Gregson Leads Panthers at Lady Paladin Invitational

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Gregson Leads Panthers at Lady Paladin Invitational

What You Need to Know:
* The Georgia State women's golf team shot a second round 320 to drop to 19th at the Lady Paladin Invitational on Saturday.
* Sophomore Jemima Gregson shot a 4-over 76 and stands tied for 48th with one round to play.
* The Panthers are playing their third of sixth events this fall.


GREENVILLE, S.C. – Sophomore Jemima Gregson led the Panthers with a 76 on Saturday in the second round of the Lady Paladin Invitational as the Georgia State women's golf team shot a second round 320 at the Furman University Course.

The Panthers dropped to 19th at 40-over par with 18 holes to play on Sunday.

“It was a tough round for us,” head coach Cathy Mant said. “Unfortunately, everyone struggled a bit and just could not find our rhythm. We will look to come out and finish the tournament strong on Sunday.”

Gregson stands tied for 48th at 6-over par following an opening round 74.

Freshman Harmanprit Kaur shot a second round 83 and is 11-over and tied for 77th.

Seniors Solene Le Coz and Jooeun Bae, along with redshirt-sophomore Emily Royer are tied for 87th at 13-over par. Bae shot 80 on Saturday, while Royer finished with an 81 and Le Coz shot 83.

Host Furman and Texas share the team lead at 9-under par entering Sunday's final round. Illinois stands third at 4-under, followed by Augusta in fourth at 2-over. Middle Tennessee rounds out the top five at 7-over par.

Furman's Alice Chen shot a 3-under 69 on Saturday and holds the individual lead at 5-under par. Texas' Emilee Hoffman and Illinois' Bing Singhsumalee are tied for second at 4-under par. Virginia Tech's Amanda Hollandsworth and Texas' Sophia Schubert are tied for fifth at 3-under par.

Live scoring of this week's event can be found at BirdieFire.com. Fans can follow the team on twitter @GSU_WGolf.

Following this week's tournament, Georgia State will return to the course for the Jacksonville Classic, Oct. 3-4, at Marsh Landing Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

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