May 1, 2007

LAKELAND, Fla. - Fourth ranked West Florida gained ground on tournament leader and first ranked Florida Southern at the NCAA II South Regional Championships in second round action today. The Argonauts are one shot off the pace going into tomorrow's final round.

Both West Florida and second ranked Rollins made a run at Florida Southern. Rollins shot a 307 to break even with Florida Southern at 611 for the tournament. West Florida shot a 308, and is one shot behind Rollins and Florida Southern at 612. The Argos were six shots behind yesterday's leader Florida Southern going into today's second round.

Despite catching up with Florida Southern, UWF dropped to third from second place. The top two teams and top two individuals not on one of the advancing teams will qualify for the NCAA II Women's National Championships on May 9-12 at Stonebrook Golf Club in Pace, Fla.

Fifth ranked Nova Southeastern shot 18 strokes better today than they did yesterday. Their 299 today puts them in fourth with a 616. Seventh ranked Barry has a 623 following today's 308, and third ranked Lynn has a 625 following today's 311.

Natalia Espinosa (Bogota, Colombia) shot a team high 72 today to put her in fourth place. She has a 148, +4 (76-72). Vicky Jackson (Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. / Ft. Walton HS) and Sarah Nicholson (Cedar Falls, Iowa / Cedar Falls HS) are tied for 15th. Jackson has a 154, +10 (76-78) and Nicholson has a 154, +10 (75-79). Clara Fornella (Montvideo, Uruguay) is tied for 19th with a 156, +12 (77-79). Rachel Christ (Charlotte, N.C. / Robinson HS) has a 179, +35 (88-91). She is in 32nd place.

For detailed results check the "schedule/results" page at women's golf on goargos.com. The tournament is being hosted by Florida Southern at The Club at Eaglebrooke in Lakeland, Fla. Tomorrow's final round gets underway at 7 a.m. eastern time. Follow the tournament using Golfstat's live scoring system linked on the women's golf page at goargos.com.