JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Three Trojans finished among the individual top-20 and Little Rock matched its second-lowest round of the season, firing a 6-over 294 to tie for fourth at the Georgia State Panther Invitational. It is the second-straight top-four finish for Little Rock and the second-straight tournament having three top-20 players.
2021 Georgia State Invitational Final Results (PDF)
Little Rock closed out the 54-hole event at 31-over 895, tied with host Georgia State for the number four spot. The 895 marks the lowest tournament title under second year head coach
Jenna Wylie, besting the 898 at the Texas State Invitational.
The Trojans were seven shots better than sixth-place Florida International (38-over 902), registering back-to-back sub-300 rounds for the first time since the South Alabama Intercollegiate Sept. 15-17, 2018.
Viktoria Krnacova notched her second career top-10 finish, tying for ninth with a 4-over 220, including a 1-over 73 in round three. Krnacova continues her strong showing in the fall with a 75.27 average as her 220 is two shots off her best 54-hole total of 218 at the Texas State Invitational.
Agatha Alesson registered the low round of the day for Little Rock with a 1-under 71, moving up 10 spots on the leaderboard to finish tied for 12th at 6-over 222, the second top-20 showing of her young Trojan career. Alesson bested her previous 54-hole tournament total by five strokes and logged her second round of under-par in a Little Rock uniform.
Kellie Gachaga was the third Trojan to finish among the top-20, tying for 16th with an 8-over 224 behind a final round 3-over 75. It is the fourth top-20 showing for Gachaga as a Trojan, and third of the season, as she was one shot off the pace of setting a new 54-hole tournament low.
Malena Austerslaatt tied for 33rd with a 13-over 229, posting a 3-over 75 over the final 18 holes, with
Sydney Scraba rounding out the Little Rock scorecard with a 27-over 243, notching a 7-over 79 in round three.
The trio of Gachaga, Alesson and Krnacova were efficient on the par-four holes as Gachaga finished at 1-under for the tournament, tying for fourth. Alesson was at 1-over while Krnacova finished at 2-over, leading the charge for the Trojans on the par-fives at 1-under. Alesson and Austerslaatt were both even over the par-five as the duo finished with a team-best 39 pars for the week while Krnacova paced the Trojans with nine birdies.
Xavier won the team title at 18-over 882, three shots better than second-place Kennesaw State's 21-over 885. Jacksonville State (23-over 887) placed third, eight shots better than the Trojans and Panthers in the tie for fourth.
Little Rock returns to action in two weeks, traveling to the Oral Roberts Invitational April 12-13 at The Club at Indian Springs in Broken Arrow, Okla.
2021 Georgia State Invitational Little Rock Results
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