WILMINGTON, N.C. - Over the 26 years as the head coach of the Duke women's golf team, Dan Brooks has posted some very memorable victories, including five NCAA Championships.  The Blue Devils added another great memory on Sunday at the very challenging NCAA Fall Preview as the Blue Devils stormed back from being down 10 strokes to No. 1 UCLA and won by one over fourth-ranked Auburn and UCLA.

As a team, Duke registered an even-par, 288, on Sunday to tie for the best round of the morning and went on to finish the weekend with a 54-hole total of 881 with 18-hole ledgers of 296, 297 and 288.  The Blue Devils collected a total of 19 birdies and one eagle on Sunday at the 6,325-yard, par 72 Pete Dye Course at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C.

UCLA (882) finished tied for second with Auburn (882), while Arizona State (889), Virginia (891), Purdue (892), Wake Forest (895), Denver (898), Alabama (903), Michigan State (904) and Georgia (912) closed out the top 10.  The field was one of the most challenging Duke has faced all season.

Senior Alison Whitaker led the Duke charge on the final day as she carded a three-under-par, 69, which marked her second straight under-par round to close out the NCAA Fall Preview.  A product of Melbourne, Australia, Whitaker finished with a three-day total of 217, which was tied for fifth -- her best finish of the season.  For the round, she hit 11 fairways, 11 greens and had 26 putts.

Whitaker opened her day one-over-par through seven holes, before having an up-and-down next seven holes that included four birdies, two bogeys and one par to move to one-under-par.  The two-time All-ACC selection opened her round on hole No. 5 -- so she closed with holes one through four and made the most of them registering birdies on No. 2 and No. 4.  Over the final five overall holes, Whitaker was three-under-par.  Her birdie on the 122-yard, par three second hole came off a 30-foot putt.

Three Blue Devils carded a one-over-par, 73, on the final day from Stacey Kim, Courtney Ellenbogen and Kim Donovan.  Kim, a freshman from Columbus, Ohio, concluded the weekend with a career-best tied for 12th place finish with rounds of 72, 75 and 73 for a total of 220.  She posted four birdies, drained over 25-foot birdie putts on No. 2 and No. 18, while finishing with a career-best 25 putts.  Kim hit 14 fairways and 13 greens-in-regulation on the day.

Ellenbogen totaled her best round of the tournament on Sunday as she also netted a career-best 25 putts, hit 13 fairways and eight greens.  Her day was highlighted by notching five up-and-downs to go along with three birdies and her first collegiate eagle on the sixth hole.  A native of Blacksburg, Va., Ellenbogen finished tied for 36th with a 54-hole total of 226.  On her eagle, she holed a 90-yard shot using a gap wedge, which landed 15 feet under the hole and rolled in.

Duke closed out the fall season with a victory, which marked the 109th career win for Brooks.