ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – Matching the low round of the afternoon with a (+12) 296, the Nova Southeastern women's golf team earned a fourth-place finish at the 2022 Sunshine State Conference Championship on Tuesday. The Sharks concluded the tournament at 50-over par.

INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT:
Tournament Finish: 4^th of 10 Teams
Tournament Champion: Barry
Location: Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club – Prestwick Course | Ormond Beach, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 71/5,945
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• NSU, along with Rollins and Lynn, posted the rounds of the day during Tuesday's final 18 holes. However, neither team could prevent Barry from hoisting the championship trophy, as the Buccaneers held off Rollins by two strokes with a 54-hole total of (+35) 887.
• Lynn took home third place at 45-over par.
• Three of NSU's five players in Hanna Ahlander, Ellen Ramstedt and Ellen Andersson recorded personal low rounds of the tournament on Tuesday.
• Ahlander tallied 13 pars and sprinkled in birdies on both No. 7 and No. 12 to finish the afternoon with a round of (+1) 72. The one-over par effort moved the Swede into a tie for 10^th for the week at 13-over par overall.
• A birdie on the Par-4 18^th put the finishing touches on a final round of (+2) 73 for Ramstedt. Ramstedt matched Ahlander with a tie for 10^th on the final leaderboard.
• Following a final round of (+9) 80, Nicola Fall slid into a tie for 13^th at 14-over par for the tournament.
• Sofia Garcia Austt earned a share of 23^rd with a final score of 17-over par, while Andersson climbed into a tie for 26^th at 18-over across all three rounds.
• Andersson had registered consecutive rounds of (+8) 79 prior to Tuesday's (+2) 73.

STATS OF THE DAY:

• Ramstedt finished the tournament with a Par-4 scoring average of 4.11 – tied for second-best in the field.
• Ahlander led the way with a team-high six birdies throughout the tournament.
• The tournament scoring average finished at 78.09, including a mark of 78.02 during Tuesday's final round.

BEYOND THE SCORECARD:

• Barry's Alice Gotbring carded the tournament's only round in red numbers on Tuesday to capture individual medalist honors. Gotbring fired a (-1) 70 in the final round, finishing at one-over par for the tournament – five strokes better than runner-up Sara Ericsson of Lynn.
• Ahlander's Top-10 finish marked the second of her career at the SSC Championship after placing third at the event back in 2019.
• This year marked the first time the SSC Championship had been held at Plantation Bay.

UP NEXT:
NSU will hope to hear its name called when the NCAA South Regional field is announced in the coming weeks. For postseason news and to stay up-to-date with the Sharks, visit NSUSharks.com or follow the them on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_WGolf.