Friday, February 17
Eatonton, Ga.
8 a.m.
Georgia Southern University
at
Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational
Haley Yerxa and the Eagles play at Great Waters this weekend.
Photo by: AJ Hednerson / Georgia Southern
WGOLF Preview: Eagles Compete in Reynolds Lake Oconee Invite
2/16/2023 10:19:00 AM | Women's Golf
The three-day tournament begins Friday.
Tournament Name: Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational
Dates: Feb. 17-19
Host: Mercer
Course: Great Waters at Reynolds Lake - Par 72, 6,204 yards
Location: Eatonton, Ga.
Format: 18 holes each day
Field: Mercer, ETSU, Chattanooga, Georgia Southern, Middle Tennessee, Delaware, Butler, East Carolina, South Dakota State, Indiana, Western Kentucky, Daytona State and Clemson.
Georgia Southern Lineup (scoring average)
Abby Newton (15 rds, 73.00)
Haley Yerxa (12 rds, 75.08)
Alex Stevenson (12 rds, 75.33)
Karlee Vardas (15 rds, 76.13)
Regina Plascencia (6 rds, 78.83)
Indy
Meiqi Gao (12 rds, 77.67)
Georgia Southern competes in the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational this weekend. It's the Eagles second appearance in the event, and the tournament starts a stretch of four straight events in the state of Georgia for the Eagles.
The Eagles opened the spring at the FAU Paradise Invitational Feb. 6-7 and finished 13th. GS posted three top-3 finishes in the fall and won a team title at The Southern, which Georgia Southern hosted in October.
Abby Newton makes her 25th start in the lineup for the Eagles, while Alex Stevenson makes her 13th career start. Karlee Vardas makes her seventh start in the lineup, and Yerxa is in the lineup for the fifth straight event. Regina Plascencia is in the lineup for the first time in her Georgia Southern career, and Meiqi Gao will play as an individual.
The Eagles are paired with Middle Tennessee and Delaware for the first round and will tee off the first hole at 10:50 a.m.
Following the weekend, GS competes in the Ford Invitational at Ford Field and River Club in Richmond, Hill, Georgia, Feb. 25.
Dates: Feb. 17-19
Host: Mercer
Course: Great Waters at Reynolds Lake - Par 72, 6,204 yards
Location: Eatonton, Ga.
Format: 18 holes each day
Field: Mercer, ETSU, Chattanooga, Georgia Southern, Middle Tennessee, Delaware, Butler, East Carolina, South Dakota State, Indiana, Western Kentucky, Daytona State and Clemson.
Georgia Southern Lineup (scoring average)
Abby Newton (15 rds, 73.00)
Haley Yerxa (12 rds, 75.08)
Alex Stevenson (12 rds, 75.33)
Karlee Vardas (15 rds, 76.13)
Regina Plascencia (6 rds, 78.83)
Indy
Meiqi Gao (12 rds, 77.67)
Georgia Southern competes in the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational this weekend. It's the Eagles second appearance in the event, and the tournament starts a stretch of four straight events in the state of Georgia for the Eagles.
The Eagles opened the spring at the FAU Paradise Invitational Feb. 6-7 and finished 13th. GS posted three top-3 finishes in the fall and won a team title at The Southern, which Georgia Southern hosted in October.
Abby Newton makes her 25th start in the lineup for the Eagles, while Alex Stevenson makes her 13th career start. Karlee Vardas makes her seventh start in the lineup, and Yerxa is in the lineup for the fifth straight event. Regina Plascencia is in the lineup for the first time in her Georgia Southern career, and Meiqi Gao will play as an individual.
The Eagles are paired with Middle Tennessee and Delaware for the first round and will tee off the first hole at 10:50 a.m.
Following the weekend, GS competes in the Ford Invitational at Ford Field and River Club in Richmond, Hill, Georgia, Feb. 25.
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