SEDONA, Ariz. – Alberte Thuesen fired a 71 Sunday, and the Georgia Southern women's golf team moved three spots up the leaderboard on the final day to tie for ninth at the Red Rocks Invitational at Oakcreek Country Club.
The Eagles tied with Idaho, two strokes ahead of Weber State and four clear of Cal State Fullerton. Grand Canyon and Gonzaga tied for first with Grand Canyon winning the tiebreaker. California Baptist was third, Seattle was fourth and host Northern Arizona finished fifth.
Thuesen's 71 tied for the fourth lowest of the day, and the sophomore shot 77-75-71=223 for the week to tie for 11th, her ninth top-20 finish in 10 career collegiate events. Thuesen birdied four holes on the back nine to shoot even on the side and finished the event with birdies on three of her last five holes.
Ella Ofstedahl posted an even-par 72 on the first day, the fourth-lowest score of the round, and shot 72-76-76=224 for the tournament to place 13th. The senior made three birdies in a row and shot three under on her final 11 holes of the first round.
Abby Newton carded a 74 in the third round to help the Eagles shoot 302 as a team, the eighth-lowest of the day.
Savanah Satterfield, who played as an individual this week, posted a 74 in the third round, one stroke off her season low.
Scores
Team – 314-310-302=926 (+62), T9
Alberte Thuesen – 77-75-71=223 (+7), T11
Ella Ofstedahl – 72-76-76=224 (+8), 13
Emma Bell – 79-80-81=240 (+24), T72
Abby Newton – 89-79-74=242 (+26), 78
Kaysie Harrelson – 86-82-89=257 (+41), 102
Individuals
Savanah Satterfield – 81-81-74=236 (+20), T53
Madison Heideman – 83-83-77=243 (+27), T79
Sarah Noonan – 82-85-82=249 (+33), 94
Quotables from Coach Emily Kuhfeld
"This was a good week for the team to spend quality time together in a beautiful place. We feel great about the team building and experiences we had and are so grateful to Eagle Nation for helping us get here!"
"It's always nice to move up a few spots at the end of an event, and a shout out to Alberte and Ella who led the way for us. We have some work to do before the Sun Belt Championship, but we are seeing a lot of positives to build off of!"
Up Next
The Eagles are set to return to action at the Chattanooga Classic March 29-30 at The Black Creek Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
