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HARTSELL
GERMANTOWN, Tenn. – Led by a 15th place finish by junior Abbey Hartsell, the Lenoir-Rhyne University women finished ninth as the NCAA Division II South Super Regional golf tournament closed on Wednesday as the Germantown Country Club.
Hartsell, a golfing star at Alexander Central High, finished with a 12-over par 228 over 54 holes.
The Bears closed at 74-over par 938 on a par-72, 5,966-yard course, three strokes behind eighth-place Florida Tech.
Barry, ranked No. 5 in NCAA Division II and the defending national champion, won the team title at 37-over par 901.
LRU sophomore Ainee O’Connor for 21st, carding a 15-over par 231.
Barry’s Tilda Larsson was the overall regional champion with a 7-under par 209, eight shots clear of the runner-up (West Florida’s Paloma Vaccaro).
The Bears made their first postseason appearance as a team since 2003.
NCAA DIVISION II WOMEN’S GOLF SOUTH SUPER REGIONAL
(Monday-Wednesday at Germantown, Tenn., CC)
Team scores
1. Barry 901 (+37)
2. Rollins 909 (+45)
3. Nova Southeastern 910 (+46)
4. Florida Southern 914 (+50)
5. Lynn 916 (+52)
6. Saint Leo 921 (+57)
7. Lee 923 (+59)
8. Florida Tech 935 (+71)
9. LENOIR-RHYNE 938 (+74)
10. Limestone 957 (+93)
11. Flagler 958 (+94)
12. Wingate 960 (+96)
LRU INDIVIDUALS
15. Abbey Hartsell 228 (+12)
21t. Ainee O’Connor 231 (+15)
44t. Chelsea Mansel 238 (+22)
49t. Laura Morrison 241 (+25)
65. Jordan Young 279 (+63)
— Reported by LRU Sports Information