Sports > March 20, 2008

By Allison Lange | Sports editor

The Wake Forest women’s golf team, currently No. 10 in the nation, finished third in the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic, hosted in Baton Rouge, La., March 14-16. The girls were coming off of another third place finish out of 15 teams at the Lady Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla.

The team was represented in Baton Rouge by senior Laura Crawford, juniors Jean Chua and Laura Crawford and freshmen Allie Bodemann and Natalie Sheary.

During the first day of play, Crawford led the team, shooting a 70.

Hill and Chua both shot a 76 during the first round, followed by Sheary with a 78 and Bodemann with an 88.

After the first round of play, which included very windy weather conditions, the team shot a 300, leaving the girls tied for second with tournament host LSU.

Florida State finished round one in first place, seven strokes ahead of the Deacs.

The second round of play began March 15.

Crawford lost her tie for first place after shooting a 78 on the day, which was six over par. She is currently tied for tenth after the second round.

Chua and Sheary both led the team on the second day, shooting a one-over 73.

Bodemann shot a 76 for the day, including three birdies, while Hill shot an eight-over 80.

The team shot another 300 for round two, and dropped one spot to third place in the Classic, totalling 600 for both days.

On the last day of play, March 16, the Deacs all golfed very well, with all five players shooting in the 70s.

Hill led the team on the final day, shooting a two-under 70.

She tied for 22nd overall.

Bodemann continued to improve on the course, shooting a 73 on the final day, improving by 15 strokes from her first day of play. She finished in a tie for 70th.

Crawford improved on her day two score by three strokes, shooting a 75 on the last day. Crawford led the team overall, shooting a 223 at the Classic and tying for 11th place.

Sheary and Chua both shot consistently throughout the weekend, finishing the last day with a 76 and 77, respectively.

The two finished with one stroke difference, leaving Chua tied for 22nd and Sheary tied for 26th at the end of the Classic.

The team’s best day of play was the third and final round, where the girls shot a 294, dropping six strokes from the first and second round scores, which placed them third as a team.

Florida State won the tournament, finishing 10 strokes ahead of the Deacons.

The women’s golf team will travel to the University of Georgia Club in Athens, Ga., where they will play in the Liz Murphey Collegiate March 21-23.