RAIN LEADS TO RACHEL POLSON VICTORY IN AMERICA

 FROM THE FLORIDA TECH WEBSITE
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida – Florida Tech entered the final day of the NCAA Fall Preview with sole possession of third place and sophomore Rachel Polson from Aberdeen, Scotland atop the leaderboard. The afternoon would conclude with the same results as heavy rain hit Daytona Beach as the Panthers hit the turn.
The third round results were rendered void and Polson was named tournament winner as FIT came in with a third place finish. Polson finished with a two round score of one-over par to win by one stroke.
“I’m really happy for Rachel,” head coach Chris Saltmarsh said. “She didn’t get off to a great start today, but she was battling back as best as possible. The nice part of that is it really doesn’t matter.”
Polson put together an even par round to open up the tournament Saturday and followed with a round two 73 to grab sole possession of the lead. Round two would turn out to be the final day of the tournament.
“It was a nice showing for the women’s team,” Saltmarsh said. “I think that might have been one of the best showings in my three years. It was one of the best two rounds the team has put together in Florida Tech women’s golf.”
The third-place team finish was the highest finish for the Panthers since 2009. The team shot a 621 in the two-day tournament. Sunshine State Conference foe Lynn took the overall victory after shooting 606. Barry finished second with a 618.
Freshman Felicia Leftinger was the second-highest finisher for the Crimson and Gray, coming in a tie for 18th. Senior Jessica Hook finished in a tie for 29th.  “I think things went fairly well, considering the conditions,” “We may have been able to jump one more spot up the board. I think we all wanted to get back out there and finish up but the weather just wouldn’t allow it.”
FIT now faces a quick turnaround in which they will head back to the LPGA International for the Lady Falcon Invitational beginning on Saturday. The Panthers will tee off in Daytona Beach at 8 a.m.