Despite entering the tournament ranked behind three other teams, the No. 23 Virginia women’s golf team claimed second place at the ACC Championships in Greensboro, NC this past weekend.
Seeking the first conference title in program history, the Virginia women’s golf team tees off at the ACC Championships on Thursday morning in Greensboro, N.C. The Cavaliers, ranked No. 23 by Golfstat, face a challenging field that features five top-25 opponents.
“The Skinny” on matchups for baseball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, women’s tennis, swim and dive, track and field, softball and women’s golf.
Extensive previews for Virginia baseball, men’s basketball and women’s lacrosse events this weekend ran in Friday’s edition of The Cavalier Daily and remain available online.
Both Virginia golf teams were in action over the weekend, as the No. 14 men won the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate in Johnson City, Tenn. and the No. 27 women placed 15th at the Tar Heel Invitational in Chapel Hill, N.C.
With No. 32 Kentucky already a chasm ahead of the competition, the No. 16 Virginia women’s team fended off No.
[caption id="attachment_46469" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Virginia women's golf coach Kim Lewellen earned LPGA T&CP National Coach of the Year honors Monday.
[caption id="attachment_45773" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Junior Brittany Altomare led Virginia in scoring during 7 of 11 tournaments last year, including a first place finish at the Golfweek Collegiate Challenge.
[caption id="attachment_37479" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore Brittany Altomare led Virginia to a fifth-place finish at The Landfall Tradition in Wilmington, N.C.
The No. 20 Virginia men's golf team will open its season this Sunday at The Fall Preview in Stillwater, Okla.
[caption id="attachment_34492" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Brittany Altomare fell just one shot short of the lead at the ACC Tournament this weekend.
The Virginia women's golf team competes this weekend in the 2010 ACC Championship at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.
The No. 15 Virginia women's golf team notched 11th place this weekend at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic held at the University of Georgia Golf Course.
No. 18 Virginia women's golf team traveled to New Orleans this past weekend to compete in the Tiger/Wave Golf Classic at the English Turn Golf and Country Club.
In 2008, the Virginia women's golf team lost to defending national champion Duke by one stroke at the ACC Championship.
