Radford Claims Eighth Place After Final Round of Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – The Radford women's golf team clinched eighth place as both Hannah Lindemann and Natalie Welsh secured top-20 finishes on the final day of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate on Tuesday.

The Highlanders shot 319 in the third round to bring their total score to 943 across 54 holes. Austin Peay took home the team title at +42 while Findlay's Gabby Woods topped the individual leaderboard with a +1.

Despite a tough start to the day, Lindemann rebounded quickly and ended up putting together a great round at seven-over par. She triple-bogeyed the 7^th hole, where she began on the shotgun start, but shot for par on 12 others and birdied the 1^st hole to move five spots up the standings. It's her third top-20 finish of the year and fourth in the top-25.

Welsh will be disappointed with a third-round 82, but staying below +20 for the tournament is a solid accomplishment. The Valencia, Pa. native had one of just five eagles recorded by the entire field over the last three days and shot +2 on Par 3's, a scored tied for second-best out of all competitors.

The brightest performance of the day came from Jimenna Ramirez, who carded a 5-over par 76 for her best score of the week. She birdied the 11^th hole on Tuesday, helping her jump up 11 spots in the standings and into a tie for 39^th.

Also birdieing the 11^th hole was Niki Batac, who stayed consistent and only added two strokes to her score from Monday. She finished the tournament at +30 and tied for 50^th.

Jayde Dudley battled through the frigid conditions to shoot an 85 in the third round, ending the trip to Tennessee tied for 65^th. Individual golfer Shea Smith wrapped things up for Radford with a T-77^th finish.

COURSE INFORMATION

Sevierville Golf Club
Par 71
5,803 yards

FINAL RESULTS
8^th) Radford, +91 (304-320-319)

T-17^th) Hannah Lindemann, +18 (73-80-78—231)
T-20^th) Natalie Welsh, +19 (73-77-82—232)
T-40^th) Jimenna Ramirez, +25 (80-82-76—238)
T-50^th) Niki Batac, +30 (79-81-83—243)
T-65^th) Jayde Dudley, +39 (79-88-85—252)
T-77^th) Shea Smith (INDV), +48 (87-89)

TOURNAMENT FIELD (15 TEAMS, 85 GOLFERS)
Austin Peay, North Alabama, Dalton State, Dayton, Oklahoma City, Radford, Findlay, Carson-Newman, North Georgia, Bellarmine, Northern Iowa, Indiana State, Tusculum, Tennessee Tech (hosts), Tennessee State

UP NEXT
Radford returns to Williamsburg, VA for the first time since last September, this time to play in William & Mary's Kingsmill Invitational. The tournament is set to take place on March 27-28.

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Players Mentioned

Niki Batac: 5' 0"; Redshirt Junior

Jayde Dudley: 5' 7"; Senior

Hannah Lindemann: 5' 4"; Redshirt Freshman

Jimenna Ramirez: 5' 3"; Junior

Natalie Welsh: 5' 3"; Graduate Student

Shea Smith: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Niki Batac
: 5' 0"; Redshirt Junior

Jayde Dudley
: 5' 7"; Senior

Hannah Lindemann
: 5' 4"; Redshirt Freshman

Jimenna Ramirez
: 5' 3"; Junior

Natalie Welsh
: 5' 3"; Graduate Student

Shea Smith
: Freshman

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