MACON, Ga. – Ella Ofstedahl shot a 71-74 to lead the Georgia Southern women's golf team into eighth after two rounds at the Idle Hour Collegiate Monday at Idle Hour Country Club.

Ofstedahl is tied for fifth, while Ansley Bowman shot 74-73 and is tied for 10th. The Eagles are six strokes behind fifth-place James Madison on the team leaderboard. Tournament host Mercer leads the event and is the only team under par.

Scores
Ella Ofstedahl – 71-74=145 (+1), T5
Ansley Bowman – 74-73=147 (+3), T10
Savanah Satterfield – 82-76=158 (+14), T47
Sarah Noonan – 84-77=161 (+17), T59
Emma Bell – 88-79=167 (+23), T70
Team – 311-300=611 (+35), 8

Individual
Kaysie Harrelson – 87-82=169 (+25), 72

The story
Ofstedahl posted three birdies on the back nine, shot 2-under on the side and played her final nine holes of the first round 2-under. The junior played a stretch of eight holes in the second round 1-under on her way to a 74.

Bowman capped the first round with six straight pars and played her first nine holes of the morning even with consecutive birdies on 12 and 13. The senior played the first four holes of the afternoon 1-under and was 1-under on her final eight holes of the day.

Quotables from Coach Emily Kuhfeld
"We learned a lot out there today. Ella and Ansley led the team and are looking to clean a few small things up here and there tomorrow to finish the fall season strong!"

Savanah, Sarah and Emma know what their playing focuses are tomorrow, and we are looking forward to seeing them start and continue their rounds playing free and aggressive and confident!"

"It has been great for Kaysie to get some experience as well, and we are looking forward to finishing our fall season on a strong note tomorrow!"

Next Up
The Eagles are paired with UNCG and Cincinnati in tomorrow's final round. GS tees off holes 9-11 in a shotgun start at 8 a.m.