Daytona Beach, Fla. – Despite bouncing back from a tough second round, the Stetson women's golf team slipped to a fourth place finish on Monday in the Babs Steffens Hatter Classic.
 
The Hatters posted a final round score of 302 on the LPGA International Hills course. That was not low enough to make up ground on the two teams in front of them – Lamar and Bradley – or hold off Seminole State, which posted a final round score of 294 to slip past Stetson into third place.
 
Lamar was able to hang on to its lead by posting a 297 in the final round, beating Bradley by five shots. The Braves made up three shots with a final round 294, which tied Seminole State's final round for the low team round of the event.
 
Bradley's Taylor Ledwein posted a one-over par 73 in the final round to pull away from Lamar's Laura Pasalodos Barcelo for medalist honors. Ledwein finished the tournament with a one-over par score of 217. Barcelo finished second after a final round 76 left her at four-over par 220 for the tournament.
 
Stetson junior Justine Lauer closed with a two-over par 74 to finish at six-over par 222, good for fourth place overall. Lauer had two birdies and three bogeys on both the front nine and back nine during the final round.
 
Sophomore Hanna Kiefer struggled to a final round score of 80 after opening with a double bogey and then following up on the fifth hole with a triple. Her final total of 228 dropped her into a tie for 12^th in the event.
 
Sophomore Sarah May had a bounce-back round for Stetson, posting a one-over par 73 to finish at 235, tied for 21^st with sophomore teammate Meghan McLean, who finished with a 77.
 
Freshman Bianca Sol Cruz finished the tournament tied for 55^th after a final round 78.
 
Hatters sophomore Emma McCloskey also had a 78 in the final round, playing as an individual, and finished tied for 38^th with a final score of 239.
 
Junior Erikah Neger finished with an 82 on Monday to tie for 58^th with a total score of 249.
 
The Hatters will have one final tune-up event prior to the ASUN Championship tournament, and that will come next week at the Strutter Gus Invitational, hosted by Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Ga. That even is scheduled for Sunday, March 31, and Monday, April 1.
 
The ASUN Championship is scheduled to be played in Braselton, Ga., beginning Sunday, April 21.
 
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