LAKELAND, Fla. – Following a final round of (+11) 299, the Nova Southeastern women's golf team earned a third-place finish at the Lady Moc Golf Classic, hosted by Florida Southern. Ellen Andersson paved the way for the Sharks, claiming a share of second overall at even-par, as NSU capped the tournament with a 54-hole total of (+21) 885.

INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT:
Tournament Finish: 3rd of 15 Teams
Tournament Champion: Lynn
Location: Grasslands Golf & Country Club | Lakeland, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 72/6,100
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Sharks began the final round just two shots off the pace, yet were unable to gain ground on Lynn, as the nation's top team shot a tournament, final-round record of (-3) 285 to win the event by eight strokes.
• Anderson (S.C.) (+13) flip-flopped with NSU to claim second as a team, while Limestone collected fourth at 24-over par. Florida Southern and Barry each tied for fifth at 26-over.
• NSU's Andersson put herself in contention down the stretch of the tournament, yet finished bogey-bogey to slide ever-so-slightly into a four-way tie for second. Andersson finished the week with scores of 73-69-74.
• An up-and-down afternoon guided Sofia Garcia Austt into an eventual tie for 14^th at five-over par for the tournament.
• Ellen Ramstedt produced a final round of (+5) 77 to move into a tie for 27^th at eight-over par overall.
• Hanna Ahlander tallied her low round of the week, shooting a (+2) 74 on Tuesday to climb into a 37^th-place finish, with Jimena Marques recording her third straight (+4) 76 to take 38^th.
• Outside of the NSU lineup, freshman Haruka Muta collected sole possession of 48^th at 14-over par.

STATS OF THE DAY:

• Garcia Austt's 10 combined birdies were the most of any NSU player this week.
• The per-round scoring average finished at 77.53 for the tournament.
   

BEYOND THE SCORECARD:

• Andersson is currently playing the best golf of her career. Two weeks from removed from a tie for third at the World Golf Invitational, the sophomore's tie for second this week marked a new career-best finish.  
• Saint Leo's Francesca Santoni earned individual medalist honors with a 54-hole score of (-3) 213.
• Kerington Lamb of Anderson (S.C.) fired a round of (-6) 66 on Tuesday, matching the tournament record for low individual round previously set in 2020 by Tampa's Kiira Riihijarvi.

UP NEXT:
NSU will be away from competition the next few weeks before heading to Destin, Fla. for the Emerald Coast Classic from Mar. 13-15. To stay up-to-date with the Sharks, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow them on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_WGolf.