Oct. 31, 2004

SANDESTIN, Fla. - Jessica Reno shot a final-round 77 Sunday to finish as the top University of Maryland player at the ACC/SEC Challenge women's golf tournament hosted by Florida State University.

The Terrapin sophomore finished in a tie for 45th overall in the event, which drew the top women's teams from both conferences. As a team, Maryland rallied from a difficult opening round for identical scores of 308 on Saturday and Sunday, placing 15th with a 941 team total.

Also for Maryland, Kate Stepanek fired a 73 on Sunday, marking the best round of the tournament by a Terrapin player. She finished in a tie for 51st at 232 for the tournament, rallying with rounds of 75 and 73 on the final two days.

Kelly Calkin tied for 67th at 237 after finishing with a 79 Sunday, with Kelly MacWhinnie at 245 after her final-round 79 and Katie Trotter scored 247 over the 54-hole event for 77th place.

Duke won the team event, scoring 278 on the final day to finish at 856. The Blue Devils were led by a tournament-record 62 from Elizabeth Janangelo and defeated Auburn by one stroke.

Despite her strong final round, Janangelo actually finished second individually, as Auburn's Diana Ramage rode a 64 on Tuesday to a 7-under-par 206 total, winning by four shots over Janangelo and Beth Irwin of Mississippi State.

Maryland finishes its fall season in two weeks at the Lady Jaguar Invitational hosted by Augusta State.

                         The Raven                 Sandestin,Fl.
                         Dates: 10/29 - 10/31     (Today:10-31-2004)
                                   Par:        71
                                   Yardage:  5937
      Fin.   Top 20 Teams             Scores
         1   Duke University          294  284  278    856
         2   Auburn University        292  271  294    857
         3   Louisiana State U.       299  290  290    879
         4   Wake Forest Univ.        300  295  286    881
         5   Mississippi St. U.       295  289  304    888
         6   Florida, U. of           294  305  295    894
         7   South Carolina, U of     297  299  300    896
         8   North Carolina, U of     303  297  305    905
             Florida State Univ.      301  301  303    905
        10   Virginia, Univ. of       292  312  304    908
        11   North Carolina State     308  298  303    909
             Miami, U. of             302  301  306    909
        13   Mississippi, U. of       316  296  301    913
        14   Kentucky, U. of          321  309  306    936
        15   Maryland, U. of          325  308  308    941
        16   Alabama, U. of           323  303  317    943

MARYLAND SCORES
T45. Jessica Reno 77-76-77--230; T51. Kate Stepanek 84-75-73--232; T67. Kelly Calkin 81-77-79--237; T74. Kelly MacWhinnie 85-81-79--245; 77. Katie Trotter 83-80-84--247.