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ACC Championship
Cason Leads Women’s Golf on First Day of ACC Championship
April 21, 2018 | Women's Golf
Junior Olivia Cason is tied for 12th after one round at the ACC Championship.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Olivia Cason shot a 1-over-par 73 on Saturday to pace the University of Louisville women's golf team through one round at the ACC Championship in Greensboro, N.C.
The junior is tied for 12th on a day that saw only 11 golfers shot even or below par. Cason is aiming for her second-consecutive top-10 finish at the event, tying for fourth at last year's conference championship.
Collectively, the Cardinals shot a 14-over-par 302 and sit ninth in a tightly packed team race. Louisville is six shots out of fourth place, while Duke is in first after tallying a 6-under-par 282.
The Cardinals return for the second round on Sunday, teeing off at the Grandover Resort & Conference Center East Course with Virginia and Notre Dame starting at 9:50 a.m. ET. Live coverage is being shown on ACC Network Extra from 2-4 p.m.
Molly Skapik and Delaney Shah, making her first collegiate postseason appearance, each produced a 4-over-par 76 and are tied for 30th. Shah is tied for the second-best par-3 average in the 60-player field.
Lauren Hartlage, No. 40 in Golfstat's latest ranking, is tied for 39th after registering a 5-over-par 77.
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2018 ACC Women's Golf Championship
April 21, 2018
Grandover Resort & Conference Center East Course (par 72/6,122 yards)
Greensboro, N.C.
TOP-FIVE TEAM SCORES PLUS LOUISVILLE (12 teams, 18-hole totals): 1. Duke – 282; 2. Clemson – 286; 3. Florida State – 291; 4. Miami – 296; 5. Wake Forest – 297; 9. Louisville – 302
LOUISVILLE GOLFERS (of 60): t-12. Olivia Cason – 73; t-30. Molly Skapik – 76; t-30. Delaney Shah – 76; t-39. Lauren Hartlage – 77; t-57. Kristin Engle – 81
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