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BURGNER
QUALIFIES, BUT MOCS FALL SHORT
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS - Heather Burgner will
represent Florida Southern at the NCAA Division II Women's
Golf Championship, but unfortunately, her teammates won't be
competing with her. Burgner added a final round of 75 Wednesday
to her previous rounds of 73 and 76 to finish in second
place with a 224 at the NCAA South Regional at Howey-In-The-Hills.
That score, which was just one stroke behind tournament
medalist Sandra Changkija of Nova Southeastern, enabled
Burgner to qualify as an individual for the Division II
Championship May 13-16 in Houston, Texas.
The defending national champion Moccasins
did have their best round of the tournament on Wednesday,
shooting a 299, but they had too much ground to make up to
finish in the top two to advance as a team to the Division
II Championship. Their final round 299 was the
second-best round of the entire tournament, topped only by
Nova Southeastern's second-round 293. The Sharks used
that second round score to vault into the lead, which they
maintained through the final round, winning with a final
team score of 902. Rollins was second with a 909 and
the Moccasins were third at 926. Nova Southeastern and
Rollins advance to the Division II Championship.
Jackie Barenborg, playing in her final
tournament for FSC, led the team with a 73 on
Wednesday. Lindsey Bergeon, also playing in her final
tournament, shot a 75 and the two Moccasin seniors finished
in a tie for 16th at 236 to wrap up their four-year careers
at Florida Southern. Marianne Andersson shot a final
round of 76 and came in at 237 to tie for
19th. Kim Ulander had an 81 to finish in a tie for
23rd at 238.
MOCS FALL TO
FOURTH AFTER ROUND TWO OF REGIONAL
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS - Nova Southeastern
charged into the lead after two rounds of the NCAA Division
II South Regional at Mission Inn Resort at Howey-In-The
Hills on Tuesday, leaving the defending national champion
Moccasins with a huge deficit to try to make up in the final
round. The Sharks are at 601 after making a 15-stroke
improvement from Monday's score, shooting a 293 on Tuesday
following Monday's 308. The Moccasins went from a 310
on Monday to a 317 on Tuesday, leaving them in fourth place
at 627. Rollins is second at 607 and Barry is third at
622.
Heather Burgner had the Moccasins' best
round for the second straight day, shooting a 76 that has
her at 149, tied for third. After Lindsey Bergeon's
79, FSC had to count two scores in the 80s for the second
straight day, as Kim Ulander and Marianne Andersson each
shot an 81 and Jackie Barenborg had an 82.
Barry's Johanna Soderstrom took over the
individual lead after shooting a second straight 73 that put
her at 146, two strokes ahead of first-day leader Sandra
Changkija of Nova Southeastern.
The final round of the South Regional will be played Wednesday. The top two teams will advance to the
Division II Championship May 13-16 in Houston, Texas.
MOCS THIRD
AFTER ROUND ONE OF REGIONAL
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS -
Florida Southern’s women’s golf team found itself in
familiar company after the first round of the NCAA
Division II South Regional at Mission Inn Resort at Howey-In-The
Hills on Monday. In four of their five tournaments
this spring, FSC, Nova Southeastern and Rollins have been
the top three teams, not necessarily in that order.
After Monday’s opening round in the regional, those same
three teams are leading the field. Rollins is in
first place with a team score of 304. Nova
Southeastern is second at 308 and the Moccasins are third
at 310, with Barry two behind FSC at 312. Lynn (320)
and West Florida (330) round out the six-team field.
Heather Burgner led the
Moccasins with a one-over-par 73 that has her in a
four-way tie for second. Sunshine State Conference
champion Sandra Changkija of Nova Southeastern is the
individual leader at 72.
FSC’s Kim Ulander had
a 76 in the opening round and is in a tie for ninth.
The top three teams each
had players with a round of 80 or better, but Rollins had
to count just one, Joanna Coe at 80. The Moccasins
had to count an 80 by Marianne Andersson and an 81 by
Jackie Barenborg. Nova Southeastern had to count a
pair of 81s by Taylor Collins and Fredrika Hakansson.
Ironically, Nova Southeastern’s
Maria Garcia Austt and the Moccasins’ Lindsey Bergeon,
who placed second and third, respectively, at last
year’s NCAA Division II Championship, each shot an 82 and
were the non-counters for their schools in Monday’s
opening round.
Round two of the South
Regional will be played Tuesday with the final round set
for Wednesday. The top two teams will advance to the
Division II Championship May 13-16 in Houston, Texas.
DEFENDING CHAMPS
READY TO DEFEND
The defending national champion Moccasins
are set to defend last year's title and bid for a repeat
national championship. The Moccasins are one of six
teams selected for the South Regional that will be played
May 5-7 at the Mission Inn Resort & Club at Howey-In-The-Hills.
Joining the Moccasins in the tournament are
Sunshine State Conference foes Nova Southeastern, Rollins,
Barry and Lynn, plus West Florida. The top two teams
from each of the four regional tournaments will qualify for
the NCAA Division II Championship May 13-16 in Houston,
Texas.
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