GAINESVILLE, Ga. – The Lee women's golf team will be in fourth place when the final round of the NCAA D2 South Region begins on Wednesday morning. Lynn University (Fla.), the No. 1 ranked team in D2, is the tournament leader after firing rounds of 297-293 – 590 after 36 holes in the 54-hole event. Anderson (S.C.) is second at 598, while Tampa follows at 599.  

The Lady Flames opened play on the Chattahoochee Golf Club with a 309 on Monday but improved to 302 on Tuesday to grab the fourth-place slot. Nova Southeastern is a stroke behind Lee at 612. The top five teams in the tournament will move onto the national which is scheduled for May 16-20 in St. Louis, Mo.  

When play was suspended on Tuesday afternoon due to lightening, Limestone, Lander, Wingate and Barry (Fla.) had not completed their rounds and were scheduled to resume play early on Wednesday morning. All four squads will be seeking a spot in the final five. The teams that were able to complete play, including the Lady Flames, will tee off in a shotgun start scheduled for approximately 10:30 a.m.  

Tampa's Ana Maria Jimenez Rios is the leader for medalist honors after posting rounds of 74-71 – 145. Lee's Supuschaya Srichantamit continued her solid play with rounds of 76-73 – 149 good enough for a five-way tie for ninth place.   

Lily Bloodworth fired the most improved round on Tuesday. After opening with an 80 on Monday, Lily came back with a 74 on Tuesday and stands at 154. Freshman Hannah Nall follows with a 78-75 – 155. Emily Felix posted back-to-back 78's – 156 while Carson McKie rounded the two-day scoring with a 77-81 – 158. 

"Overall, we had a solid first round after a very slow start as a team" explained Lee women's coach Geandra Almeida. "We certainly didn't play our best, but I liked the way the girls stayed committed until the very last hole. I really thought the conditions were tougher than what we expected and that's why you can see higher scores across the board.  

"Today, I felt like we had a much better start, and we had good momentum on the front nine," she added. "Unfortunately, we were not able to keep that momentum for most of the back nine and struggled a bit in the middle of the round. We had our ups and downs throughout the day, but I am proud of the girls for finishing with some birdies on the last few holes to keep us in a good spot heading into tomorrow," the coach concluded.