GAINESVILLE, Ga. – The No. 1 ranked Lynn University women's golf team opened the 2023 NCAA Division II South Regional with a +9, 297 to sit in a tie for first place following the first round, Monday.
 
The Fighting Knights are the region's top seed and are tied with sixth-ranked and third seed Anderson for the lead. Nova Southeastern was the region's second seed and fired a +26, 314 to sit in three-way tie for ninth place. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED: 
- Lynn leads the 12-team field in Par 3 scoring (+2, 3.10), Par 4 scoring (+14, 4.28) and pars (55) 
- The Fighting Knights are tied for second in both Par 5 scoring (-2, 4.90) and birdies (11) 
- Lynn's has three players inside the top 10 and all five golfers sit inside the top 25 in the individual standings 
- Junior Adriana Iribarren is tied for the lead at E, 72 
- She leads the field with 14 pars and is tied for second in Par 3 scoring (-1, 2.75) 
- Freshman Isabelle Schlick is second for the Fighting Knights and she is tied for fifth at +2, 74 
- Schlick is tied for the lead in Par 4 scoring (+1, 4.10) and is tied for second in birdies (4) 
- Junior Sara Ericsson is tied for eighth at +3, 75 
- Ericsson is fifth with three birdies and tied for eighth in Par 5 scoring (-1, 4.75) 
- Junior Camila Madariaga is tied for 17^th at +4, 76 
- She is tied for second in both pars (13) and Par 3 scoring (-1, 2.75) 
- Graduate student Maria Hoyos is tied for 25^th with a +5, 77
- Hoyos will be the first Fighting Knight to tee off in the second round tomorrow at 8:30 am
- Second round team times can be found by clicking here

The top five teams from the south region will advance to the NCAA Championships May 16-20 at Fox Run Golf Club in Eureka, Missouri.