CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The Lee University women's golf team finished the fall portion of the their schedule with a 12^th place finish at the Ralph Hayes Toyota D2 Elite Invitational on Tuesday. The Lady Flames shot a 911 over the three rounds (296-306-309) to come in 12^th.
 
Host school Anderson University won the tournament with an 860 score. Lynn University was seven strokes behind in second, while Wingate University came in third. 
 
Haley Blevins was the top finisher for the Lady Flames coming tied for 17^th. She shot a 220 (67-76-77) over the three rounds. Olivia Ireland and Banthita "Pearl" Phoncharatkun tied for 36^th with a 227. Ireland shot 74-76-77 over the three rounds while Phoncaratkun had a 77-75-75.
 
Freshman Lehane Louis Dumond came in 61^st with a 237 (78-79-80). Hope Harrell rounded out the team with a 246 (79-85-82) to come in 73^rd.
 
Ameila Ruiz of Lynn University took home the title with a 208. She was four strokes better than the second place finisher.
 
 
Coach Geandra Almeida's Thoughts:
 
"This isn't how we pictured wrapping up our fall season, but I'm incredibly proud of the outstanding results we delivered overall! We had some fantastic highlights in the first round, starting with Haley's impressive -5, a personal best 67 in her college career. Olivia followed with a solid +2, and Pearl was close behind with a +3. Despite struggling in the second round, where we couldn't secure four strong scores and posted one of our toughest rounds of the season, there is so much to celebrate.
 
This final event doesn't define our fall season. It's an opportunity to learn and refine what we need to strengthen as we look toward the spring. Let's not let this one setback overshadow all we achieved this season. We have proven our potential and are setting the stage for even greater things ahead!"