Iacobelli Tied for Second after First Round at NCAA’s

LAKELAND, Fla. – Daniela Iacobelli (Melbourne, Fla.), in Tech’s first post-season appearance in the program’s four-year history, is currently tied for
second place as an individual for the Panthers. She shot one over par for a 73 for day one of a 54-hole tournament.

With three players shooting 75 or better, Florida Southern has the first-round lead at the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf South Regional at The Club at
Eaglebrooke in Lakeland. The Moccasins finished Monday’s 18-hole round with a team score of 298, putting them six strokes ahead of Rollins and West
Florida, both of which shot 204. Lynn is fourth at 214, followed by Barry at 315 and Nova Southeastern at 317. Florida Southern’s lead could have been
bigger if each of its golfers had not bogeyed the par five 17th hole.

Individually, Nova Southeastern freshman Maria Garcia-Austt, the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year, was the only player to break par, as she
turned in an opening round of one-under-par 71. She has a two stroke lead over Florida Southern’s Lindsey Bergeon, last year’s Division II runner-up,
Florida Southern’s Jackie Barenborg and Florida Tech’s Iacobelli, the Sunshine State Conference Tournament champion who is playing as an individual.

The tournament continues with 18-hole rounds Tuesday and Wednesday.

NCAA DII Women’s South Regional
The Club at Eaglebrooke
Lakeland, FL
South Region Championship
Dates: Apr 30 – May 02

finish top 20 schools scores
1 Florida Southern 298 298 +10
T2 Rollins College 304 304 +16
T2 West Florida 304 304 +16
4 Lynn University 314 314 +26
5 Barry University 315 315 +27
6 Nova Southeastern U. 317 317 +29

finish top 20 players school scores
1 Maria Garcia Austt Nova Southeastern U. 71 71 -1
T2 Daniela Iacobelli * Florida Tech 73 73 +1
T2 Jackie Barenborg Florida Southern 73 73 +1
T2 Lindsey Bergeon Florida Southern 73 73 +1
T5 Natasha Morgan Lynn University 74 74 +2
T5 Vanessa Vela Rollins College 74 74 +2
T7 Elise Brandt Lynn University 75 75 +3
T7 Cristina Gugler Rollins College 75 75 +3
T7 Sarah Nicholson West Florida 75 75 +3
T7 Kim Ulander Florida Southern 75 75 +3
T11 Franziska Blum * Newberry College 76 76 +4
T11 Natalia Espinosa West Florida 76 76 +4
T11 Laura Fourdraine Rollins College 76 76 +4
T11 Anna Haglind Barry University 76 76 +4
T11 Vicky Jackson West Florida 76 76 +4
T16 Heather Burgner Florida Southern 77 77 +5
T16 Clara Fornella West Florida 77 77 +5
T16 Tovie St. Louis Barry University 77 77 +5
19 Connie Reed Florida Southern 78 78 +6
T20 Marie-Pierre Bernier Rollins College 79 79 +7
T20 Lina Bjorklund Nova Southeastern U. 79 79 +7