PACE, Fla. -- Barry University women's golf team is in third place after one round of the NCAA Division II South Regional hosted by West Florida.
The No. 6-ranked Buccaneers shot 305 in the opening round of the three-day regional at the 6,154-yard Stonebrook Golf Club Sunday. Barry is three strokes behind leader Florida Southern, and two strokes in back of Lynn. Saint Leo and Nova Southeastern each shot 308 and are tied for fourth.
The top three teams and top three individuals not on a qualifying team advance to the NCAA Championships May 16-19 at Persimmon Ridge Golf Course in Louisville.
Barry's Nancy Vergara shot even-par 72, and is three strokes behind leader Abbey Gittings of Nova Southeastern, who fired a 3-under 69. Vergara had five birdies and five bogeys in the first round. She birdied three straight holes, including the first two holes on the back nine. Her birdie on the 351-yard 11th dropped her to 1-under. Vergara remained at 1-under with a birdie on the 148-yard No. 15.
Four players are tied for third, a stroke behind Vergara. That group includes Florida Southern's duo of Melanie Audette and Jackie Rajek.
Barry's Taylor Babcock shot 3-over 75 and is tied for 10th. Teammate Daniela Murray is 14th after opening with a 76. Babcock had three birdies, concluding her first round with one on the 377-yard 18th. Murray birdied the 485-yard second hole.
Paola Grande shot 82, and Francesca Perini had an 84. Perini birdied the No. 2 hole.
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NCAA D2 Women's Super Region 2
Stonebrook Golf Club
Pace, FL
2012 Women's Golf Regional
Dates: May 06 - May 08
Pos. Team/Player (seed) Rd 1 Total
1 Florida Southern 302 302
T3 Melanie Audette (1) 73 73
T3 Jackie Rajek (5) 73 73
T17 Barbora Vejlupkova (4) 77 77
T26 Megan Kiley (2) 79 79
T26 Amy Hodgkinson (3) 79 79
2 Lynn 303 303
T7 Louise Manalo (4) 74 74
T10 Jessica Bradley (3) 75 75
T14 Samantha Smolen (1) 76 76
T22 Thalia Baigorria (5) 78 78
T35 Irene Calvo (2) 81 81
3 Barry 305 305
2 Nancy Vergara (4) 72 72
T10 Taylor Babcock (2) 75 75
T14 Daniela Murray (3) 76 76
T38 Paola Grande (1) 82 82
T42 Francesca Perini (5) 84 84
T4 St. Leo 308 308
T3 Goeun Lee (1) 73 73
T22 Heather Petronis (3) 78 78
T22 Ragna Olafsdottir (4) 78 78
T26 Clare Connolly (2) 79 79
T35 Laura Huertas (5) 81 81
T4 Nova Southeastern 308 308
1 Abbey Gittings (1) 69 69
T7 Lilliana Camisa (3) 74 74
T17 Daniela Ortiz (2) 77 77
48 Claudia Wolf (4) 88 88
6 Tusculum College 310 310
T7 Emee Herbert (2) 74 74
T17 Katie Doane (5) 77 77
T26 Alyson Pugh (3) 79 79
T31 Jillian Corum (1) 80 80
T31 Sara Howard (4) 80 80
7 Rollins College 312 312
T14 Fabia Rothenfluh (2) 76 76
T17 Kayla Sciupider (1) 77 77
T22 Clara Teixeira (4) 78 78
T35 Kristen Garabedian (5) 81 81
41 Elin Marcsdottir (3) 83 83
8 Newberry College 317 317
T3 Maria Luz Besio (1) 73 73
T26 Eline Askeland (2) 79 79
T31 Barbara Castro (3) 80 80
T45 Lisa Brandl (4) 85 85
47 Natalia Perez (5) 87 87
9 N. Car.- Pembroke 321 321
T17 Meghan Moore (1) 77 77
T31 Elizabeth Bundy (5) 80 80
T38 Shauna Walor (2) 82 82
T38 Jennifer Crow (4) 82 82
T45 Kelly Sumner (3) 85 85
Individuals
Pos. Player (Team) Rd 1 Total
T10 Kimesha Anthony (Columbus State U) 75 75
T10 Jenna Birch (Armstrong Atlantic) 75 75
T42 Erica Ray (Carson-Newman ) 84 84
T42 Valentina Urquiola (Mount Olive College) 84 84
