baker North Carolina St. 76 76 152 +8
T84 T70 Anna Leigh Keith Vanderbilt 79 73 152 +8
T67 T70 Jackie Chang North Carolina 76 76 152 +8
T86 T75 Candice Wiley Louisville, Univ. of 80 73 153 +9
T54 T75 Alexandra Bodemann Wake Forest 75 78 153 +9
T54 T75 AnnaKarin Ljungstrom Louisville, Univ. of 75 78 153 +9
T93 T75 Natalie Reeves Texas A&M 82 71 153 +9
T84 T75 Katherine Perry North Carolina 79 74 153 +9
T86 T80 Tonje Daffinrud Denver, Univ. of 80 74 154 +10
T74 T80 Samantha Troyanovich Tulane University 77 77 154 +10
T74 T80 Tory Bauman Denver, Univ. of 77 77 154 +10
T42 T80 Allyssa Ferrell Michigan State 74 80 154 +10
T54 84 Andrea Watts Florida, U of 75 80 155 +11
T81 85 Jordan Allyne * North Carolina 78 78 156 +12
T67 86 O. Kristinsdottir Wake Forest 76 82 158 +14
T90 T87 Amelia Hill Georgia 81 78 159 +15
T74 T87 Chelsea Mocio Texas A&M 77 82 159 +15
T74 T89 Michelle Ahn * North Carolina 77 83 160 +16
T86 T89 Maria Castellanos Louisville, Univ. of 80 80 160 +16
T86 91 Maureen Dunnagan North Carolina St. 80 81 161 +17
T90 92 Amanda Baker North Carolina St. 81 81 162 +18
95 93 Margaret Pentrack * North Carolina 84 79 163 +19
T93 94 Hunter Ross * Wake Forest 82 86 168 +24
T90 95 Whitney Wenglasz Florida State Univ. 81 92 173 +29
96 - Jessica Negron Florida State Univ. A 70 - -