CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The No. 18 (WGCA Division II Top 25) Flagler College women's golf team shot a 47-over par 911 (307-301-303) and finished in a tie for ninth place at the NCAA Division II South Regional Preview, which ended Tuesday afternoon at Cleveland Country Club (par 72; 6,206 yards).

No. 3 Nova Southeastern University started the day in fourth place and shot a 289 in the final round to win by eight strokes. The Sharks finished with an 883 (291-303-289). No. 7 Anderson University and No. 11 Lee University, the host school, tied for second place with an 891. The leader coming into today, No. 2 Lynn University, finished in fourth place with an 892. No. 13 Limestone finished in fifth place with a 902. There were seven teams in the field ranked in the WGCA Top 25.

Ellen Andersson of Nova Southeastern University led the 90-woman field wire-to-wire and finished with a 2-under 214 (69-72-73). She edged out two golfers by one stroke.

Flagler's Stella Jelinek finished in a tie for 11^th place with a 6-over 222 (76-74-72). Henriette Stranda carded an 11-over 227 (77-74-76) and finished in a tie for 23^rd place. Jordyn Hodgson tied for 30^th place with a 13-over 229 (75-77-77). Sophie Wheeler (79-78-78) and Victoria Veator (81-76-78) tied for 53^rd place with a 19-over 235. Shanya Arasu who played as an individual, ended with a 17-over 233 (81-77-75).

Next up for the Saints is the Golfweek D2 Fall Invitational Oct. 2-3 at Destin, Florida. 
 
NCAA D2 South Regional Preview (Final Round)
Sept. 18-19, 2023
Cleveland Country Club – Cleveland, Tenn.
Par: 72 | Yards: 6,206


Team scores
1) Nova Southeastern 291-303-289=883 (+19)
t2) Anderson 299-293-299=891 (+27)
t2) Lee 296-297-298=891 (+27)
4) Lynn 303-288-301=892 (+28)
5) Limestone 310-293-299=902 (+38)
6) Lander 307-301-295=903 (+39)
7) Dalton State 296-299-309=904 (+40)
8) North Georgia 309-301-296=906 (+42)
t9) Lincoln Memorial 303-302-306=911 (+47)
t9) Flagler 307-301-303=911 (+47)
11) West Georgia 309-309-306=924 (+60)
12) Shorter 311-313-305=929 (+65)
13) Montevallo 323-308-309=940 (+76)
14) Carson-Newman 321-317-303=941 (+77)
15) Union, Tenn. 325-321-318=964 (+100)
16) Emmanuel, Ga. 330-324-335=989 (+125)
17) Columbus State 346-336-343=1025 (+161)

Top 10 individuals
1) Ellen Andersson (NSU) 69-72-73=214 (-2)
t2) Gracie McCoy (LAN) 72-72-71=215 (-1)
t2) Kajsa Lindqvist (LAN) 77-71-67=215 (-1)
4) Lauren Martin (LMU) 71-76-72=216 (E)
t5) Zoey Iglesias (AND) 72-74-72=218 (+2)
t5) Katherine Densmore (UWG) 72-73-73=218 (+2)
7) Ellen Ramstedt (NSU) 71-78-70=219 (+3)
8) Hannah Nall (LEE) 73-72-75=220 (+4)
t9) Mailey Buzzell (DSC) 71-73-77=221 (+5)
t9) Sydney Hermann (DSC) 70-76-75=221 (+5)
 
Flagler scorers:
t11) Stella Jelinek 76-74-72=222 (+6)
t23) Henriette Stranda 77-74-76=227 (+11)
t30) Jordyn Hodgson 75-77-77=229 (+13)
t46) *Shanya Arasu 81-77-75=233 (+17)
t53) Victoria Veator 81-76-78=235 (+19)
t53) Sophie Wheeler 79-78-78=235 (+19)

*-playing as an individual

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