Leveau and Berlin Finish Top 20 at Strutter Gus Invitational

STATESBORO, Ga.– Led by top 20 finishes from Mahina Leveau and Emma Berlin, the Georgia State women's golf team finished in seventh place at the Strutter Gus Invitational on Monday afternoon.

After Round 2 was suspended by darkness on Sunday, the Panthers finished the round on Monday morning shooting 319, before closing the event with a final round 311 in the afternoon.

Leveau led the Panthers with a tie for 12^th at 18-over par, while Berlin led the Panthers with a final round 76 to finish tied for 17^th at 19-over par. Berlin led the field in Par 3 scoring at 1-under par, the only player in the field to average under par on the Par 3's.

"After a solid first round, we lost some ground yesterday afternoon, so our goal was to start strong this morning to finish Round 2 in a good position," head coach Jessica Steward said. "We made four birdies in the first three holes and kept the momentum going. Unfortunately, we finished the final round poorly and lost one place position in the last three holes. We never gave up though and found some things that we need to strengthen mentally before heading down to Florida."

The 11-team field battled wet conditions throughout the three-round event at the Georgia Southern University Golf Course. The field broke 300 just once and only three individuals shot better than 10-over par during the two-day event.

Seminole State (FL) took home the team title by one stroke over host Georgia Southern, while Jacksonville State's Ana Perez Altuna earned low medalist honors.

Top 5 Teams
1. Seminole State-FL: +56
2. Georgia Southern: +57
3. Jacksonville State: +63
4. High Point: +73
5. UNC Greensboro: +79

Top 5 Individuals
1. Ana Perez Altuna (Jacksonville State): +6
t2. Tara Battle (UNCG): +7
t2. Alberte Thuesen (Georgia Southern): +7
4. Alex Giles (Seminole State-FL): +11
t5. Sarah Kahn (High Point): +13
t5. Minori Nagano (Seminole State-FL): +13

Georgia State Results
t12. Mahina Leveau: +18 (81-75-78)
t19 Emma Berlin: +19 (76-83-76)
t34. Petra Duran: +22 (81-80-77)
t40. Courtney Lewis: +28 (79-85-80)
t55. Kelly Strickland: +33 (86-81-82)

Next Up: Spring Break Shootout; March 15-16; Lake Jovita Golf Club; Fort Myers, Fla.

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Players Mentioned

Emma Berlin: 5' 8"; Senior

Kelly Strickland: 5' 5"; Senior

Mahina Leveau: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Emma Berlin
: 5' 8"; Senior

Kelly Strickland
: 5' 5"; Senior

Mahina Leveau
: 5' 6"; Sophomore