WINDERMERE, Fla. – Winners of its first two tournaments of the spring, No. 1 Nova Southeastern has its work cut out if it's to make it three in a row, as the Sharks trail co-leaders Dallas Baptist and Saint Leo following the opening two rounds of play at the Peggy Kirk Bell Memorial Invitational, hosted by Rollins.

INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT:
Tournament Standing: 4th of 20 Teams
Tournament Leader(s): Dallas Baptist/Saint Leo
Location: The Golden Bear Club at Keene's Point | Windermere, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 72/6,095
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• With scores of even-par, both Dallas Baptist and Saint Leo lead third-place Florida Southern by six strokes, while NSU (+11) and Tampa (+12) round out a Sunshine State Conference-laden Top-5.
• Following an opening-round of even-par 72 to begin the day, Florida Southern's Amanda Gartrell fired a tournament-record 66 in the second round to grab a two-shot edge over Tampa's Kiira Riihijarvi atop the leaderboard at six-under par overall.
• Sophomore Hanna Ahlander paced the Sharks on Monday, piecing together consecutive rounds of even-par 72 to position herself in 10^th.
• The Sharks' lone round of the day in red numbers belonged to Sofia Garcia Austt, who carded a one-under par 71 before adding a 74 in the afternoon. At one-over par for the tournament, Garcia Austt currently sits tied for 11^th.
• Just one behind Garcia Austt, and in a tie for 16^th, is the nation's No. 1 player in Valentina Albertazzi. The freshman posted rounds of 74 and 72 on Monday.
• Identical rounds of four-over 76 have Nicola Fall tied for 44^th, with Mathilde Bertuol and Sol Santecchia, who is competing this week as an individual, in a six-way tie for 87^th.

BEYOND THE SCORECARD:

• NSU has trailed after the first 36 holes of play in each of its previous two tournament wins this spring.

UP NEXT:
NSU will look to climb back into contention when final-round action tees off Tuesday morning at 8:30 a.m. To stay up-to-date with the Sharks, follow them on Twitter @NSU_WGolf.