CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Ella Ofstedahl and Alberte Thuesen each shot a two-round total of 149 to lead the Georgia Southern women's golf team into fifth place after two rounds of the Chattanooga Classic Monday at Black Creek Club.

The Eagles are eight shots behind James Madison in fourth and three clear of Western Kentucky in sixth. Emma Bell is tied for 15th after posting 77-75=152, and Savanah Satterfield carded 78-76=154 and is tied for 27th.

Georgia Southern is tied for the tournament lead with 22 birdies combined and shot 8-under on the par 5s to lead the event. 

Thuesen played her first three holes of the tournament 1-under and finished the round with six straight pars. Ofstedahl made four birdies in the second round and played her final nine holes of the day even with birdies on holes 1 and 2. Thuesen and Bell each made three birdies in the second round on their way to posting 75.

Scores
Team – 304-300=604 (+28), 5
Alberte Thuesen – 74-75=149 (+5), T8
Ella Ofstedahl – 75-74=149 (+5), T8
Emma Bell – 77-75=152 (+8), T15
Savanah Satterfield – 78-76=154 (+10), T27
Abby Newton – 79-80=159 (+15), 49

Quotables from Coach Emily Kuhfeld
"We are proud of the effort the team made out there today. This is a good golf course and had lots of pins where we had some good course management, which showed up on the scorecard, especially on the par-5s. Alberte and Ella hung in there with good attitudes and kept patient, and Savanah and Emma turned in some consistent rounds. We are looking forward to tomorrow!"

Up Next
The third and final round is set for tomorrow. The Eagles are paired with James Madison and Western Kentucky and will tee off the first hole at 8:50 a.m.