MACON, Ga. – Ella Ofstedahl and Hailey Katona are in the top-10, and the Georgia Southern women's golf team is in seventh after the first two rounds of the Mercer Invitational Tuesday at Brickyard Golf Club.

Georgia Southern is a stroke behind BYU and five behind Troy, which is in fifth place. Western Kentucky and Chattanooga are tied for the lead, followed by host Mercer and East Tennessee State.

Ofstedahl (+3) shot 73-72=145 and is tied for third, three strokes behind the leader, Daphne Van Son of Chattanooga. Katona (+6) carded a 75-75=150 and is tied for eighth. 

The Eagles started on the 18th hole in both rounds today. Ofstedahl played her first five holes 2-under with birdies on holes 1 and 4 in the second round. She shot 1-under on the front and made birdie at 12. The senior birdied her first hole of the day and parred 15 holes in the first round.

Katona made birdie on the second hole and posted par on seven of her last eight holes in the first round. The freshman made 15 pars in the second round, including her final nine holes of the day.

The shot of the day for the Eagles came in the first round when Kaysie Harrelson slam dunked her approach for an eagle on the 375-yard, par-4 16th.

Scores
Team – 304-311=615 (+39), 7
Ella Ofstedahl – 73-72=145 (+1), T3
Hailey Katona – 75-75=150 (+6), T8
Abby Newton – 77-83=160 (+16), T38
Kaysie Harrelson – 79-82=161 (+17), T40
Savanah Satterfield – 84-82=166 (+22), T47

Quotables from Coach Emily Kuhfeld
"A shout out to Ella and Hailey for pacing the team with consistency. A conservative game plan with a cocky swing paired with an understanding of grainy greens goes a long way out here, and we look forward to capitalizing on our opportunities tomorrow. We made a lot of unforced errors today. Middle of the fairways and middle of the greens is the simple strategy for tomorrow."

Up Next
The third and final round is set for tomorrow. The Eagles are paired with Southern Mississippi and Western Carolina and will tee off the 10th hole at 9:20 a.m.