Lewis and Berlin Top 25, Panthers Eighth at Jan Weaver Invitational

Murray, Ky. – With a pair of golfers among the top 25, the Georgia State women's golf team stands in eighth place following two rounds of the 19^th annual Jan Weaver Invitational at Miller Memorial Golf Course.

Senior Courtney Lewis and junior Emma Berlin both sit among the top 25 individuals entering the final round of play on Saturday. Lewis shot a pair of 76's on Friday and is 8-over par, tied for 21^st, while Berlin shot 77-76 and is tied for 25^th at 9-over par.

After a slow star in the morning shooting 311, the Panthers rebounded with a 303 in the afternoon and stand at 38-over par with 18 holes to play. Georgia State is just eight strokes outside of the top 5 in a tightly packed field.

Central Arkansas holds a one-stroke lead on host Murray State entering the final round of play, while Belmont's Delia Gibbs and Bradley's Taylor Ledwein are tied for first at 1-under par, the lone two golfers in the field under par after 36 holes.

Top 5 Teams
1. Central Arkansas: +22
2. Murray State: +23
3. Seton Hall: +26
4. Eastern Kentucky: +27
t5. Belmont: +30
t5. Bradley: +30

Top 5 Individuals
t1. Taylor Ledwein (Bradley): -1
t1. Delia Gibbs (Belmont): -1
3. Payton Carter (Murray State): E
t4. Sophia Rohleder (Evansville): +2
4. Ragga Kristinsdottir (Eastern Kentucky): +2

Georgia State Results
t21. Courtney Lewis: +8 (76-76)
t25. Emma Berlin: +9 (77-76)
t30. Petra Duran: +10 (78-76)
t32. Mahina Leveau: +11 (80-75)
t33. Maria Blasco: +15 (81-78)

The Schedule: The final round is Saturday with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. ET.

How to Follow: Live scoring will be provided via GolfStat.com, while updates can also be found by following the team on Twitter at @GSU_WGolf.

Quotable: "We are not standing where we would like, but we did some really good things out there today," head coach Jessica Steward said. "We got off to a great start this morning, which is positive because that's something we've been struggling with. We also led the field in par 4 scoring which is very impressive. In contrast, we lost 15 shots on the par 5's, which you can't do and expect to finish at the top of the leaderboard. We'll go out tomorrow and fight for a good finish."

Field: Austin Peay, Belmont, Bradley, Central Arkansas, Dayton, Eastern Kentucky, Evansville, Georgia State, Murray State, Samford, Seton Hall, Southern Illinois, Tennessee Tech

Next Up: Sun Belt Conference Championship; April 18-20; LPGA International; Daytona Beach, Fla.

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Players Mentioned

Emma Berlin: 5' 8"; Senior

Maria Blasco: 5' 7"; Senior

Mahina Leveau: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Emma Berlin
: 5' 8"; Senior

Maria Blasco
: 5' 7"; Senior

Mahina Leveau
: 5' 6"; Sophomore