ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The Montevallo women's golf team posted an 8^th place finish at the Flagler Spring Kickoff, in St. Augustine, Florida, Tuesday.
 
In a loaded field the Falcons finished ahead of three ranked teams. Montevallo finished ahead of No. 16 Florida Southern (12^th), No. 21 Saint Leo (13^th) and No. 27 West Florida (9^th), with a score of +42 in the three-round event. Additionally, the Falcons were the highest-finishing Gulf South Conference team in the Field.
 

As a team, the Falcons posted a 19-over first round to sit in 10^th but moved ahead in the final two rounds. A 10-over 298 in the second round moved UM into ninth place and a round of 13-over on the final day saw the Falcons pass West Florida for eighth place.
 
A one-under 71 from Paulina Bermejo in the second round was the best round of the tournament for the Falcons and helped push the squad out of 10^th place.
 
Bermejo finished the tournament tied for 20^th after carding a three-round total of nine-over 225. Denise Paulsson wasn't far behind as the freshman finished tied for 25^th with a 10-over 226.
 
Madison Rincon added a 13-over 229 to tie for 32^nd while Caterina Oliveri rounded out a group of four Falcons in the top-40 with a tied-40 finish after carding a 15-over 231.
 
FLAGLER Spring Kickoff
 
WHERE: Slammer and Squire at World Golf Village | St. Augustine, Fla.
WHEN: Feb. 6-7
COURSE INFORMATION: Par 72 / Yardage 6,062

Individual Results    Team Results
 
TEAM SCORES                 
1. Nova Southeastern, +2 (866) 2. Rollins, +10 (874) 3. Tampa, +12 (876) 4. Limestone, +29 (893) 5. Barry, +32 (896) 6. Flagler, +36 (900), 7. Lander, +41 (905). 8. Montevallo, +42 (906) 9. West Florida, +47 (911). 10. Eastern Florida State, +51 (915). 11. Embry-Riddle, +57 (921), 12. Florida Southern, +59 (923). 13. Saint Leo, +64 (928), 14. Mount Olive, +86 (950), 15. Palm Beach Atlantic, +92 (956).

TOP 5 INDIVIDUAL         
1. Olivia Gronborg, Nova Southeastern, -7 (209) 2. Katharina Hesse, Rollins, -6 (210). 3. Ellen Ramstedt, Nova Southeastern, -2 (210). T4. Sarah Knitter, Eastern Florida State, -2 (214). T4. Ana Maria Jimenez Rios, Tampa, -1 (215).
 
TOURNAMENT NOTES

• Montevallo finished ahead of three ranked opponents and wasthe highest-finishing GSC school in the field.
• The Falcons progressed up the leaderboard each day by moving from 10^th after round one to ninth following round two and finally to eighth, passing No. 27 West Florida, after the final round.
• Four Falcons finished in the top-40 as sophomore Paula Bermejo led the way with a tied-20 finish at nine-over.
• Bermejo carded a one-under 71 in round tow, the lowest round of any Falcon in the tournament.

Up Next:  The spring season continues on Feb. 27 as the Falcons participate in the Limestone Low Tide Invitational in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.