NC State Wolfpack

Lorraine Ballerano
	Class: Senior Hometown: Myrtle Beach, S.C. High School: Socastee

Fall 2005: Competed in all four events and averaged 77.2 strokes per round ... Had all 12 rounds count ... Shot par in the first round of the Cougar Classic and finished six over to tie for 20th place ... Tied for 28th at the Lady Tar Heel Invitational at 12 over.

2004-05: Played in all 10 events and had all but two rounds count ... Second on the team with 76.8 strokes per tournament, which ranks third in school history ... Led squad with 77.0 stroke average in the spring ... Led team to 10th place finish at Cougar Classic, shooting one-under in the third round to finish seven over and tied for 16th ... Shot par in final round of Franklin Street Invitational to finish 11-over and tied for 16th ... Led team in four straight spring tournaments, beginning at the Papa John's Collegiate ... Tied for ninth place at the Lady Gamecock Classic ... Shot par in the second round of the LSU/Cleveland Golf Classic to finish five-over and tied for sixth, her best finish of the season ... Scorched the first round of the Bryan National Collegiate, carding the team's lowest score of the season, a 69, which ties for second place in the school records ... Led the team with five rounds equal or under par ... Led the squad with five top 20 finishes ... Ranks third in school history with 66 career rounds played ... Career stroke average of 77.6 ranks second in school history ... Advanced to the quarterfinals of the championship division of the Southern Amateur ... Tied for first place in qualifying round at Sapona CC in Lexington, N.C., to qualify for the US. Amateur ... Semifinalist at Carolinas Amateur Match Play Championship.

2003-04: Third on the team with a 77.8 stroke average, including a team-best 76.5 in fall play ... Played in nine of 10 tournaments on the year ... Also competed in one JV event, the J. Ralph Hargett Invitational, which she won ... Led the team in both October tournaments ... Best event was the ACC/SEC Challenge at Raven Golf Course in Destin, Fla., where she led the squad with a three-over-par score and placed 11th individually ... Shot par in the second round of the Cougar Fall Classic at Yeamans Hall in Charleston, S.C., and finished tied for 17th at 11-over.

2002-03: Participated in five tournaments, one with the junior varsity squad ... Had her best collegiate performance at the Lady Gator where she shot rounds of 78-77-73=228 to finish tied for 26th in a deep and talented field ... Finished third at the Lady Bulldog (JV).

Prep/Amateur: Owns three championship titles, including the 2000 Twin States Junior, 2000 Junior Rice Planters and the 2000 SCJGA Players Championships ... Named the 2000 Beth Daniel Player of the Year for South Carolina ... 2001 Miss Golf for South Carolina ... Tied for ninth at the 2001 AJGA McDonals's Betsy Rawls National Girls Junior ... Two-time qualifier for the US Junior Girls ... Made second roung of match play 2002 US Women's Amateur AJGA Public Links ... Claims two top three finishes at AJGA events ... Shot a career low 68 during second round of the 2002 AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions, where she finished in the top 15. Personal: Graduated from Socastee High School in the top five percent of her class ... Enrolled in the College of Management ... Daughter of Robert and Denise Ballerano.