Second-place finish for women's golf shows drastic improvement

Natalie Petersen drives at an event earlier this season. At Wofford, Petersen placed second overall and led the Eagles to a second-place team finish.The Georgia Southern women's golf team played their best event of the season as they finished second out of of 11 teams at Wofford's Terrier Intercollegiate.

Previously, the team hadn't finished better than third-to-last at any of the first three events of the season.

Natalie Petersen, a GS freshman from Holly Springs, N.C., tied for second overall individually, posting a 1-under-par 71 in round one and a 1-over-par 73 in round two. Petersen finished 18th in the last tournament for the Eagles, and at Wofford she showed she can swing with some of…