ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – Senior Nicola Fall fired an opening round of (+1) 72 on Sunday to climb into a tie for third, just one back of the lead at the 2022 Sunshine State Conference Women's Golf Championship. As a team, Nova Southeastern currently stands in seventh on the leaderboard at 20-over par.

INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT:
Tournament Standing: 7^th of 10 Teams
Tournament Leader: Barry
Location: Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club – Prestwick Course | Ormond Beach, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 71/5,945
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Although seventh following their round one score of (+20) 304, the Sharks remain only two shots out of third place, which currently sits as a three-way tie between Saint Leo, Florida Southern and Lynn.
• Barry owns the 18-hole lead at nine-over par, four strokes better than Embry-Riddle (+13).
• After bogeying her very first hole of the day, and making the turn at two-over, Fall climbed back even thanks to back-to-back birdies on No. 10 and 11. A late bogey on No. 16 snapped her streak of nine straight holes without one, yet she finished the afternoon just one behind co-leaders Alice Gotbring (Barry) and Mackenzie Dieter (Embry-Riddle).
• Hanna Ahlander posted an opening round of (+5) 76 to earn an early share of 17^th, while Ellen Ramstedt currently sits one back of Ahlander in a tie for 22^nd following a birdie-birdie finish to her round.
• At eight-over par, Sofia Garcia Austt and Ellen Andersson both wrapped up round one in a tie for 32^nd.

STATS OF THE DAY:

• NSU matched the best Par-4 scoring average in round one (4.29).
• The opening round scoring average finished at 77.86.

BEYOND THE SCORECARD:

• This year marks the first time the SSC Championship has been held at Plantation Bay.

UP NEXT:
Paired with Tampa, the Sharks will tee off round two of the SSC Championship on the back nine at 8:40 a.m. on Monday. For coverage, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_WGolf.