Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, April 18, 1993 TAG: 9304180184
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C10 EDITION: METRO
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DUKE WINS WOMEN'S ACC TOURNAMENT
Wake Forest's Stephanie Neill overcame windy conditions to shoot a 75 and edge Duke's Stephanie Sparks for individual honors, but Duke still won the team title at the ACC women's golf tournament in Greensboro, N.C.Neill trailed Sparks by two strokes after Friday's second round. Neill finished at 219, and Sparks, who shot a final-round 79, was second at 221.
Duke, which led the tournament each day, had three players in the top eight as it took its third ACC title.
North Carolina's Kimberley Byham was third at 223, and teammate Jessica Wood was tied with Duke's Tonya Blosser at 228. Kelly Pittman of Florida State was next at 229, Justine Richards of North Carolina was at 231 and Duke's Kathi Poppmeier came in at 233.
North Carolina finished second at 923 followed by Wake Forest at 926 and Florida State at 941.
Virginia Tech's Brian Sharp and Sean Farrell are at 151 and in a tie for 11th place individually after 36 holes at the Firestone Intercollegiate Tournament at the par-72 Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.
Penn State had the lead in the team competition with two rounds of 297 for a 594 total and a 14-shot lead over Michigan at 607 and Kentucky at 608. The Hokies shot 308 and 310 for a 618 total and eighth place. Kevin Kraft of Penn State led the individual competition, shooting 69 and 72 for a 141 total and a five-shot lead.
Sharp shot 71-80, and Farrell 77-74. Teammate Clayton Friend shot 78-79, Tom Graziano shot 82-88 and Louis Conner of Roanoke shot 85-79.
With the 20 teams playing in gusting winds, snow and 30-degree temperatures, the rounds took 11 hours to complete.
The final round will be played today, weather permitting.