What You Need to Know:
* Freshman Jemima Gregson shot a final round 74 to finish tied for ninth at 8-over par on Tuesday at the 23rd annual John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate at Eagle's Landing Country Club.
* Georgia State shot a final round 306 to finish ninth in its annual tournament which this year marked the final regular season event for the Panthers.
* Elon swept top honors, winning the team title by 12 strokes, while Kelsey Badmaev shot a final round 68 to win the individual title by two strokes.
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. – Led by freshman Jemima Gregson's ninth place finish, Georgia State finished ninth at the 23rd annual John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate at Eagle's Landing Country Club on Tuesday. The Panthers shot a final round 306 to finish the 54-hole event at 59-over.
Gregson made three birdies en route to a final round 74, finishing the event at 8-over par. It marked her second top 10 of the season and fifth top 25 in nine events.
Elon shot a second-straight 297 to earn a 12-stroke win, finishing at 23-over par. Western Kentucky finished second at 35-over, with Western Michigan coming in third at 40-over. Florida Gulf Coast was one stroke behind in fourth at 41-over, with Western Carolina and Eastern Kentucky tying for fifth at 46-over.
Elon's Kelsey Badmaev shot the low round of the tournament, a 4-under 68, to earn a come-from-behind victory and finish the event at 5-under. CSU Fullerton's Martina Edberg, ranked No. 91 in the country, finished second at 3-under, followed by Eastern Kentucky's Sofie Levin in third at 2-over. Illinois State's Kiley Walsh and UAB's Sydney Snodgrass tied for fourth at 4-over.
“We continued to make progress today,” head coach Cathy Mant said. “We had too many big scores that derailed a chance of shooting a really good score, but I think the team sees that if we do certain things, we will have a chance at the conference championship. I'm really proud of the way Jemima is playing. She has stepped up to the challenge as a freshman and is only getting better.”
Junior Solene LeCoz shot a final round 79 to finish tied for 42nd at 19-over, while sophomore Yasemin Sari saved her best round for last, shooting a 3-over 75 on Tuesday to finish tied for 46th at 20-over. Junior Jooeun Bae shot a final round 83 and finished 22-over and tied for 53rd, while senior Julie Lied rounded out the line-up shooting 78 to finish tied for 58th at 24-over.
Paula Zabarte, playing as an individual, shot a final round 79 to finish tied for 25th at 14-over.
Georgia State will return to action April 17-19 for the Sun Belt Conference Championship in Miramar Beach, Fla., at The Raven Golf Club. The winner of the tournament will receive the league's automatic bid to NCAA Regional play.
