What you need to know:
* Georgia State shot an opening round 317 to stand 10th following the first round of the Fighting Camel Fall Classic at Keith Hills Country Club in Buies Creek, N.C.
* Sophomore Yasemin Sari, who already owns a pair of top 25 finishes this year, shot an opening round 4-over 76 to stand tied for 14th with 36 holes to play.
* Despite standing in 10th place, the Panthers are just 11 strokes off the lead and five strokes out of third place entering play on Monday.
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Led by sophomore Yasemin Sari's opening round 4-over 76, the Georgia State women's golf team shot a 29-over 317 on Sunday to stand in 10th-place at the Fighting Camel Fall Classic at Keith Hills Country Club.
Sari made a pair of birdies during the first day of play and stands just four strokes off the lead as no golfer broke par.
“As evident from the scores, the course played tough today,” head coach Cathy Mant said. “Although we are disappointed by our scores, the field is tightly bunched together and with one good round, we could make a huge jump up the leaderboard. We will look forward to getting back on the course on Monday to see what we can do.”
Freshman Jemima Gregson, coming off a career-best sixth-place finish at the Fall Invitational two weeks ago, opened play with a 7-over 79 to stand in a tie for 26th.
Sophomore Paula Zabarte sits tied for 35th at 8-over par following a first round 80, while freshman Gloria Zeitler is tied for 53rd at 10-over par following an 82.
Junior Solene Le Coz rounded out the Panthers line-up with an 11-over 83 and is tied for 62nd.
Junior Jooeun Bae, competing as an individual, shot a 9-over 81 and is tied for 47th, while senior Julie Lied, also competing as an individual, shot a 15-over 87 and is 75th.
Host Campbell and Old Dominion are tied for the team lead after each school shot an 18-over 306 on Sunday. Northern Illinois and Georgia Southern are tied for third at 24-over, while Mercer is fifth at 25-over.
Mercer's Mary Janiga and Stetson's Carolin Schart are tied for the individual lead after each shot even par in the first round. A group of five are tied for third at 2-over. The five-some includes Old Dominion's Sana Tufail, Western Carolina's Kim Mitchell, Georgia Southern's Ariana Macioce and Campbell teammates Nadine White and Louise Latorre.
Georgia State will be paired with Eastern Kentucky and Marshall on Monday going off the No. 10 tee at 9:42 a.m. ET. Live scoring can be found at GolfStat.com.
Following this week's tournament, Georgia State will close out the fall season at the 38th annual FIU Pat Bradley Classic in Sarasota, Fla., Oct. 25-27, at Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club.
