Georgia Southern, Wolfes remain in first at ODU/Outerbanks Collegiate Invitational

POWELLS POINT, N.C. – The Georgia Southern men’s golf team continues to lead the ODU/Outerbanks Collegiate Invitational after posting a 287 in the second round of the 54-hole tournament Monday at Kilmaric Golf Course.

The Eagles will carry a five-stroke lead over Radford, which fired a 283 Monday, into Tuesday’s final round. Tournament host Old Dominion is third, seven strokes behind GSU, after shooting a 289 Monday, while Virginia Commonwealth and Richmond are tied for fourth and nine strokes off the lead.

Scott Wolfes followed his 66 in the opening round with a 71 Monday and is tied for first with Radford’s Weston Eklund at 7-under for the tournament. The sophomore got off to a slow start but heated up after the turn and played the back nine at 2-under. He posted three birdies on the back nine and has played those holes at 7-under for the tournament.

Charlie Martin is tied for seventh after leading the Eagles with a 70 Monday. The sophomore played a clean front nine, posting a birdie on the par-4 sixth hole. He had three birdies and two bogeys on the back and is 1-under for the tournament.

Hayden Anderson shot a 71 and moved into a tie for 15th. The junior played the back nine at 3-under par, eagling the par-5 12th hole and following that with a birdie on the par-3 13th. He is 3-over for the tournament.

Junior Will Evans was 1-over through the first 16 holes after getting a birdie on 16 but doubled 17 to finish with a 75.

Matt Mierzejewski struggled through the first six holes with three double-bogeys, but the sophomore birdied hole 8 and got going a little bit, playing the back nine 1-over and finishing with a 79.

The tournament concludes Tuesday, and the Eagles are slated to go off hole 1 at 8 a.m.

Elon sixth at ODU/Outerbanks Collegiate Invitational

POWELLS POINT, N.C. – Stuart Kaufman followed up his 3-under round of 69 on Monday with an even-par 72 on Tuesday to remain near the top of the individual leaderboard while the Elon Phoenix men's golf team holds the sixth spot at the Old Dominion/Outerbanks Collegiate with a round to play.

The Phoenix will enter Tuesday's final round with a mark of 589 (299-290) and is three strokes back of both Richmond (295-291) and VCU (298-288).

Kaufman is tied for fourth individually with his 141.  He sits two strokes behind VCU's Jake McNulty for third.  Individual co-leaders Weston Eklud of Radford and Scott Wolfes of Georgia Southern both have marks of 137 through two rounds of play.

Jack Adkins soared from a tie for 23rd into a tie for 11th thanks to a 1-under round of 71 on Monday.  Adkins is at a 1-over 145 (74-71) entering Tuesday's third round.

A third Elon player, John Somers, sits in the top 30 of the 94-player field.  Somers is tied for 29th with a mark of 150 (76-74) through two rounds of play.

Will DiIanni knocked 10 strokes off his first-round score of 83 and is now tied for 58th with a 156 (83-73).  He is followed by Matthew Brady, whose 164 (80-84) has him tied for 83rd.

The 18-team field is led by Georgia Southern through two rounds.  The Eagles sit at 577 (290-287), 1-over par.  Second place is held by Radford (299-283--582), while host Old Dominion (295-288=583) is third.

The final round will be contested at the Kilmaric Golf Club on Tuesday.