EATONTON, Ga. – Regina Plascencia shot a 71, while Abby Newton and Haley Yerxa recorded 73s in the final round to lead the Georgia Southern women's golf team to the team title at the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational at Great Waters Golf Course Sunday.

The Eagle counters combined to shoot 4-under on their last two holes of the tournament to win the event by three strokes over Delaware. Western Kentucky took third, and Mercer and ETSU tied for fourth.

Plascencia, who was in the lineup for the first time in her young career, tied for sixth on the individual leaderboard. Abby Newton tied for 10th, Haley Yerxa tied for 12th and Alex Stevenson tied for 29th.

Plascencia rolled in two birdies today, including one on 18, and had a clean card except for a bogey at 3. Newton made an eagle on the 471-yard, par-5 6th and played the back nine even with a birdie at 18. 
Yerxa made four birdies, shot even on the front and birdied two of her final four holes. Karlee Vardas was the final counter today after playing her final eight holes 1-under.

Newton rolled in five birdies and shot 4-under on the back nine to lead the Eagles with a 72 in yesterday's second round. Stevenson played her last seven holes 1-under with a birdie on 17 to shoot 73.

The Eagles' team total of 295 today was tied for the second lowest round of the day. GS led the field in par-3 scoring and posted 37 birdies, the second most of the week. It was Georgia Southern's second team title this season (The Southern, Oct. 19).

Scores
Team – 303-297-295=895 (+31), 1
Regina Plascencia – 74-76-71=221 (+5), T6
Abby Newton – 78-72-73=223 (+7), T10
Haley Yerxa – 75-76-73=224 (+8), T12
Alex Stevenson – 78-73-79=230 (+14), T29
Karlee Vardas – 76-78-78=232 (+16), T36
Meiqi Gao* - 77-83-72=232 (+16), T36 

Quotables from head coach Mimi Burke
"We are extremely proud of the girls and the grit they showed this week, despite some rough stretches throughout rounds. From start to finish, it was a true full-team effort. The last two days the fight the team had until the last putt was nothing short of impressive. We're excited to take what we learned and build on it this week while anxiously looking forward to next weekend in Savannah. Hail Southern!"

Next Up
The Eagles stay in state and compete in the Ford Invitational, hosted by Yale Feb. 25 at Ford Field and River Golf Club in Richmond Hill, Georgia.