Women's Golf | 9/25/2016 6:29:00 PM

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Freshman Ella Ofstedahl shot a 75-76-77=228 and tied for 18th, while the Eagle women's golf team placed ninth at the Mary Fossum Invitational at Michigan State's Forest Akers West Golf Course Sunday.

The Eagles (+62) finished one back of Ohio University (+61) in eighth and three behind Eastern Michigan (+59) in seventh. Miami (-4) won the tournament, followed by Princeton (+36) and Indiana (+38).

Iben Hvass shot 74-78-78=230 to tie for 29th with teammate Yeji Shin, who carded a 78-73-79=230. Lauren Coe shot 81-78-79=238, and Julianna Collett posted an 84-84-79=247. Ariana Macioce, who played as an individual, shot 83-78-79=240.

The story
Shin's 73 in the second round proved to be the best of the tournament for the Eagles. The sophomore started the round with six straight pars and was 1-under through 14 holes after consecutive birdies on holes 5 and 6. 

Hvass rolled in two birdies as the senior started the tournament with a 74 in the first round, while Ofstedahl had four birdies and shot 75 in the first round.

Quotable from coach Emily Kuhfeld
"This was a great learning experience for us. I am very proud of the team for the effort they gave and that they are incorporating newly learned skills into their games this quickly. We are looking forward to a productive week of practice and then heading down to Jacksonville."

Next up for the Eagles
Georgia Southern returns to action at the Jacksonville Classic Oct. 3-4. 

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