SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Ella Ofstedahl fired an even-par 72, and the Georgia Southern women's golf team shot the second-lowest score of the day to place second at the Terrier Intercollegiate Tuesday at the Country Club of Spartanburg.
The Eagles (+24) shot a season-low 295 and finished eight strokes behind tournament champion High Point (+16).
Natalie Petersen (E) shot a 73 today and tied for second, two strokes behind medalist Cayla Smith (-2) of High Point. It was Petersen's second consecutive top-20 finish.
Sarah Noonan (+7) shot 75 today and tied for seventh, and
Ansley Bowman (+8) posted a 75 to tie for 12th. Ofstedahl tied for 15th.
Georgia Southern finished second in the tournament with 22 birdies and also placed second in par-4 and par-5 scoring for the week.
The story
Ofstedahl played her first 12 holes 1-under with a birdie on hole 7 and back-to-back birdies on 10 and 11. The sophomore played her final five holes of the day even with a birdie on hole 1 and wound up posting a 1-under 36 on the back nine.
Peterson shot a 2-under 35 on the back nine with consecutive birdies on holes 14 and 15 and added another birdie on 17. The freshman was three under on her final seven holes of the tournament.
Bowman played her first five holes even par and wound up shooting a 1-over 36 on the front nine. The junior parred eight of her final 10 holes of the day.
Noonan played the back nine 1-under with birdies on holes 10, 16 and 17. The freshman started that stretch with par or better on five straight holes.
Quotable from Coach Emily Kuhfeld
"We got some hardware for the facility today! With four scores at 75 or better on a demanding golf course, we are so proud of the fight and heart they showed, especially near the end of the round."
"Natalie was right in the hunt for her first win, Sarah showed great improvement, Ella had a very solid round today and Ansley really fought for every shot out there. We are looking forward to leaving for Macon in a few days!"
Next up
The Eagles cap the fall season in Macon, Ga., at the Idle Hour Collegiate at Idle Hour Country Club Oct. 30-31.
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