What You Need to Know:
* Georgia State shot a second-straight 6-over par 294 to finish 11th at the NCAA Tucson Regional on Wednesday at Gallery Golf Club in Marana, Ariz.
* Sophomore Alexander Herrmann led the Panthers with a tie for 26th, finishing the 54 hole event at 3-over following a final round 74.
* Senior JJ Grey finished his career with a school-record 149 rounds played, also setting the school record with 78 rounds of par or better.
MARANA, Ariz. – Georgia State shot a second-straight 6-over 294 to finish in 11th place at the NCAA Tucson Regional at Gallery Golf Club on Wednesday. Sophomore Alexander Herrmann finished tied for 26th at 3-over to lead the Panthers.
Needing to finish among the top five teams to advance to the NCAA Championship, Georgia State's season comes to an end after qualifying for NCAA Regional play for the third-straight year. The Panthers finished at the event at 27-over.
Herrmann made four birdies en route to a final round 74, just missing an eighth top 25 finish this season.
“This team has come a long way since our first event back at Kiawah in the fall,” head coach Joe Inman said. “Obviously we are disappointed that the season has come to an end, but the future continues to be bright for our program.
“What can I say about JJ Grey. For four years, he has been everything I could ask for in a student-athlete. He will be missed in a lot of ways, but the future is extremely bright for one of the finest young men I have had a chance to coach.”
Freshman Nick Budd led the Panthers with a final round 72 to finish at 13-over and in a tie for 62nd place making his NCAA Regional debut.
Junior Nathan Mallonee added a 1-over 73 making three birdies to finish tied for 57th at 11-over.
Sophomore Max Herrmann added a 3-over 75 to finish 12-over in a tie for 59th.
Grey, playing in his final collegiate tournament, shot a final round 76 to finish at 9-over and tied for 50th. It marked just the second time this season finishing outside the top 25 for Grey.
Grey finishes his career with 149 rounds played, including 78 of par or better, which are both school records. His 72.40 career scoring average is the second-lowest in school history only behind the 72.24 scoring average of Kasper Jorgenson (2002-04).
No. 1 Stanford cruised to its fourth NCAA Regional title, finishing at 31-under. No. 24 Oregon finished second at 17-under, with No. 37 UAB coming in third at 7-under. No. 13 Cal finished fourth at 2-under, with No. 12 Wake Forest earning the final spot to the NCAA Championship at 1-under.
Stanford's Franklin Huang shot a final round 68 to earn low medallist honors at 12-under. Teammate Maverick McNealy shot 67 on Wednesday to finish second at 10-under. UC Riverside's Matt Lutz finish at 7-under and in third place, earning the one individual spot from the NCAA Regional to the NCAA Championship. Cal's K.K. Limbhasut, Oregon's Thomas Lim and UAB's Lee Hodges tied fourth a 6-under.
Georgia State earned wins over No. 25 North Carolina, Louisiana Tech and Siena this week. The Panthers will return to the course in early September for the start of the 2016-17 season.
