WINTER GARDEN, Fla. – The No. 2 (Scorecard Division II ranking by clippd) Flagler College women's golf team rolls on as they carded a 7-under par 281 today to finish the 54-hole portion of the NCAA Division II National Championship with a 13-under 851 (288-282-281) at the Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge's Panther Lake course (par 72; 6,003 yards). The Saints finished in first place and will enter the medal match play round tomorrow. They will face the No. 8 seed St. Mary's University of Texas in a quarterfinal match at 8 a.m.

Five Flagler and St. Mary's golfers will play 18 holes and the low score wins. Each team match will consist of five points, with one point being awarded for each individual match, or in the case of a tied match, two half-points. Winning teams will advance to the semifinals and subsequently, the finals. Each individual match will be played to its completion and the first team to win three points within the team match will advance. If the team match is tied after all five individual matches, the total strokes of the five players from each team will be calculated with the winning team having the fewest strokes. If it's still tied, the matches that are tied will play a sudden-victory hole until the tie is broken.    

Flagler had three golfers earn all-tournament honors as they finished in the top 10. Stella Jelinek finished in a tie for third place with a 6-under 210 (70-72-68). She had four birdies, three coming on the front nine, to go along with 14 pars. Jelinek had 38 pars in the first three rounds. Jordyn Hodgson finished in fifth place with a 5-under 211 (71-71-69). She pocketed five birdies in today's final round and added 11 pars. Hodgson had 13 birdies in the tournament, which was fourth-most in the field. Henriette Stranda finished in a tie for 10^th place with a 3-under 214 (72-70-72). She had three birdies and 12 pars today. Her 40 pars tied for the most in the field.

Flagler topped the 18-team field and finished four strokes ahead of No. 4 West Texas A&M University, who finished with a 9-under 855 (289-282-284). Top-ranked Dallas Baptist University finished in third place with an even par 864 (284-295-285). No. 9 Lynn University carded a 1-over 865 (292-287-286) finished in fourth place while No. 5 University of Findlay finished in fifth place with a 3-over 867 (288-290-289). No. 11 Henderson State University advances on as it finished in sixth place with a 10-over 874 (295-290-289). And tied for seventh place is No. 7 University of Indianapolis and No. 10 St. Mary's as both finished with a 12-over 876. All eight teams advance to the quarterfinal round tomorrow.

Gabby Woods of Findlay won the individual medalist as she led the 95-woman field with a 9-under 207 (71-67-69). She finished one stroke ahead of Olivia Mitchell of Dallas Baptist, who ended the tournament with an 8-under 208 (69-72-67).

Flagler's Sophie Wheeler finished in a tie for 14^th place with an even par 216 (75-69-72) and Shanya Arasu tied for 77^th place with a 13-over 229 (77-7-4-78).

Lander's Josefine Winkle, playing as an individual, finished her tournament with a final-round 75.  The PBC Freshman of the Year was 11 over for the three rounds and tied for 68th.
 
NCAA Division II National Championship (Final Round – Stroke Play)
May 21-25, 2024
Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge – Winter Garden, Fla.
Par: 72 | Yards: 6,003

Team scores
1) Flagler 288-282281=851 (-13)
2) West Texas A&M 289-282-284=855 (-9)
3) Dallas Baptist 284-295-285=864 (E)
4) Lynn 292-287-286=865 (+1)
5) Findlay 288-290-289=867 (+3)
6) Henderson State 295-290-289=874 (+10)
t7) Indianapolis 295-289-292=876 (+12)
t7) St. Mary's (Texas) 285-306-285=876 (+12)
9) Anderson (S.C.) 296-296-287=879 (+15)
10) Lee 289-298-295=882 (+18)
11) Nova Southeastern 299-292-293=884 (+20)
12) Cal State San Marcos 300-294-299=893 (+29)
13) Grand Valley State 299-305-297=900 (+36)
14) SW Oklahoma State 313-289-299=901 (+37)
15) Rogers State 297-310-299=906 (+42)
16) Cal State East Bay 300-299-309=908 (+44)
17) Ashland 306-304-307=917 (+53)
18) Davenport 318-317-310=945 (+81)

Top 10 individuals
1) Gabby Woods (FIN) 71-67-69=207 (-9)
2) Olivia Mitchell (DBU) 69-72-67=208 (-8)
t3) Stella Jelinek (FLG) 70-72-68=210 (-6)
t3) Lorenza Perini (WTAMU) 70-69-71=210 (-6)
5) Jordyn Hodgson (FLG) 71-71-69=211 (-5)
6) Madison Murr (CSUSM) 70-68-74=212 (-4)
t7) Lily Nelson (HSU) 70-74-69=213 (-3)
t7) Julia Garcia (DBU) 72-69-72=213 (-3)
t7) Sarah Reed (WTAMU) 72-69-72=213 (-3)
t10) *Wilma Zandreau (UMSL) 73-70-71=214 (-2)
t10) Henriette Stranda (FLG) 72-70-72=214 (-2)

Flagler scorers:
t3) Stella Jelinek 70-72-68=210 (-6)
5) Jordyn Hodgson 71-71-69=211 (-5)
t10) Henriette Stranda 72-70-72=214 (-2)
t14) Sophie Wheeler 75-69-72=216 (E)
t77) Shanya Arasu 77-74-78=229 (+13)

*-playing as an individual

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