LAKELAND, Fla. – Guided by the play of tournament co-leader Ellen Andersson, the No. 3 Nova Southeastern women's golf team has put itself in contention following the opening two rounds of the Lady Moc Golf Classic on Monday. At 10-over par through 36 holes, the Sharks sit in second on the leaderboard, just two shots off the pace set by No. 1 Lynn.    

INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT:
Tournament Standing: 2nd of 15 Teams
Tournament Leader: Lynn
Location: Grasslands Golf & Country Club | Lakeland, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 72/6,100
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• NSU owned a one-shot edge after firing a collective (+4) 292 in the first round. The Sharks would post a solid effort of (+6) 294 in the second round, yet were leapfrogged by Lynn, who captured a slight two-stroke advantage by day's end at eight-over par.
• Anderson (S.C.) finished round two in third at 14-over par, followed by Barry (+20). Florida Southern, Limestone and Tampa are all tied for fifth at 24-over par.
• Andersson registered one of just four rounds in the 60s on the day, following up an opening round of (+1) 73 with a (-3) 69 performance to position herself into a three-way tie atop the leaderboard with Kennedy McGaha of Anderson and Francesca Santoni of Saint Leo at two-under par.
• Only four shots back of Andersson, Sofia Garcia Austt currently stands tied for eighth at two-over par.
• Like Garcia Austt, Ellen Ramstedt turned in an even-par round to begin the day. The sophomore then added a (+3) 75 to wrap up the evening in a share of 10^th.
• Consecutive rounds of (+4) 76 have Jimena Marques locked into a tie for 36^th, while Hanna Ahlander owns a share of 42^nd at nine-over par.
• Competing as an individual this week, freshman Haruka Muta shot 78-77 on Monday to conclude the second round in a tie for 51st.

STATS OF THE DAY:

• Marques tallied a team-high seven birdies during the first two rounds of action.

UP NEXT:
Grouped with Lynn and Barry, NSU will look to capture its second tournament win in as many tries when final-round play gets underway Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. For coverage of the action, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_WGolf.