What You Need to Know:
* Georgia State shot a first 28-over 316 to stand in a tie for 26th of 41 teams following the first round of the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic.
* Jooeun Bae and Jemima Gregson opened play with rounds of 77 for the Panthers to stand tied for 78th.
* Live scoring throughout the event can be found at GolfStat.com.
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – The Georgia State women's golf team shot a first round 28-over 316 to stand in a tie for 26th following the first round of the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Spring Classic, the largest collegiate golf tournament in the country.
The 41-team field is playing Osprey Point Golf Club and Oak Point Golf Club along the South Carolina coast. After 36 holes of play, the top 20 teams will play for the championship at Osprey Point during the final round, while teams 21-41 will play for a flight championship at Oak Point.
Junior Jooeun Bae and freshman Jemima Gregson both shot 77 on Sunday and are tied for 78th in the more than 200-player field. Each player made a pair of birdies in the first round.
“We did some good things on Sunday and I think we can still move a lot up the leaderboard over the next two days if we just improve the little things.” head coach Cathy Mant said. “We made some birdies, but we have to eliminate the big numbers which were what hurt us the most today.”
Sophomore Yasemin Sari shot 78 in round one and stands tied for 95th. Junior Solene Le Coz added an 84 and is tied for 174th, while Julie Lied rounded out the line-up with an 89 to stand 202nd.
Chattanooga was the lone team to break par on Sunday, shooting a 5-under 283 to open up a seven stroke lead. Host College of Charleston stands second at 2-over, while Coastal Carolina is third at 3-over. Old Dominion is fourth at 5-over, with Elon and Troy tied for fifth at 9-over.
Chattanooga's Emily McLennan and Coastal Carolina's Malene Krolboll Hansen are tied for the lead at 4-under par. Troy's Fatima Cano sits in third at 3-under par following a 69. Chattanooga's Cristina Perez, Chattanooga's Jessica Ip and College of Charleston's Laura Fuenfstueck are tied for fourth at 2-under.
Live scoring throughout the event can be found at Golfstat.com.
Following this week's tournament, Georgia State will return to action March 20-22, for the MSU Spring Citrus Challenge at Red Tail Golf Club in Sorrento, Fla.
