WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. -- Barry University women's golf team finished fifth at the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational Tuesday after shooting a final round 308 for a 925 54-hole total in the 11-team, three-round tournament hosted by Rollins College.
The Buccaneers were 61-over on the 6,089-yard Tuscawilla Country Club course. Nova Southeastern won the event with a 22-over 886. Lynn was second at 56-over 920, and Rollins and St. Edward's tied for third at 921. It was Nova's fifth straight title in the tournament. The Sharks' 886 established a new event record, eclipsing their old mark by 12 strokes set in 2009.
Barry's Taylor Babcock continued her stronger spring quest, finishing tied for sixth after shooting back-to-back 74s in the final two rounds. A senior from Oregon, Babcock finished at 11-over 227, tied with Nova Southeastern's Lilliana Cammisa.
NSU's Linnea Johansson shot 1-under 71-72-72 -- 215 to win the tournament by seven strokes over teammate Daniela Ortiz. Nova's Abbey Gittings was third, a stroke behind Ortiz, as the Sharks trio finished at the top of the leaderboard.
Barry's Nicky Ferre tied for 10th, shooting 3-over 75 in the final round for a 229 two-day total. Maria Paola Fiorio and Francesca Perini tied for 23rd at 235. Daniela Murray tied for 33rd at 240.
Barry will compete in the Southwest Minnesota State Spring Invite Mar. 14-15 at the LPGA International Legends Course in Daytona Beach.
Peggy Kirk Bell InvitationalTuscawilla Country ClubWinter Springs, FLDates: 3/4-5/2013 Par 72, 6089 yards Fin. Top 20 teams Scores Total Par 1 Nova Southeastern.............. 295 295 296 886 +22 2 Lynn University................ 308 299 313 920 +56 t 3 Rollins College................ 314 306 301 921 +57 t 3 St. Edward's Univ.............. 306 303 312 921 +57 5 Barry University............... 316 301 308 925 +61 6 Florida Southern College....... 310 301 317 928 +64 7 Univ. of West Florida.......... 324 303 315 942 +78 8 Florida Tech................... 310 318 324 952 +88 9 Carson-Newman College.......... 327 332 323 982 +118 10 Saint Leo Univ................. 336 320 336 992 +128 11 Florida Southern 'B'........... 321 340 341 1002 +138
Fin. Top 20 Players Team Scores Total Par 1 Linnea Johansson..... Nova Southeastern.............. 71 72 72 215 -1 2 Daniela Ortiz........ Nova Southeastern.............. 74 72 76 222 +6 3 Abbey Gittings....... Nova Southeastern.............. 75 72 76 223 +7 t 4 Ellen Chambers....... Lynn University................ 74 76 75 225 +9 t 4 Ryanne Haddow........ St. Edward's Univ.............. 73 73 79 225 +9 t 6 Taylor Babcock....... Barry University............... 79 74 74 227 +11 t 6 Lilliana Cammisa..... Nova Southeastern.............. 75 80 72 227 +11 t 8 Rachel Polson........ Florida Tech................... 74 77 77 228 +12 t 8 Clara Teixeira....... Rollins College................ 80 76 72 228 +12 t 10 Jessica Bradley...... Lynn University................ 77 77 75 229 +13 t 10 Nicole Ferre......... Barry University............... 79 75 75 229 +13 t 10 Amy Hodgkinson....... Florida Southern College....... 76 76 77 229 +13 t 10 Megan Kiley.......... Florida Southern College....... 77 73 79 229 +13 t 10 Lauren Petty......... Saint Leo Univ................. 80 72 77 229 +13 t 10 Momo Sakuragi........ Rollins College................ 77 74 78 229 +13 t 10 Kayla Sciupider...... Rollins College................ 77 76 76 229 +13 t 17 Aimee Paterson....... Univ. of West Florida.......... 81 74 76 231 +15 t 17 Wallis Spears........ St. Edward's Univ.............. 78 74 79 231 +15 t 19 Melisa Gonzalez...... St. Edward's Univ.............. 78 78 77 233 +17 t 19 Haley Haught......... St. Edward's Univ.............. 77 79 77 233 +17 t 19 Rachel Lewis......... Nova Southeastern.............. 78 79 76 233 +17
| Barry University | 316 | 301 | 308 | 925 | +61 | 5th |
| Taylor Babcock | 79 | 74 | 74 | 227 | +11 | t-6th |
| Nicole Ferre | 79 | 75 | 75 | 229 | +13 | t-10th |
| Maria Paola Fiorio | 81 | 75 | 79 | 235 | +19 | t-23rd |
| Francesca Perini | 78 | 77 | 80 | 235 | +19 | t-23rd |
| Daniela Murray | 80 | 79 | 81 | 240 | +24 | t-33rd |
Nova Southeastern wins fifth straight Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational title NSU shoots tournament record 886, to eclipse its old mark of 898 set in 2009 NSU's Linnea Johansson takes home indiviudual medalist honors