DAHLONEGA, Ga. – Saint Leo women's golf climbed two spots over the final 18-holes Tuesday at the eighth annual LeeAnn Noble Memorial tournament hosted by North Georgia to stake claim to a fifth-place finish in the field of 18. The Lions finished fifth at 879 (+15) behind three nationally ranked opponents while finishing ahead of three top-15 teams in the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Coaches Poll.
 
At the tournament, no. 6 Limestone (849, -15) took home the team title while unranked-Findlay (853, -11), no. 1 Dallas Baptist (865, +1), and no. 4 Anderson (SC) (867, +3) were the only teams that finished ahead of the unranked-Lions (879, +15). Saint Leo held off and defeated Sunshine State Conference foe Florida Southern (881, +17), who is ranked no. 10 in the nation, while also finished ahead of no. 13 Lee (887, +23) and no. 8 Missouri-St. Louis (903, +39).
 
Limestone's Ebba Hellman was tabbed the individual medalist at 11-under 205 following rounds of 69-67-69.
 
Cajsa Strandberg finished as the top golfer for the Green and Gold in 12^th place at even-par 216. The Ystad, Sweden native carded a final round 73 (+1) to combine with her first two rounds of 73 and 70.
 
Francesca Santoni was second on the team, and two strokes behind teammate Strandberg in 18^th place at 218 (+2). Santoni, a native of Torbole sul Garda, Italy fired off a one-under 71 Tuesday to go with her first round 71 and her second round 76.
 
As a team, the Lions finished as the third lowest on par-3's at 3.15, while inside the top-10 on par-4's (4.21) and par-5's (4.95, -3) with 157 pars and 43 birdies. Strandberg finished third in the field of 93 on par-5's averaging a 4.50 and fourth in the tournament in birdies with 14.
 
5^th – Saint Leo – 291-295-293 – 879 (+15)
T12 – Cajsa Strandberg – 73-70-73 – 216 (E)
T18 – Francesca Santoni – 71-76-71 – 218 (+2)
T43 – Pia Perthen – 78-72-75 – 225 (+9)
T47 – Laurence Lamer – 72-80-74 – 226 (+10)
T63 – Synne Lauritzen – 75-77-80 – 232 (+16)

Up Next
The Lions look to host the Saint Leo Invitational Oct. 18-19 at Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club.  
 
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