EDISTO ISLAND, S.C. – Sarunchana Rattanasin tied for third and Haley Yerxa took fifth as the Georgia Southern women's golf team tied for third at the Edisto Island Invitational Tuesday at the Plantation Course at Edisto Island.

Charleston Southern (+20) won the team title, and tournament host College of Charleston (+23) placed second, a stroke ahead of the Eagles (+24) and Lipscomb. 

Keyed by a second-round 69, Rattanasin (E) shot 73-69-71=213 and finished three strokes behind the co-medalists. Yerxa's second-round 67 tied for the second-lowest score of the event, and the redshirt senior finished 1-over for the tournament, posting 75-67-72=214. 

Yerxa's second round was bogey free with three straight birdies on holes 5, 6 and 7 and another at 10. Rattanasin made four birdies on the second day and played her first 14 holes 3-under en route to posting a 69.  

Georgia Southern led the field in par-4 scoring and total pars and ranked third in par-3 scoring.

Scores
Team – 305-282-289=876 (+24), T3
Sarunchana Rattanasin – 73-69-71=213 (E), T3
Haley Yerxa – 75-67-72=214 (+1), 5
Abby Newton – 78-74-74=226 (+13), T33
Alex Stevenson – 79-75-72=226 (+13), T33
Karlee Vardas – 80-72-75=227 (+14), T35
Taylor Oberparleiter* – 76-77-77=230 (+17), T45
Regina Plascencia* – 82-73-75=230 (+17), T45
Meiqi Gao* – 83-76-71=230 (+17), T45
*Played as an individual

Next Up
The Eagles will cap the fall season by hosting their home tournament, The Southern, at The Savannah Golf Club Oct. 17-19.