Greenville, N.C. - With a pair of Charlottes in the top 10, the Georgia State women's golf team stands in fifth place of 20 teams after 36 holes of the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate. Seniors Charlotte Guilleux and Charlotte Lorentzen sit in eight and ninth place, respectively, among the 104 golfers entering Tuesday's final round.
The Panthers completed the first 18 holes tied for second place with an opening round 293. The squad added six strokes in the second round, shooting 299 to drop three spots into fifth place. Georgia State enters the final 18 holes at 16-over, nine shots back from the lead.
Guilleux was tied for fifth place following an opening round 71. The senior from St. Maur de Fosses, France landed five birdies on the front nine to go out at 3-under 33. Guilleux followed up her first round with an even second round to finish the day in 8th place, trailing the top spot by just four strokes.
Lorentzen started the day at 3-over with a share of 25th place but had a six stroke turnaround in the afternoon to jump up the leaderboard into a two-way tie for ninth place at even par. The Soroe, Denmark native collected three consecutive birdies on holes four, five and six to wrap up the front nine at 1-under 35. Lorentzen recorded three more birdies on the back nine to account for a round total 3-under 69.
Laura Sanchez finished the first round in a tie for fifth place after carding 71. The sophomore sank birdies on holes No. 15 and 18 to complete the back nine at 2-under. Sanchez's opening round 71 matched her career low round that she shot at last season's John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate. After stumbling with a second round 79, Sanchez finished the day in a tie for 31st place at 6-over.
Sophomore Solveig Helgesen and Lauren Court share 64th place entering the third round at 12-over. Helgesen carded rounds of 77 and 79 while Court fired 76 and 80 on the day.
Host East Carolina held the top spot all day to enter the final round at 7-over. UNC Greensboro trails first place by two strokes followed by Maryland in third at 12-over, UNC Wilmington at fourth at 15-over and Georgia State in fifth.
In individual competition, UNC Wilmington's Laverry Kumar and UNC Greensboro's Fanny Chops share first place at 5-under entering the final 18. Amy Otteson (East Carolina) and Laura Weam (Furman) sit in third place, trailing the duo at the top by just one stroke.
The final round will begin with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Live scoring will be available at www.GolfStat.com.
Full results and a recap of the day's competition can be found at www.GeorgiaStateSports.com following the completion of the third found.
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