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Marta Prieto carded a
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Demon Deacons Finishes Third at ACC Championship

Mart Prieto takes fourth place to lead women's golf.

April 18, 1999

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Led by sophomore Marta Prieto (Sevilla, Spain), the Wake Forest women's golf team finished third at the ACC Championships on Sunday. The tournament was played at the par 72, 5,950-yard layout of the Grandover East Golf Course in Greensboro, NC.

The Demon Deacons improved on their first two rounds on Sunday, as they recorded a 300 in the final round to finish the 54-hole event at 303-304-300=907. The Deacons finished 17 strokes off the pace of team champion Duke, which completed play at 291-301-298=890. The Blue Devils' Beth Bauer captured individual medalist honors as she recorded an even-par 71-73-72=216.

Prieto carded a career-best 70 on Sunday to finish in a tie for fourth place at 6-over-par 75-77-70=222. Freshman Katie Brenny (Little Falls, MN) was the next Deacon individual in the field, as she had a career-best sixth place finish at 73-74-78=225. Following Brenny in the individual standings was fellow first-year player Nicole Faniola (Old Lyme, CT), who tied for 11th place at 76-79-77=232. Junior Kelly Kirwin (Grand Rapids, MN) was the next Deacon individual, as she finished in a three-way tie for 13th place at 80-80-75=235. Rounding out the Demon Deacons in the field was senior Kristen Wagner (Martinsville, IN) in 16th place at 79-74-84=237.

TEAM STANDINGS AFTER 36 HOLES

1.  Duke                291-301-298=890
2.  Florida State       300-307-295=902
3.  Wake Forest         303-304-300=907
4.  North Carolina      313-320-301=934

TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS

1.  Beth Bauer, Duke            71-73-72=216
2.  Jenny Chuasiriporn, Duke    71-74-74=219
3.  Amy Spooner, Florida State  76-75-69=220
4.  Marta Prieto, Wake Forest   75-77-70=222
    Erika Iding, Florida State  72-75-75=222
6.  Amy Bond, Florida State     71-81-73=225
    Candy Hannemann, Duke       75-78-72=225
    Kate Brenny Wake Forest     73-74-78=225
9.  Marcy Newton, N. Carolina   79-76-72=227
10. Kalen Anderson, Duke        74-76-80=230

WAKE FOREST COMPETITORS

T11. Nicole Faniola, Wake Forest    76-79-77=232
T13. Kelly Kirwin, Wake Forest      80-80-75=235
16.  Kristen Wagner, Wake Forest    79-74-84=237