AUGUSTA – Senior Abby Newton and freshman Louise Reau finished inside the top-10 as the Georgia Southern women's golf team finished eighth on Sunday at the Valspar Augusta Invitational. Against a championship-caliber field, the Eagles finished two strokes ahead of No. 1 Wake Forest and four strokes in front of 32nd-ranked Alabama.

Louise Reau got off to a hot start in the first round firing a 4-under par (68) including an eagle on hole nine and four birdies. Reau shot an even par in the second round and 1-over in the third to finish tied for eighth. In the final two rounds, she totaled six birdies finishing 2-under on the tournament. 

Abby Newton fired a 70 in both the first and second round totaling eight birdies in the two rounds before shooting 2-over par in the final round to finish at 2-under par. Newton totaled eleven birdies in the tournament tying her season high. 

Playing as an individual, Haley Yerxa finished T44 firing a 71 in the first round and a 73 in the second. Yerxa totaled eight birdies in the tournament. 

Scores
Team – 286-294-296=876 (+12), 8
Abby Newton –70-70-74 (214), T8
Louise Reau – 68-72-74 (214), T8
Karlee Vardas – 84-73-74 (230), T75
Alex Stevenson – 73-79-80 (232), 80
Regina Plascencia – 75-80-75 (230), T75
*Haley Yerxa – 71-73-78 (222), T44
 
*Played as an individual 
 
Next Up 
The Eagles are scheduled for a final regular season tune-up at the Liz Murphy Collegiate Classic at UGA Golf Club on March 29-30 in Athens.