Freshman Iliska Verwey finished tied for 11th with a final-round score of 74 (+2) as the 29th-ranked Georgia State women's golf team claimed fifth overall with a final-round team score of 311 (+23) at the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate, the Panthers' final event of the fall season, at Oak Point Golf Club on Kiawah Island, S.C.

Verwey, who has climbed to 61st in the individual national rankings in her first collegiate season, shot a three-round score of 228 (+12) and jumped from a tie for 19th into the tie for 11th with her two-over par final round performance.

In addition to Verwey's finish, the Panthers' Claire Starkie finished tied for 18th at 14-over par (240) and two other Panthers finished in the top 40 among a field of 104 student athletes to help lead Georgia State to the team's fifth top-five finish in five events this fall.

“We wanted to do a little better this weekend, but we were playing in tough conditions. The course was cold and windy and if you made an errant shot, you're in the water on this course,” said Georgia State head coach Cathy Mant. “In all, I was real pleased with our results this fall and the good news is I think we're going to be awesome next semester.”

This is the third-straight season the Panthers have recorded four straight top-five finishes in the fall season, but this year's team faced the toughest fall schedule to date.

Verwey, who was coming off an individual title at the America's Choice Mortgage Lady Jaguar Invitational where State claimed the team title, recorded her fifth top-20 placing in her first five collegiate events.

The Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate featured a 20-team field with 17 teams ranked in the top-100 nationally and seven teams from the top 60 at Oak Point Golf Club, a par-72, 5,933-yard course.

The Panthers will now focus on their schoolwork and practicing leading up to the first event of the spring season, the Lady Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Florida in late February where the University of Florida will play host.

Final Georgia State Individual Results

t11. Iliska Verwey 79-75-72 ? 228, +12

t18. Claire Starkie 72-75-83 ? 230, +14

t30. Anna Scott 84-78-74 ? 236, +20

t38. Cathrine Madsen 77-74 ? 236, +20

t74. Sandra Maier 85-81-81 ? 247, +31

Final Team Results

1 East Carolina Univ. 308 295 303 906 +42

2 Nebraska, U. of 314 301 294 909 +45

3 Kansas State Univ. 309 304 312 925 +61

4 Maryland, U. of 313 308 306 927 +63

5 Georgia State Univ. 314 303 311 928 +64

6 East Tennessee St. 311 310 308 929 +65

7 Iowa State Univ. 317 306 308 931 +67

T8 Wisconsin, U. of 320 308 307 935 +71

T8 Western Carolina U. 316 310 309 935 +71

10 Indiana University 317 309 310 936 +72

T11 Campbell University 314 309 314 937 +73

T11 UT Chattanooga 320 314 303 937 +73

T11 Charleston, Coll. of 319 304 314 937 +73

14 Coastal Carolina 327 309 303 939 +75

15 Miami, U. of 323 311 314 948 +84

16 Baylor 313 324 319 956 +92

17 Oral Roberts Univ. 337 324 309 970 +106

18 Princeton University 324 324 323 971 +107

19 Charleston Southern 347 325 317 989 +125

20 Appalachian State U. 340 348 340 1028 +164