Lorentzen leads team to second at Lady Pirate Intercollegiate

       Georgia State's women's golf placed second in the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate last Tuesday in Greenville, N.C. The Panthers fell three strokes short of first place, although the ladies shot the best round of the tournament. The Panthers had two players place in the top 15 for the second time in two weeks.

        Senior all-star Charlotte Lorentzen tied for 7th place while sophomore Laura Sanchez tied for 15th overall in the event

Out of 20 teams in the tournament Georgia State finished second with a final score of 882 (+18).

This is first time since the team's last appearance in the event in 2009 that they have posted a three- round total under 900. The exceptional play placed the 68th ranked Panthers one notch above the host team, 40th ranked East Carolina.

Norwegian native Solveig Helgesen started off the day with six birdies and a new career-low of 69 to give her the best performance of the day for Georgia State. She tied for 26th place, finishing nine shots over par.

       Lorentzen, who recently took first place at the UNCG Starmount Classic, led the Panthers with a final round of 73, just 1-over. The 2010 -2011 CAA Golfer of the Year, who hails from Soroe, Denmark, had the most birdies of the tournament with 14 spread through 54 holes. Lorentzen boasted a final score of 217, which placed her in a three way tie with golfers from Yale and Maryland.

Maryland won the tournament for the second consecutive year. The Terrapins finished with a final score 15-over 879. Third place went to East Carolina who posted a score of 887, and fellow Colonial Athletic Association member UNC Wilmington, finished fifth with a final score of 898.

     The final tournament of the fall season for the ladies will take place in Greenville, S.C. The Panthers will face off in the Lady Paladin Invitational Oct. 29-31.