LAKELAND, Fla. – Following yet another impressive effort from freshman Valentina Albertazzi, No. 1 Nova Southeastern finds itself near the top of the leaderboard through the first 36 holes at the Lady Moc Classic, hosted by Florida Southern. Albertazzi currently sits in second overall at nine-under par, as the Sharks collectively trail leader Barry by just four strokes in what is shaping up to be an exciting final round.

INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT:
Tournament Standing: 4th of 16 teams
Tournament Leader: Barry
Location: Grasslands Golf and Country Club | Lakeland, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 72/6,085
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The leaderboard's Top-4 teams are all separated by just a combined four strokes. Barry (-2) owns a slight one-shot edge over second-place Tampa (-1), while both Lynn (+1) and NSU (+2) are nipping right on their heels.
• Tampa's Kiira Riihijarvi owns the 36-hole lead after firing rounds of 67 and 66 to finish the day at 11-under par. Still, Albertazzi nearly matched Riihijarvi stroke for stroke thanks to rounds of 67 and 68, keeping her within two shots of first.
• Sofia Garcia Austt opened up the tournament with a strong round of (-2) 70. A second-round score of (+1) 73 has her at one-under par for tournament, good enough for 11^th overall.
• After posting a (+4) 76 in round one, sophomore Hanna Ahlander shaved three shots off her score in the afternoon, using a (+1) 73 to enter the clubhouse tied for 18^th at five-over par.
• Mathilde Bertuol and Nicola Fall are both among a logjam tied for 34^th at nine-over par, while Sol Santecchia stands tied for 64^th.

BEYOND THE SCORECARD:

• During the second round, Tampa's Hallie Riley sunk a hole-in-one on No. 6, marking the eighth-ever in the history of the tournament, and first since Ahlander accomplished the feat a year ago.

UP NEXT:
The Sharks will look to overcome the narrow deficit when final-round action gets underway on Tuesday morning. For complete coverage, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Twitter @NSU_WGolf.