Georgia State sophomore Cathrine Madsen claimed the individual title at the 2008 CAA Championships with a three-round score of 211 (-5), while the 36th-ranked Georgia State University women's golf team took second overall at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club in Williamsburg, Va. on Sunday.

After sub-par scores in the each of the first two rounds, Madsen carded a six-birdie, even-par round of 72 to retain her hold on first place and claim the initial championship. The individual victory was the first of Madsen's career.

“It's a bittersweet because you want to win as a team, but I'm really excited for Cathrine,” said Georgia State head coach Cathy Mant. “She played great for three days in a row. Today, she struggled a bit early, but pulled it together with birdies on the last three holes to win tournament by one stroke.”

Madsen's score of 211 ties the lowest three-round individual score in State's history.

As a team, the Panthers posted a third-round team score of 293 (+5) to finish with a total score of 881 (+17) and finish two strokes behind CAA champion UNC Wilmington (879, +15) who caught the Panthers from behind with a third-round score of 290 (+2) on the par-72, 6,150yard Green Course at the Golden Horseshoe.

“As a team, we played good golf,” said Mant. “Yeah, we left some shots out there, but Wilmington was great and their number four player shot a 68 today. Today, they posted the better scores and we didn't know until the last group was off the last green who won. I'm sad that we didn't win, but I'm not disappointed in my team. They gave it a great effort.

In addition to Madsen's title, three other Panthers finished in the top-10 overall. Redshirt freshman Sandra Maier claimed fifth overall after a third-round score of 74 (+2), while freshman and 2008 CAA Golfer of the Year Iliska Verwey claimed sixth overall with a final round of 71 (-1). Redshirt junior Anna Scott claimed a tie for seventh with a final round of 76 (+4).

Georgia State now waits to see if the team will garner an at-large bid to the NCAA Regionals, which begin on May 15.

“Accoridng to what we're hearing, we should be in the Regionals,” said Mant. “We'll see what we can do there.”

Check GeorgiaStateSports.com for updates.

Georgia State Individual Scores:
1 ? Cathrine Madsen ? 70-69-72 ? 211, -5
5 ? Sandra Maier ? 74-75-74 ? 223 +7
6 ? Iliska Verwey ? 74-79-71 ? 224 +8
T7 ? Anna Scott ? 72-77-76 ? 225, +9
24 ? Claire Starkie ? 76-77-84 ? 237, +21

*Madsen and Maier garnared All-Tournament honors for finishing in the top-five overall and Madsen was named Most Outstanding Performer.

Team Scores:

1	N. Car. Wilmington	+15	F	+2	287	302	290	879
2	40 Georgia State Univ.	+17	F	+5	290	298	293	881
3	Wm. & Mary, Coll. of	+50	F	+11	305	310	299	914
4	James Madison Univ.	+70	F	+21	309	316	309	934
5	Xavier University	+75	F	+23	311	317	311	939
6	Richmond	+89	F	+22	324	319	310	953
7	Towson University	+98	F	+24	321	329	312	962
8	Old Dominion	+115	F	+40	331	320	328	979
9	Dayton, U. of	+120	F	+46	326	324	334	984
10	Hofstra University	+167	F	+65	341	337	353	1031