Duke Advances to Match Play at NCAAs; Seeded No. 6

Monday, May 21

Stillwater, Okla.

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Day Four at NCAA Championship

Duke Advances to Match Play at NCAAs; Seeded No. 6

5/21/2018 8:40:00 PM | Women's Golf

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By: Duke Sports Information

STILLWATER, Okla. – For the third time out of the last four years, the Duke women's golf team has advanced to the match play portion of the NCAA Championship as the Blue Devils finished 72 holes of stroke play in sixth overall with a four-day total of 1,182 at the 6,328-yard, par 72 Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla.

Duke will tee off beginning at 8:00 a.m. (ET), Tuesday, May 22 in the quarterfinals against Southern California, who was seeded No. 3. The Blue Devils and Trojans were the exact same seeds in 2016 when Duke upset Southern California, 4-1 in match play in Eugene, Ore. Fans can follow the action live on the Golf Channel from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

It marks the 16th time in school history the Blue Devils have finished in the top 16 of the NCAA Championship.

The top eight teams that advanced to match play were UCLA (1161), Alabama (1161), Southern California (1168), Northwestern (1173), Stanford (1180), Duke (1182), Kent State (1184) and Arizona (1185). Arizona defeated Baylor in a playoff to garner the No. 1 slot.

In match play, No. 1 seed UCLA will face No. 8 seed Arizona; No. 2 seed Alabama will take on No. 7 seed Kent State; No. 3 seed Southern California vs. No. 6 seed Duke and No. 4 seed Northwestern against No. 5 Stanford.

Senior Leona Maguire turned in a team-best one-over-par, 289 for the tournament placing tied 13th overall. It marked her third top 15 finish in NCAA Championship action, after closing with a two-under, 70, in the final round.

A native of Cavan, Ireland, Maguire opened her day with eight pars and a birdie on No. 4. She made the turn at one-under, 35, and moved her score to four-under with birdies on No. 10, No. 12 and No. 14. Maguire made a great par save on the par three 15th and then parred No. 16. After totaling 36 bogey-free holes in a row, Maguire three-putted both No. 17 and No. 18 to finish with a 70. She hit 17 greens, all 14 fairways and rolled 33 putts in the final round.

Maguire finished her Duke career with 87 career rounds of even or under par, which is a Duke record and the second-most in NCAA history.

Sophomore Ana Belac turned in a team-best five birdies on Monday and signed for a two-under, 70. She placed tied 27th overall with a four-day ledger of 223. Belac, who is from Portoroz, Slovenia, opened her round with a par and then went birdie, birdie and bogey over the next three holes to remain even par. She then struck fire with birdies on No. 9, No. 12 and No. 15 to move to three-under for the day. Belac hit her drive out of bounds on No. 16, but came back to drain a 20-foot putt to save bogey. She got up-and-down on No. 17 for par from 10 feet and then parred No. 18 to finish at two-under.

The two-under, 70, for Belac was a career-best in NCAA Championship action.

Coming off collecting back-to-back rounds of 72 the last two days, freshman Jaravee Boonchant had an even par round through 15 as she totaled 13 pars, one three-foot birdie on No. 6 and a three-putt bogey on No. 10. On the way in, she suffered a double-bogey on No. 16 and bogey on No. 17 to finish with a 75. For the week, she placed tied 27th overall with a five-over, 293.

Junior Virginia Elena Carta struggled with an 80 Monday and placed tied 69th, while Lisa Maguire carded a 78 and was tied 79th.

Duke last played in match play in 2015 and 2016, advancing to the semifinals both years.

No. 3 seed Southern California vs. No. 6 Seed Duke
Jennifer Chang (USC) vs. Leona Maguire (Duke)
Allisen Corpuz (USC) vs. Virginia Elena Carta (Duke)
Gabriela Ruffels (USC) vs. Jaravee Boonchant (Duke)
Alyaa Abdulghany (USC) vs. Lisa Maguire (Duke)
Ameila Garvey (USC) vs. Ana Belac (Duke)

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Duke Results
T17 T13 Leona Maguire Duke 72 76 71 70      289 +1
40 T27 Ana Belac Duke 75 74 74 70      293 +5
16 T27 Jaravee Boonchant Duke 74 72 72 75      293 +5
T62 T69 Virginia Elena Carta Duke 78 76 76 80      310 +22
79 T79 Lisa Maguire Duke 77 79 83 78      317 +29

1 2 3 4 Team Scores
3 1 2 T1 UCLA 294 279 297 291      1161 +9
2 2 1 T1 Alabama 292 286 284 299      1161 +9
1 3 5 3 Southern California 291 298 296 283      1168 +16
6 T4 4 4 Northwestern 299 293 290 291      1173 +21
T16 9 7 5 Stanford 308 291 291 290      1180 +28
5 8 6 6 Duke 298 298 293 293      1182 +30
4 T6 8 7 Kent State 296 299 296 293      1184 +32
21 T16 10 T8 Baylor 313 295 287 290      1185 +33
T7 T4 3 T8 Arizona 301 291 288 305      1185 +33
T16 T16 11 10 Arkansas 308 300 289 289      1186 +34
20 12 12 11 Furman 312 293 294 289      1188 +36
T10 11 14 T12 Washington 303 300 299 290      1192 +40
T7 T6 9 T12 Florida State 301 294 299 298      1192 +40
18 18 13 T12 Texas 309 300 291 292      1192 +40
T7 10 T15 15 Louisville 301 300 302 296      1199 +47

Start Finish Player Team Scores
T1 1 Jennifer Kupcho * Wake Forest 65 74 70 71      280 -8
T3 T2 Bianca Pagdanganan Arizona 71 68 71 72      282 -6
T13 T2 Andrea Lee Stanford 77 69 71 65      282 -6
T1 4 Cheyenne Knight Alabama 70 69 70 74      283 -5
T3 T5 Jaclyn Lee * Ohio State 72 72 66 74      284 -4
T10 T5 Morgane Metraux Florida State 70 72 74 68      284 -4
T17 T7 Gurleen Kaur Baylor 79 71 69 68      287 -1
T7 T7 Kristen Gillman Alabama 73 72 70 72      287 -1
T10 T7 Mariel Galdiano UCLA 75 69 72 71      287 -1
T5 T7 Lauren Stephenson Alabama 74 69 70 74      287 -1
T7 T7 Lilia Vu UCLA 72 68 75 72      287 -1
T13 12 Emma Broze * Oklahoma State 73 74 70 71      288 E
T17 T13 Leona Maguire Duke 72 76 71 70      289 +1
T30 T13 Jennifer Chang Southern California 72 75 74 68      289 +1
T17 T13 Hannah Kim Northwestern 75 73 71 70      289 +1
T30 T13 Pimnipa Panthong Kent State 71 72 78 68      289 +1
T10 T17 Maddie Szeryk * Texas A&M 73 70 73 74      290 +2
T5 T17 Kim Metraux Florida State 73 69 71 77      290 +2
T17 T19 Julienne Soo * Oklahoma 76 72 71 72      291 +3
T13 T19 Patty Tavatanakit UCLA 71 71 75 74      291 +3
T17 T21 Rose Huang * Brigham Young 70 75 74 73      292 +4
T24 T21 Robyn Choi * Colorado 75 75 70 72      292 +4
T35 T21 Sophia Schubert Texas 75 75 72 70      292 +4
T17 T21 Alice Chen Furman 73 74 72 73      292 +4
T24 T21 Dylan Kim Arkansas 72 73 75 72      292 +4
T7 T21 Albane Valenzuela Stanford 76 73 66 77      292 +4
T30 T27 Jillian Hollis * Georgia, U. of 69 76 76 72      293 +5
T35 T27 Alyaa Abdulghany Southern California 76 73 73 71      293 +5
40 T27 Ana Belac Duke 75 74 74 70      293 +5
16 T27 Jaravee Boonchant Duke 74 72 72 75      293 +5
T24 T27 Allisen Corpuz Southern California 72 74 74 73      293 +5
T17 T27 Micheala Williams * Tennessee 72 75 72 74      293 +5
T24 T33 Janet Mao Northwestern 68 78 74 74      294 +6
T30 T33 Alana Uriell Arkansas 78 74 69 73      294 +6
T24 T33 Amy Lee Baylor 76 72 72 74      294 +6
T49 T36 Sarah Rhee Washington 75 76 75 69      295 +7
T43 T36 Kaylee Benton Arkansas 77 76 72 70      295 +7
T35 T38 Molly Skapik Louisville 76 71 75 74      296 +8
T43 T38 Gabriela Ruffels Southern California 74 76 75 71      296 +8
T30 T38 Kaitlyn Papp Texas 79 72 70 75      296 +8
T35 T38 Lauren Hartlage Louisville 73 75 74 74      296 +8
T35 T38 Bethany Wu UCLA 76 71 75 74      296 +8
T43 T38 Shannon Aubert Stanford 76 74 75 71      296 +8
T49 T44 Kristin Engle Louisville 76 77 73 71      297 +9
T43 T44 Rino Sasaki Washington 75 75 75 72      297 +9
T41 T46 Sarah Cho Northwestern 78 74 72 74      298 +10
T58 T46 Haylee Harford Furman 83 72 74 69      298 +10
T54 T48 Reona Hirai Furman 78 75 74 72      299 +11
T24 T48 Yu-Sang Hou Arizona 74 71 75 79      299 +11
T43 T50 Natalie Srinivasan Furman 79 72 74 75      300 +12
T43 T50 Chloe Salort Kent State 75 75 75 75      300 +12
57 T52 Maria Vesga Baylor 80 74 74 73      301 +13
T41 T52 Sandra Nordaas Arizona 78 76 70 77      301 +13
T49 T52 Kory Nielsen Kent State 75 75 76 75      301 +13
T49 55 Michaela Finn Kent State 75 77 74 76      302 +14
T58 T56 Wenyung Keh Washington 77 77 75 74      303 +15
T54 T56 Karen Miyamoto Washington 76 72 79 76      303 +15
T49 T56 Haley Moore Arizona 78 76 72 77      303 +15
T54 T56 Amanda Doherty Florida State 74 77 76 76      303 +15
T58 T60 Agathe Laisne Texas 76 77 76 75      304 +16
T62 T60 Clare Legaspi UCLA 79 75 76 74      304 +16
T72 T62 Emilee Hoffman Texas 79 81 73 72      305 +17
T68 T62 Stephanie Lau Northwestern 78 74 80 73      305 +17
T62 T62 Diane Baillieux Baylor 78 80 72 75      305 +17
T66 65 Julianne Alvarez Washington 79 78 74 75      306 +18
T68 66 Maria Fassi Arkansas 81 78 73 75      307 +19
T72 T67 Fiona Liddell Baylor 81 78 74 75      308 +20
T58 T67 Angelica Moresco Alabama 75 76 78 79      308 +20
T68 T69 Brooke Riley Northwestern 87 72 73 78      310 +22
T62 T69 Virginia Elena Carta Duke 78 76 76 80      310 +22
T72 T71 Delaney Shah Louisville 76 77 80 78      311 +23
T62 T71 Amelia Garvey Southern California 73 78 79 81      311 +23
76 T71 Jacqueline Bendrick Furman 82 75 78 76      311 +23
77 74 Olivia Cason Louisville 76 77 83 77      313 +25
T66 75 Lakareber Abe Alabama 76 81 74 83      314 +26
T68 T76 Gigi Stoll Arizona 78 77 77 83      315 +27
78 T76 Kayla Jones Florida State 84 76 78 77      315 +27
T72 T76 Ziyi (Emily) Wang Stanford 79 75 79 82      315 +27
79 T79 Lisa Maguire Duke 77 79 83 78      317 +29
80 T79 Karoline Stormo Kent State 81 90 71 75      317 +29
82 81 Cara Gorlei Arkansas 86 77 81 74      318 +30
83 82 Mika Liu Stanford 85 75 85 77      322 +34
81 T83 Greta Voelker Texas 83 76 84 87      330 +42
T84 T83 Kathleen Sumner Florida State 84 86 80 80      330 +42