GREENSBORO, N.C. — Virginia Tech women's golfer Morgan Ketchum fired the lowest 54-hole score at the ACC Championship in program history – 3-under 213 – to place eighth upon conclusion of Friday's final round of stroke play at Sedgefield Country Club.
A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Ketchum tied for the tournament high with 16 birdies en route to besting the previous best score at ACCs of 1-over 217 shot twice (Emily Mahar, 2022 and Becca DiNunzio, 2021). Ketchum tied Wake Forest's Rachel Kuehn for the tournament lead in birdies, while DiNunzio led the field in pars (42).
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Ketchum, a freshman, got hot on the back nine each day, going 4-under-par during that stretch of holes. She strung together rounds of 72, 70 and 71 to register her second top-10 of the season.
DiNunzio also delivered a strong showing in Greensboro, tying for 24th at 5-over 221 (74-73-74). Alyssa Montgomery tied for 39th at 227 (71-79-77). Her opening-round 71 featured four birdies.
As a team, the Hokies racked up 45 birdies – third-most in the field – on their way to a sixth-place showing. Tech signed for an 889 (294-295-300).
Top seed and No. 2-ranked Wake Forest tallied a 19-under 845 (285-276-284) to claim the No. 1 seed heading into match play. Duke finished second in stroke play at 11-under 853 (283-283-287) while Clemson took third at 7-under 857 (285-283-289). Virginia claimed the final spot for match play with a 1-over 865 (288-287-290).
The Demon Deacons will face the Cavaliers in Saturday's semifinals, preceded by the Blue Devils and the Tigers matchup. Semifinal winners advance to Sunday's championship match, which begins at 9 a.m.
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With the Cavaliers finishing ahead of the Hokies at the ACC Championships, Virginia receives one point in the Commonwealth Clash, presented by Smithfield. The score for the Commonwealth Clash currently is 9-8 in favor of Virginia. For more information, visit here.
In the individual race, Virginia's Amanda Sambach set a three-round ACC record to claim medalist honors. Sambach signed for a 14-under 202 (68-66-68), holding off runner-up Phoebe Brinker of Duke by two shots.
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