MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry University's No. 7-ranked women's golf team will compete in the Southwest Minnesota State Spring Invitational Thursday and Friday at LPGA Legends Course in Daytona Beach.
Barry will be playing the Legends Course for the second time this season. It is also the site of the NCAA Championships in May.
The Buccaneers remained No. 7 in the NCAA Division II poll conducted by the Women's Golf Coaches Association released this week. It marks the second straight month the Buccaneers are ranked seventh in the country.
In the first tournament of the 2012-13 season, the Bucs finished second out of 13 teams at LPGA Legends, shooting 618 in the two-round NCAA Division II Fall Preview Sept. 17-18. Barry freshman Nicky Ferre was ninth on the individual leader board, carding an 8-over 152 in the event -- her first as a Buccaneer. Bucs teammates Paola Grande and Taylor Babcock tied for 18th in that tournament, both shooting 11-over 155.
Lynn won the Fall Preview, and will compete in this week's event as well. A total of 10 teams are scheduled to vie for the SMSS Spring Invitational title.
Golf World/WGCA Coaches’ Poll
March 18, 2013 Issue
NCAA Women’s Division II
Rank Team Points Last
1. Nova Southeastern (17) 425 1
2. St. Edward’s 379 3
3. Lynn 353 4
4. Rollins 349 2
5. Florida Southern 344 6
6. Tarleton State 341 5
7. Barry 318 7
8. Grand Canyon 279 10
9. Florida Tech 246 13
10. UNC Pembroke 215 9
11. Dallas Baptist 214 15
12. Midwestern State 212 8
13. West Florida 188 17
14. Central Oklahoma 182 12
15. Saint Leo 175 11
16. California U. (Pa.) 164 14
17. Flagler 150 T-20
18. Armstrong Atlantic State 149 22
19. Newberry 133 16
20. S.W. Oklahoma State 124 19
21. CSU-Monterey Bay 98 18
22. Augustana College 96 23
23. Newman 90 T-20
24. Grand Valley State 86 NR
25. Lander 55 NR
Also receiving votes: Academy of Art, 46; Sonoma State, 40; Indianapolis, 37; Hawaii-Hilo, 34; Western New Mexico, 28; Carson-Newman, 27; Angelo State, 24; Mount Olive, 24; Northeastern State, 24; Cameron, 21; Chico State, 21; Point Loma Nazarene, 17; Ferris State, 15; U. of The Incarnate Word, 15; Ashland, 14; California Baptist, 14; Tusculum, 13; Columbus State, 11; Dixie, 8; Drury, 8; Western Washington, 7; Arkansas Tech, 5; Ohio Dominion, 4; Shorter, 4; Concordia U. (St. Paul), 3; Belmont Abbey, 2; Findlay, 1; Notre Dame College, 1; Rockhurst, 1.
First-place votes in parenthesis.
Polls conducted by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association. Voting closed March 8, 2013