GREENVILLE, S.C. – Ella Ofstedahl made four straight birdies and five in six holes on her way to shooting a 71 to lead the Georgia Southern women's golf team to a 10th-place finish at the Lady Paladin Invitational Sunday at Furman University Golf Club.
The Eagles finished two strokes behind Sun Belt cohort Coastal Carolina and two shots ahead of 11th-place James Madison. The Eagles' team score of 294 tied for the fifth best of the day. Wake Forest, the top-ranked team in the country, won the event, and No. 18 Furman took second.
Ofstedahl moved up the leaderboard into a tie for 21st, and
Alberte Thuesen shot a 74 to tie for 32nd.
Emma Bell posted a 73 today to tie for 38th.
Ofstedahl began her day on the 10th hole and was 2-over at the turn after making four straight pars to finish the side. The senior got hot from there and played the next six holes 5-under with a birdie on 1 and four straight birdies on holes 3-6.
Bell made six straight pars to finish her first eight holes and shot 1-under on the front nine with birdies on 1 and 4. Thuesen also started the round on 10, shot 1-over on the back nine and finished the day with four consecutive pars, followed by a birdie on 9, her last hole of the tournament.
Scores
Team – 305-305-294=904, (+40), 10
Ella Ofstedahl – 77-74-71=222 (+6), T21
Alberte Thuesen – 77-75-74=226 (+10), T32
Emma Bell – 75-80-73=228 (+12), T38
Savanah Satterfield – 76-80-76=232 (+16), T52
Sarah Noonan – 84-76-78=238 (+12), T68
Quotables from Coach Emily Kuhfeld
"I'm really proud of the team for the way they rebounded after kind of a rocky start. Ella really went on a tear with her irons and had a lot of birdies and opportunities, and I am really proud of Alberte for being so consistent and with her effort, attitude and dedication out there. Emma really came through for us today, while Savanah and Sarah just made a couple mistakes early on but really finished strong and didn't let the course beat them up."
"Overall, I'm really proud of each of them. This course was set up incredibly difficult, and even Wake Forest, the No. 1 team in the country, mentioned that this is the hardest setup they have seen. To shoot 294 today, especially with a tough start, is really an accomplishment for us and gives us confidence going into these last two tournaments of the fall."
Up Next
The Eagles return to action at the Jupiter Invitational Oct. 14-15.
