Rollins Narrowly Misses NCAA Championship Qualifying

DAVIE, Fla. (May 4, 2022) – A valiant effort from the Tars came up just short, as Rollins capped their NCAA Regional Championship with a final round of 292. The Tars end the event in seventh position, just one stroke out of a playoff for the NCAA Championship qualifying spot.
 
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The Tars rose two places on the leaderboard to finish the NCAA South Regional in a tie for seventh.  The Tars shot a 292, eight par, final round, their best 18 holes of the event.  Rollins jumped Tampa and finished tied with Nova Southeastern, at 47 over par throughout the three rounds.  The Tars and Sharks both finished just one stroke out of fifth place, and joining a tiebreak between Barry and Saint Leo for the final NCAA Championship qualifying spot.  Overall, just five strokes separated third and ninth position.
 
Limestone and Lynn finished tied atop the leaderboard, with the Fighting Knights tallying the day's low score to rise five places.  Lynn bested the Saints in a playoff to win the regional championship.  Lee finished alone in third place at 43 over par.  Anderson slipped on the final day of play, but were able to salvage a fourth place result.  Barry and Saint Leo finished tied for fifth and entered a playoff for the final NCAA qualifying spot.  The Buccaneers won the playoff to advance.
 
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Carla Alvarez Perez registered a two over par, 73, in the final round.  The freshman carded five birdies over the 18 holes, and finished one stroke out of an individual qualifying spot for the NCAA Championships.  Bernardita Villalba tallied one of only three below par rounds at the three day event with a one under, 70, on the day.  Villalba tallied a bogey free front nine, and a pair of back nine birdies, while climbing 23 spots on the leaderboard to finish in a tie for 21^st, at 12 over par.  Katharina Hesse shot a final round 76 to equal Villalba at 12 over, 225.  Elizabeth Kondal used her best round of the championship, a 73, to move eight spots, into a tie for 27^th.  Olivia Tamburlini rounded out the Tars' contingent with a final round of 79.
 
Barry's Alex Gotbring used an even par final round to climb to the top of the leaderboard.  Alex Naumovski, of Lee, shot the tournament's best round, a two under, to rise 15 spots and into runner up position.  Limestone teammates Maria Morales and Ebba Hellman tied for third.  Lynn's Maria Hoyos and Lander's Hannah Stephenson, playing as an individual, tied for fifth.
 
WHAT COACH SAYS:
"I'm proud of the way our team fought to get back into the mix for the top five today.  Missing by a shot is disappointing, but the first round is what cost us dearly.  We learned a lot about the pressure of the postseason and I hope the players will use the lessons learned to keep their games moving forward.  They played very well today and should be proud of their showing here.  With no seniors in this lineup, this was great experience for next year. Got Tars!"
 
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