BOCA RATON, Fla. — In a field that featured 14 teams in the NCAA DII Top 30 rankings, the Lee University women's golf team finished in fourth place shooting an 883 over the three rounds at the Lynn Invite, earlier this week on the Boca Woods Country Club course.
Eighth-ranked Lynn University won their home tournament shooting a 2-under-par 862 over the three rounds. No. 10-ranked Grand Valley State (Mich.) University came in second with an 8-over 872, while fourth-ranked Dallas Baptist University was third, coming in at 10-over 874.
The Lady Flames are 11th in the DII national poll and beat top-ranked Anderson (S.C.) University (895) and No. 2 team Flagler (Fla.) College (884) in the top-level event.
Lee shot a 294 in round one, 298 in round two, and a 291 in round three.
Junior Hannah Nall led the way for the Lady Flames, finishing tied for ninth overall. The former Cleveland High four-time all-stater fired rounds of 73-75-70 for a 2-over-par 218.
Freshman Lehan Louis-Dumond was just a stroke back with 3-over 219 (71-74-74), to tie for 11th place individually.
Senior Banthita “Pearl” Phocharatkun came in tied for 21st with a three-round total of 6-over 222 (73-78-71), while classmate Haley Blevins was tied for 34th with a 77-73-76 for a total of 226.
Sophomore Olivia Ireland shot a 80-76-79 — 235 to come in tied for 67th. Freshman Emilia Nordström played as an independent, and shot a 79-85-75 — 239 to come in 72nd.
Jordan Karrh of DBU won the individual title shooting a 6-under 210 with rounds of 69-70-71.
This was the final regular season tournament for the Lady Flames. They will now prepare for the Gulf South Conference championship in Tunica, Mississippi, April 17-19.
“Super proud of the team for how we finished our last tournament of the regular season!" declared Lee head coach Geandra Almeida. "A top-four finish in such a strong field is an accomplishment to be proud of.
"We put together three solid rounds, and it was a true team effort with contributions from everyone.
"Hannah (Nall) led the way with a strong final round, earning a top-nine finish. Coming off an injury, it’s great to see her back and ready for the postseason," the Lady Flame menotr remarked.
"Lehane (Louis-Dumond) continued her consistent play, delivering three solid rounds and finishing just outside the top 10 in 11th place.
"This was a fantastic event where we secured some key head-to-head wins against some of the best teams in the country!" Coach Almeida assessed. "We’re excited to continue our preparation for the conference championship and hope to be ready to compete at our best!”
