UNCG atop the leaderboard entering final round at Fireline Towson Invitational
GRASONVILLE, Md. ? With four golfers in the Top 10 in the individual standings, UNC Greensboro sits atop the leaderboard after two rounds at the Fireline Towson Invitiational at Prospect Bay CC.
Ryan Heisey is in second place, Robert Hoadley is fifth and Colin Chapman and Will Bowman are tied for 10th place entering Sunday’s final round. That led UNCG to a five-shot lead in the team standings over Kent State and a 21-shot advantage over Campbell.
Towson’s Nyasha Mauchaza carded rounds of 70 and 72 for two-under 142 through 36 holes. Heisey and Campbell’s Mitch Gray are tied for second, one shot behind. Hoadley is three shots off the pace, while Chapman and Bowman are five shots behind the leader.
UNCG led entering the final round in this same tournament two years ago. The Spartans finished third in that tournament, which at the time was only a 36-hole event. UNCG will be looking for its second tournament title of the season. UNCG won the Georgetown Intercollegiate back in October in Beallsville, Md., its first win since October 2006.
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TEAM STANDINGS: UNC Greensboro 578, Kent State 583, Campbell 599, Towson 600, Rhode Island 605, Delaware 606, Longwood 609, Columbia 609, William & Mary 615, Cornell 621, Boston College 623, Georgetown 626, Drexel 626, Loyola (Md.) 628, Army 630, Seton Hall 632, LIU-Brooklyn 634, Siena 643, Mount St. Mary’s 650.
INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS
Top 10: 1. Nyasha Mauchaza (Towson) 70-72=142; T-2. Mitch Gray (Campbell) 68-75=143; T-2. Ryan Heisey (UNCG) 74-69=143; 4. Vaita Guillaume (Campbell) 73-71=144; T-5. Justin Martinson (Delaware) 78-67=145; T-5. Robert Hoadley (UNCG) 72-73=145; T-5. Brett Cairns (Kent State) 73-72=145; T-5. Kevin Miller (Kent State) 70-75=145; 9. Adam Webb (Longwood) 71-75=146; T-10. Taylor Fontaine (Rhode Island) 75-72=147; T-10. Colin Chapman (UNCG) 74-73=147; T-10. Mackenzie Hughes (Kent State) 73-74=147; T-10. Will Bowman (UNCG) 71-76=147.
Other UNCG Golfers: T-23. Will Almand 79-72=151.
Paladins In Fourth At Linger Longer Invitational After Two Rounds
Greensboro, Ga. -- Anthony Aloi posted a one-under 71 on Saturday to climb into fifth place and help Furman remain in contention in fourth place after two rounds at the Linger Longer Invitational at the par-72 Reynolds Landing.
Aloi, who carded a first 74 on Friday, birdied five holes to shoot a 71 in round two despite a double bogey on No. 18. Teammate Austin Reeves (71-74=145) also grabbed a share of fifth place with a second round 74 to move to one-over for the tournament. Senior Daniel Bowden (75-75=150), in 20th place, fired a three-over 75 for the second straight day.
The Paladins (293-299=592), co-leaders after round one, trail first place Oklahoma State by 13 strokes and second place Alabama by five strokes entering Sunday’s final round. Third place Texas A&M is 11 strokes back of the leader in a field that includes six of the top 25 teams in the country.
Alabama’s Bud Cauley (64-73=137) holds a three-stroke lead through 36 holds after blistering the field with a first round 64 on Friday.
Final round action is slated to begin on Sunday morning. The Paladins will begin teeing off at 8:40 a.m.
Fans can follow live scoring of the tournament at www.golfstatresults.com.
4 Furman 293 299 592
T5 Anthony Aloi 74 71 145
T5 Austin Reeves 71 74 145
T20 Daniel Bowden 75 75 150
T35 Garland Ferrell 73 79 152
T73 Jack Ulrich 79 80 159