Chattanooga Tied for Second Heading into Final Round of Carpet Capital

Junior Stephan Jaeger and sophomore Steven Fox each fire 69 (-3) to pace the Mocs

ROCKY FACE, Ga. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's golf team is tied for sixth at the prestigious Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic at the Farm after Saturday's second round.  The Mocs shot three-under par 285 to move into a tie for sixth with Auburn at 575 (-1).

Clemson is the second round leader at 10-under par 566.  Alabama, which set the first round pace, is second with a 567 (-9), while Georgia Tech lurks five strokes off the lead at minus five, 571.

Junior Stephan Jaeger (Munich, Germany) and sophomore Steven Fox (Hendersonville, Tenn.) fired a pair of 69s (-3), while true freshman Davis Bunn (Knoxville, Tenn.) carded his first collegiate sub-par round with a two-under 70.  The trio was instrumental in the Mocs trailing Clemson's low round of 283 by just two shots.

Turning at even par, Jaeger registered three birdies on the way in for his 69.  With four birdies and 13 pars on his card, Jaeger moved into a tie for seventh overall at four-under, 140.

Bunn was just as consistent.  He had one less birdie with three, to go with an extra par for 14 on the round.  He bogeyed the first hole and then played minus three the rest of the way and is tied for 18th at 145 (+1).

Fox continued his strong play with his second straight 69.  He had a career high seven birdies to move to six-under par, 138, for the tourney.  That places him tied for fourth which is where he started the day.

He is three strokes off the pace set by Auburn's Blayne Barber who followed a first round 67 with a 68 to stand at nine-under par, 135.  Wake Forest's Evan Beck is second at 136 (-8), while Clemson's Jacob Burger is third at minus seven, 137, after shooting the low round of the day with a 65.

Redshirt freshmen Chris Robb (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Benni Weilguni (Langelois, Austria) each shot 77s (+5) for the second round.  Robb is tied for 48th at 152, while Weilguni has a total 158 which has him tied for 57th.

Chattanooga is paired in the final round with Tennessee and Texas Tech.  Weilguni will lead the Mocs off the 10th hole at 8:50 a.m., followed by Robb, Bunn, Jaeger and Fox.  Live scoring is available on GoMocs.com on the men's golf schedule page.

LEADERBOARD

1) Clemson	283-283	566 (-10)
2) Alabama	280-287	567 (-9)
3) Georgia Tech	287-284	571 (-5)
4) Georgia	288-284	572 (-4)
5) Wake Forest	289-284	573 (-3)
T6) Chattanooga	290-285	575 (-1)
T6) Auburn	285-290	575 (-1)
8) Tennessee	294-288	582 (+6)
9) Texas Tech	300-284	584 (+8)
10) South Carolina	298-297	595 (+19)
T11) Ole Miss	311-286	597 (+21)
T11) ETSU	295-302	597 (+21)
Mocs:
T4) Steven Fox	69-69	138 (-6)
T7) Stephan Jaeger	71-69	140 (-4)
T18) Davis Bunn	75-70	145 (+1)
T48) Chris Robb	75-77	152 (+8)
T57) Benni Weilguni	81-77	158 (+14)

UNCG men's golf fifth after two rounds at Gopher Invitational

WAYZATA, Minn. - UNCG carded rounds of 292 and 299 on Sunday to sit in fifth place after two rounds at The Gopher Intercollegiate men's golf tournament, hosted by the University of Minnesota at Spring Hill Golf Club.

The Spartans were just one shot off the pace set by Kent State after Sunday's opening round, but LSU went from a 301 in the morning to a blistering 281 in the afternoon to hold a two-shot lead entering Monday's final round. Kent State is second at 584, followed by Arkansas and Charlotte at 588 and UNCG at 591, nine shots off the pace.

Colin Chapman sits in a tie for ninth place at even-par 144 to lead the Spartans. Freshman Andy Knox went out in the morning and shot a 69 in his first collegiate round, but shot a 77 in the afternoon, hampered by three consecutive bogeys at Nos. 17, 18 and 1 after starting with a par and a birdie on Nos. 15 and 16.

Kent State's John Hahn enters Monday's final round with a four-shot lead. He shot rounds of 68 and 67 on Sunday to have a comfortable lead over SMU's Kelly Kraft.

Monday's final round will get underway at 8:15 a.m. with a shotgun start. UNCG's golfers will begin in the same place they did Sunday - on hole Nos. 14 through 18.

AGATE

TEAM SCORING: LSU 582, Kent State 584, Arkansas 588, Charlotte 588, UNCG 591, Minnesota 592, Lamar 594, Iowa 595, SMU 596, Wisconsin 612, Marquette 625.  

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

Top 10: 1. John Hahn (Kent State) 68-67=135; 2. Kelly Kraft (SMU) 71-68=139; 3. Sebastian Cappelen (Arkansas) 73-67=140; T-4. Donald Constable (Minnesota) 71-71=142; T-4. Paul Ferrier (Charlotte) 72-70=142; T04. Kevin Hesbois (Lamar) 72-70=142; T04. Sang Yi (LSU) 74-68=142; 8. Ken Looper (LSU) 72-71=143; T-9. Chris Brant (Iowa) 69-75=144; T-9. Colin Chapman (UNCG) 73-71=144.  

Other UNCG Golfers: T-12. Andy Knox 69-77=146; T-23. Robert Hoadley 76-74=150; T-31. Will Almand 74-78=152; T-37. Matt Younts 77-77=154.