DESTIN, Fla. – The Emerald Coast Classic was halted midway through Tuesday's final round, with the Anderson women's golf team finishing in a tie for second after the results reverted to the end of Monday's second round.
Missouri – St. Louis hosted tournament, originally scheduled for 54 holes over three days, but shortened to 36 holes due to inclement weather. The event was on a par-71, 5,900 yard Baytowne Golf Club layout.
Nationally fourth-ranked Nova Southeastern won the team title by nine strokes over both the fifth-ranked Trojans and Henderson State. No. 12 Lee claimed fourth place, with 24th-ranked Central Missouri in the fifth spot. UMSL finished in sixth place, with Arkansas Tech claiming the seventh slot. Arkansas–Ft. Smith was eighth and UT Tyler finished ninth.
West Florida and Lindenwood shared 10th place, while North Georgia, Central Oklahoma, Harding, Oklahoma Baptist, Truman State and Rend Lake Community College rounded out the 17-team field.
Lee's Alex Naumovski (73-66=139) claimed individual medalist honors after carding a second-round, 5-under-par 66 in Tuesday's second round. Nova Southeastern's Hanna Ahlander (73-68=141) was two shots behind in second place. AU senior Kerington Lamb carded an even-par 142 after two rounds and finished in a tie for third place with Nova Southeastern's Ellen Ramstedt (69-73=142).
Junior Emma Charles, who competed as an individual, shared fifth place, alongside Lee's Lily Bloodworth.
Sophomore Jessica Rathbone finished in a three-way tie for 14th place, with senior Victoria Hall sharing 20th place, alongside the freshman tandem of Kennedy McGaha and Zoey Iglesias. Senior Anna Freeman rounded out the Trojan contingent with a share of 55th place.
Next up for the Trojans is a trip to the Bluegrass State for their first-ever appearance in the Findlay Spring Invite, March 21-22, at the University of Kentucky Big Blue course.
NOTABLES
• The second-round team 293 was the fourth-lowest round of the season.
• The 293 matches the 10th-best round in program history.
• The two-round 589 is the seventh-lowest 36-hole total in program history.
• Lamb's opening-round 70 was her lowest of the year.
• Lamb's second-round 72 was her third-lowest round of the year and her two-round 142 was her best 36-hole total of the year.
• Charles' second-round 71 matched her second-lowest round of the year.
• Hall's second-round 72 was her second-lowest round of the year.
• Iglesias' opening-round 73 matched her second-best round of the year.
• AU has not finished lower than fourth in a tournament this year and owns the Patsy Rendleman title and runner-up finishes at both the South Region Preview and the Flagler Fall Slam.
T2 Anderson 296 293 589
T3 Kerington Lamb 70 72 142
T5 Emma Charles* 74 71 145
T14 Jessica Rathbone 71 78 149
T20 Kennedy McGaha 76 75 151
T20 Victoria Hall 79 72 151
T20 Zoey Iglesias* 73 78 151
T55 Anna Freeman 83 74 157
* - Individual
Team Scores
1 Nova Southeastern 290 290 580 +12
T2 Anderson 296 293 589 +21
T2 Henderson State 299 290 589 +21
4 Lee 303 291 594 +26
5 Central Missouri 303 296 599 +31
6 Missouri - St. Louis 307 293 600 +32
7 Arkansas Tech 310 300 610 +42
8 Arkansas-Fort Smith 306 306 612 +44
9 UT Tyler 325 293 618 +50
T10 West Florida 311 308 619 +51
T10 Lindenwood 312 307 619 +51
12 North Georgia 320 311 631 +63
13 Central Oklahoma 320 313 633 +65
14 Harding 317 319 636 +68
15 Oklahoma Baptist 328 311 639 +71
16 Truman State 344 328 672 +104
17 Rend Lake 375 370 745 +177
