What You Need to Know:
* Georgia State remained in eighth-place following a second round 306 at the 24th annual John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate.
* Sophomores Emily Royer and Jemima Gregson each made eagles during the second round of play at Eagle's Landing Country Club.
* Live scoring throughout the event can be found at GolfStat.com. Admission is free to the public.
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. – Georgia State got a pair of eagles from its sophomores en route to shooting a second round 306 to remain in eighth place following two days of the 24th annual John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate at Eagle's Landing Country Club.
Redshirt-sophomore Emily Royer eagled the par 5 sixth hole to shoot a 3-over 75 and stand tied for 24th at 8-over par with one round to play. Sophomore Jemima Gregson finished her round with an eagle on the 18th hole to shoot a 5-over 77 and sit tied for 40th entering the final round.
Following an 8-over 296, Eastern Kentucky moved into first place by one stroke entering the final round. The Colonels are led by Elsa Moberly who shot a 1-under 71 on Monday and leads the 15-team field at 5-under par.
Georgia State is 40-over thru 36 holes, ahead of Sun Belt foes Appalachian State, UL Monroe and South Alabama.
“We got off to a bit of a bumpy start once again today,” head coach Cathy Mant said. “I was proud that we settled down once again and made some birdies on the back nine. I feel like if we can get off to a good start on Tuesday, it will give us a chance to move up the leaderboard a bit.”
Senior Jooeun Bae and freshman Harmanprit Kaur are tied with Gregson for 40th. Bae shot a 4-over 76 on Monday, while Kaur shot 78 as the trio sits at 11-over par thru 36 holes. Senior Solene Le Coz rounded out Georgia State's line-up with an 80 to stand tied for 49th at 14-over par.
Three Panthers are also competing as individuals this week. Junior Paula Zabarte is tied for 16th at 6-over par following a 2-over 74 on Monday. Junior Yasemin Sari shot 76 in the second round and is tied for 32nd at 9-over par. Freshman Grace Choi rounds out the group and is tied for 40th at 11-over par after shooting a second round 76.
Eastern Kentucky, which sits at 14-over par, leads No. 51 Kansas State by one stroke as the Wildcats are 15-over par. Murray State is in third at 19-over par, while Winthrop stands fourth at 23-over. Tulsa rounds out the top five at 25-over par.
Moberly holds a four-stroke lead over Tulsa's Nadia Majidizadeh who is the only other golfer under par at 1-under. Winthrop's Julie Reinertsen and Kansas State's Tash Carlsson are tied for third at 1-over par, while Eastern Kentucky's Sofie Levin rounds out the top five at 2-over par.
Live scoring of the final round can be found at Golfstat.com. Georgia State will be paired with Oral Roberts and Appalachian State for the third round, teeing off as part of a 9 a.m. shotgun. Admission to the tournament is free of charge.
Following this week's tournament, Georgia State will return to action April 3-4 for the Web.com Intercollegiate in Jacksonville, Fla. It will mark the final event of the regular season for the Panthers.
