DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Ella Ofstedahl shot a 71, and the Georgia Southern women's golf team is four shots off the lead at the Sun Belt Championship following Tuesday's second round at the LPGA International Hills Course.
The Eagles (+13) trail leader South Alabama (+9), Texas State (+10) and Troy (+12) heading into tomorrow's third and final round. Ofstedahl (E) is two strokes off the lead, and
Ansley Bowman (+1) is three shots back on the individual leaderboard.
Ofstedahl shot 2-under on her last four holes of the day and birdied three in a row – 15, 16 and 17 to post 1-under on the back nine. Bowman made par on 16 of 18 holes today and is tied for fifth. Ofstedahl and
Julianna Collett are leading the tournament in par-3 scoring, and Bowman is tied for the lead with 29 pars.
Scores
Ella Ofstedahl – 73-71=144 (E), T3
Ansley Bowman – 71-74=145 (+1), T5
Julianna Collett – 70-78=148 (+4), T13
Sarah Noonan – 77-76=153 (+9), T30
Natalie Petersen – 86-77=163 (+19), T49
Team – 291-298=589 (+13), 4
Quotables from coach Emily Kuhfeld
"Well, it's not the day we wanted, but we are still very much in contention heading into the final round. I'm proud of the team today! We had a few small missed opportunities here and there that added up, but we saw a lot of good things out there today. I'm excited for the team to bring energy and positivity all round tomorrow, and we'll add them up at the end!"
Next up
The Eagles are paired with Arkansas State and Coastal Carolina and will tee off the first hole at 8 a.m. in Wednesday's final round.
