MANHATTAN, Kan.—The Gamecocks put together a solid showing in their second tournament of the season with a third place finish at The Powercat Invitational at Colbert Hills.
 
Jax State posted a team score of 295 (+7) in the second round and a 301 (+13) in the third to hold off Austin Peay for bronze. Kansas State won the event by 20 strokes over North Texas (880) followed by the Gamecocks (900).
 
"We were certainly challenged this week," said coach Robbie Fields. "In our preparation we emphasized having more positive attitudes which I believe showed throughout the tournament, but especially in our bounce back from round one to two. I am proud of our team for their fight to the finish this week. We are constantly improving, which is our focus, and we get the chance to continue that quickly this weekend and we are excited for that."
 
Jinger Heath had the best placement on the individual leaderboard at seventh with a 54-hole total of 221. Heath posted the team's lone under-par round during the tournament on Monday with a 71 in the second round and played the final 18 holes at even on Tuesday. The sophomore posted eight birdies during the tournament.
 
"Jinger did a great job of resetting and bouncing back from round one to put together a nice tournament," said Fields. "Her last 36 holes were very steady on such a challenging course. She is tough on herself so she knows the areas she needs to improve on, because her best golf hasn't been seen yet this year and I'm excited for when it does show. I am still proud of her and all she did this week."
 
Rachel Camp was 16^th with a 54-hole total of 224 (72-74-78) and posted five birdies on Monday and added two more on Tuesday.
 
Ebby Somers moved up three spots during the final round with a one-over 73 to post a total of 226 (79-74-73) which was good for 22^nd overall.
 
Emilie Clausen was 30^th with a total of 232 (75-76-81) and Lara El Chaib placed 52^nd in her debut at 238 (82-78-78).
 
The Gamecocks will take part in the Nittany Lion Invitational in State College, Pa. starting on Saturday.