JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Alberte Thuesen tied for 14th, Emma Bell posted her lowest career round and Ella Ofstedahl fired a 69 in the final round to lead the Georgia Southern women's golf team to an 11th-place finish at the UNF Collegiate Tuesday at the Jacksonville Golf and Country Club.

UNF had all five players in their lineup finish in the top-20 to win its home event by 10 strokes over Sam Houston. Georgia Southern was seven strokes behind Xavier in eighth and four clear of Stetson in 12th.

Thuesen finished in the top-20 for the eighth time in nine career tournaments.  Bell's 72 tied for the second-lowest of the round as the junior made par or better on her final 13 holes, including birdies at 18 and 9 that bracketed eight consecutive pars.

Ofstedahl's 69 tied for the lowest of the event and is her lowest this season. The senior recorded five birdies on the day, including three in a row on 15, 16 and 17. She made birdie on four of her first seven holes and wound up shooting a 32 on the back nine.

Keyed by an eagle on the par-5 16th, Thuesen carded a 73 in the second round and followed it with a 74 that featured five birdies today. 

Scores
Team – 318-304-304=926 (+62), 11
Alberte Thuesen – 76-73-74=223 (+7), T14
Ella Ofstedahl – 84-77-69=230 (+14), T33
Emma Bell – 79-72-83=234 (+18), T52
Abby Newton – 79-83-80=242 (+26), T73
Sarah Noonan – 84-82-81=247 (+31), 84

Quotables from Coach Emily Kuhfeld
"We had a lot of good takeaways from this week, and some notable individual performances: Alberte with another top-15 finish - I'm really proud of her for the grit she showed - Emma for a career low 72 in round 2 and Ella with a stellar 69 final round. We have some work to do as a team to get those team totals where we want them to be, but it is exciting as a coach to see the growth and energy they all showed this week."

Up Next
The Eagles are set to return to action at the Red Rocks Invitational, hosted by Northern Arizona, at Oak Creek Golf Club in Sedona, Arizona, March 20-21.