Cathrine Madsen's share of third place and the low team-total of the day led Georgia State women's golf to a fifth place finish out of twelve teams at the Eat A Peach Collegiate in Macon, Ga. Monday.
Madsen paced the Panthers at the 36-hole event with rounds of 72 and 75, finishing at 72-75-147 (+3).
The senior from Herning, Denmark finished seven shots behind the leader, Georgia's Marta Silva Zamora, who posted a pair of 70s for a 4-under finish. Furman's Stefanie Kenoyer finished alone in second at 2-under par. Madsen shared third place with Coastal Carolina's Aruka Felgueroso who posted 71 and 76 over two days.
Madsen earns the fifth top-five of her career and the ninth top-10 of her career, her second of the season.
As a team, Georgia State moved up from eight of 12 at the end of day one, to a fifth of twelve finish, keeping them over .500 for the event. The Panthers posted 309-298-607 (+31) to finish eight shots behind tournament champions Georgia.
Georgia State's 298 (+10) was the best team total of the day, bettering Georgia by three shots and Furman by two. Yesterday's team leader, Florida State faltered with a 312 in the second round, following up an even-par opening round of 288.
Senior Sandra Maier posted the low round of the day for the Panthers, earning her first top-20 finish of the season with a share of 13th place. Maier posted scores of 79-72-151 (+7) over two days in Macon. Maier carded three birdies, three bogeys, and 12 pars on the afternoon.
Freshman Ellie Robinson moved up the leaderboard significantly on day two. Robinson fired a 74 in the final round, the second-lowest score of her career, bouncing back from a first round 80. Her final tally of 80-74-154 (+10) places her in a tie for 26th overall.
Sophomore Charlotte Lorentzen also showed improvement over the final 18, finishing her tournament with a 77. Lorentzen finishes in a tie for 30th place at 78-77-155 (+11). Junior Iliska Verwey struggled through the final round, finishing the tournament at 82-93-175 (+31) in a tie for 63rd.
Georgia takes home the Eat A Peach Collegiate trophy by posting +23. Trailing the Bulldogs were Florida State (+24), Furman (+24), Coastal Carolina (+30), Georgia State (+31), UCF (+32), James Madison (+40), Kennesaw State (+42), Augusta State (+50), Mercer (+52), Miami (+55), and High Point (+95).
Up next, the Panthers try to defend their 2008 title at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate in Greenville, N.C. in two weeks. Play begins October 19, and can be followed at www.Golfstat.com.
