Niloufar Aazam-Zanganeh

Career Notes
The 2002 ACC Rookie of the Year ... had her first collegiate victory as a freshman at the Lady Gamecock Classic.

2002-03
Finished with a 74.90 stroke average as a sophomore ... had one top-five, two top-10 and eight top-20 finishes ... collected 10 even or under par rounds ... finished tied sixth at the Tar Heel Invitational (76-72-72=220) ... tied fifth at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic (72-75-72=219) ... tied 16th at the NCAA East Regional (73-75-70=218) and tied 12th at the ACC Championship (80-76-71=227) ... finished 37th in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index.

2001-02
Became the fifth consecutive Duke player to earn ACC Rookie of the Year accolades ... earned All-ACC honors after posting a 75.48 stroke average, which was the sixth-best freshman stroke average in school history ... picked up one top-five, five top-10 and six top-20 finishes ... had her first collegiate victory at the Lady Gamecock Classic with rounds of 71-69-75 (215) ... the 215 three-day total was a career best and her second round 69 was also a career best ... finished tied for eighth at the Auburn Derby-Tiger Invitational (73-75-75=223) ... tied for ninth at the Wildcat Invitational (73-75-72=220) ... her six rounds of even or under par ranked third on the squad ... in her second collegiate tournament, she tied for ninth at the Franklin Street Trust ar Heel Invitational with rounds of 72-77-78 (227) ... finished ranked 39th in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index ... was the third-highest freshman ranked in the Golfweek/Sagarin poll.

Prep
Attended the Gymnase Auguste Piccard (1999-01) and College Champittet (1993-98) schools in Switzerland ... a four-time Swiss Juniors and Ladies National Champion ... notched international wins at the 2001 Spanish Ladies Amateur International, 2000 Doral Publix Junior Classic and the 2000 Portuguese Ladies Amateur International ... notched a victory at the 1998 Swiss Junior National Championship by recording a four-round 10-under-par total, which included a course record 67 in the third and fourth rounds (74-70-67-67)... has seen action in five European Team Championships, two World Team Championships and two Ladies European Tour events ... is currently a member of the Swiss National Team ... a three-time winner of the Switzerland Order of Merit, while being the runner-up in 1999 ... turned in a second place finish at the 1999 Ladies British Open Amateur ... recorded a second place finish at the 2000 European Girls Team Championship, while recording the best ranking of 71.70.

Personal
Born October 18, 1982 ... daughter of Freydoun and Carmen Aazam-Zanganeh ... her father, Freydoun, is originally from Iran, which led to her Persian name ... has been playing golf since she was nine years old ... the name �??Niloufar�?� means water-lily.