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ALLENDALE, Mich. - The Grand Valley State women’s golf team captured the NCAA Division II East Region championship Wednesday by shooting 319 in the final round and totaling 940 for the three-day tournament. The Lakers won the title by 18 strokes over runner-up Ferris State (958) at The Meadows par-72 course. Ashley Smith of Grand Valley State shot a 79 in the final round to win the medal by two strokes with a score of 231 (+15). Northern Kentucky University’s Alicia Lawrence posted a 10th-place finish with a three-round total of 243. Lawrence, a senior from Williamstown, Ky., shot rounds of 78-78-87 during the tournament as the Norse finished fifth with a score of 1,011. NKU’s Alicia Stauffacher totaled 251 and finished 16th in the individual competition. The Norse’s Sofie Rasmussen posted a 22nd-place finish with a score of 259. NKU golfers Lyndsey Bevill and Charity Evans tied for 24th place with scores of 262. |
