LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Keyed by its opening-round of (+2) 290, the Nova Southeastern women's golf team finds itself tied atop the leaderboard following the opening 36 holes at the Palm Beach Intercollegiate. Overall, the Sharks sit at 14-over par, matching Barry for the tournament lead.

INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT:
Tournament Standing: T-1st of 7 Teams
Tournament Leader(s): Nova Southeastern/Barry
Location: The Falls Club | Lake Worth, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 72/6,000
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• NSU's collective 290 in round one was five shots clear of the next best score. The Sharks couldn't quite maintain the same pace in round two, turning in a (+12) 300, yet still have a share of the top spot alongside the Buccaneers.
• Host Lynn is nipping on the heels of both NSU and Barry at 15-over, while Seminole State (Fla.) owns sole possession of fourth at 25-over.
• All five NSU players wrapped up the evening among the Top-16 in the field, paced by both Ellen Andersson and Nicola Fall, who are currently tied for fourth at three-over.
• Anderson opened in red numbers at (-1) 71 before adding a 76 in the second round.
• Fall, meanwhile, leaned on four birdies in round to en route to a (+1) 73 to go along with her (+2) 74 in the morning.
• Freshman Jimena Marques holds a share of ninth at five-over thanks to her opening round of 71.
• Sofia Garcia Austt trimmed five shots off her round one score of 78, posting a (+1) 73 in round two to move into a tie for 13^th.
• Hanna Ahlander recorded rounds of 74 and 78 to grab a share of 16^th.

STATS OF THE DAY:

• NSU registered the top Par-4 scoring average (4.12) in the field on day one.
• Ahlander and Fall each shot a combined one-under par on the respective Par-3's.
• Andersson's seven birdies are tied for the most through the first two rounds.
• Round two played 0.82 strokes tougher than round one.

BEYOND THE SCORECARD:

• Seminole State's Minori Nagano owns a one-shot lead over two others at one-under par.
• The leaderboard's Top-3 teams, all from the Sunshine State Conference, currently stand at least 10 strokes ahead of fourth place.

UP NEXT:
Grouped with Barry and Lynn, the Sharks will vie for their first tournament win of the season when final-round action tees off Tuesday at 8:18 a.m. For coverage, visit the women's golf schedule page on NSUSharks.com, or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_WGolf.