MACON, Ga. – Ella Ofstedahl fired a career-best 66, and
Alberte Thuesen shot a 71 to lead the Georgia Southern women's golf team to a third-place finish at the Idle Hour Collegiate Tuesday.
Ofstedahl (-7) earned co-medalist honors for the second win of her career. The senior has finished in the top-10 in four of her last six collegiate events and now has seven top-5s, 10 career top-10s and 16 career top-20s. Thuesen tied for ninth for her third top-10 of the fall.
Georgia Southern finished four strokes ahead of Seton Hall and nine clear of Troy, both of whom are were ranked ahead of the Eagles before the event, according to Golfstat. No. 28 Charlotte was the only team to shoot under par and won the event, and tournament host Mercer placed second.
Ofstedahl started the day on the 4th hole and recorded four birdies on her first seven holes. She added birdies on holes 13, 14, 17, 1 and 2 to shoot 32 on the front and 34 on the back.
Thuesen made par on her first six holes before birdieing three of the next four. The freshman finished the day with a pair of pars.
Scores
Team – 297-305-292=894 (+30), 3
Ella Ofstedahl – 68-75-66=209 (-7), T1
Alberte Thuesen – 74-74-71=219 (+3), T9
Sarah Noonan – 79-76-76=231 (+15), T31
Emma Bell – 76-80-79=235 (+19), T42
Madison Heideman – 85-81-80=246 (+30), 74
Indy
Julianna Collett – 82-WD
Quotables from Coach Emily Kuhfeld
"Well, we finished the fall season the way we wanted to! A really solid day today and moved an important spot up the leaderboard to finish third for the third time this fall."
"We are so happy for Ella this week! She played with a lot of fearlessness and grit. It's always nice to see hard work pay off for good people!"
"Alberte had a great start to her career as an Eagle this fall, and we are proud of her hard work and determination to fight for the best score she can get every time she tees it up."
"Sarah has elevated her game this season, and we are looking forward to seeing what the spring will bring for her."
"The entire team put in a lot of hard work, communication, fun and trust in us and in each other this fall. We will take a little time off and then continue to build our games during our off-season towards having a record- breaking spring season!"
Up Next
The Eagles open the spring season at the Amelia Island Collegiate Feb. 18-19.
