EUGENE, Ore. -- Duke freshman Virginia Elena Carta won the NCAA individual title Monday for her first college victory, closing with a 3-under 69 and an eight-shot victory.
The Blue Devils were among the eight teams that advanced to match play, which starts Tuesday at Eugene Country Club.
Carta, a 19-year-old from Italy, broke the NCAA record by finishing at 16-under 272. Doris Chen of USC shot 274 in 2014 at Tulsa Country Club. Carta, who led by six shots going into the final round of stroke play, won by eight over Demi Weber of Miami (71) and Haley Moore of Arizona (68).