GAINESVILLE, Ga. – The Texas A&M University-Commerce women's golf team's season came to a close on Thursday afternoon with a tied for 12^th place finish at the NCAA Division II National Championships on the Chattahoochee Golf Club.
 
The Lions started their final round during the stroke play portion of the national championships, six strokes back of the top eight teams, that advance to match play. The Lions totaled a score of 309 on Thursday to accumulate a score of 920 through the three rounds. Findlay got the final spot in match play with a score of 913.
 
A&M-Commerce closes out its final season in NCAA Division II with its second consecutive trip to the National Championships. The Lions look ahead to being members of NCAA Division I and the Southland Conference next fall.
 
"Obviously we are slightly disappointed on the overall outcome but still an incredible run from this amazing group and so much to be proud of," said coach Lise Malherbe. "Thank you to our four seniors who devoted themselves to the program and thank you for leaving a lasting legacy at Commerce as we close out our Division II run. The future is bright and cannot wait to get back at it come August!"
 
Sarah Wongsinth (Udon Thani, Thailand) totaled a score of 227 through the three rounds. She shot a 78 on Thursday. A four-year player for the Lions, Wongsinth had a scoring average below 75 in her Lion career and part of three NCAA Tournament appearances in program history.
 
Inma Ortiz Prieto (Huelva, Spain) tied for 28^th at the National Championships after a score of 76 on Thursday and a compiled score of 228 in the three days. Thursday was Ortiz Prieto's final collegiate round. The Lions advanced to the NCAA National Championships in both seasons with Ortiz Prieto on the team.
 
Sophie-Charlott Hempel (Pirmasens, Germany) closed out her Lion career with a round of 78 on third round. She totaled a score of 235 this week. Hempel played for the Lions for five years, making the NCAA Tournament in three of the five seasons. She was a three-time all-conference selection.
 
Karlee Nichols (San Antonio – Smithson Valley) improved her score in each of the last two rounds and shot a 77 in her final collegiate round on Thursday. She had a cumulative stroke total of 240 to place in a tie for 85^th place. She was part of the Lion golf team for four seasons, playing in the postseason in three of the four seasons.
 
Michelle Becker (San Antonio – Reagan) tied for 95^th place with a score of 248 in the three rounds. She has one more year of eligibility and will return to Commerce next fall.
 
The top eight teams that advanced to medal match play are DBU, Anderson, Limestone, Lee, Barry, West Texas A&M, Lynn, and Findlay. Academy of Art's Anahi Servin won the individual National Championship by four strokes with a score 211.
 

Pos	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1	DBU	296	293	295	884
2	Anderson	295	300	299	894
3	Limestone	307	286	305	898
4	Lee	297	293	309	899
5	Barry	299	297	304	900
6	West Texas A&M	304	294	303	901
7	Lynn	298	297	312	907
8	Findlay	304	302	307	913
9	Henderson State	304	304	306	914
10	Indianapolis	310	304	301	915
11	Grand Valley State	312	301	305	918
T12	A&M–COMMERCE	306	305	309	920
T12	Colorado Christian	301	304	315	920
T14	Central Missouri	310	304	311	925
T14	Rogers State	303	315	307	925
16	Missouri - St. Louis	312	310	311	933
17	Texas A&M International	315	307	316	938
18	Tiffin	317	322	315	954

 

T12	A&M-COMMERCE	306	305	309	920
T26	Sarah Wongsinth	73	76	78	227
T30	Inma Ortiz Prieto	77	75	76	228
T52	Sophie-Charlott Hempel	77	77	78	232
T85	Karlee Nichols	85	78	77	240
T95	Michelle Becker	79	77	92	248