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Cavalier Golfers Move Up One Spot at NCAA Regional
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Chattanooga, TN After opening the NCAA East Regional championships with a 2-over 286 Thursday, the Virginia men’s golf team shot 3-over 287 Friday to move up one spot to 16th place. The Cavaliers’ 36-hole score is 573. The top 10 teams from the regional will advance to the NCAA Championships. The Cavaliers enter Saturday’s final round nine shots out of 10th place.
Sophomore Steven Rojas produced Virginia’s best score Friday by shooting 3-under 68 on the par-71 Council Fire Golf Club in Chattanooga, Tenn. He had two bogeys and five birdies during his round, including a run of three straight birdies at one point during his back nine. Rojas effort moved him up to 25th on the leaderboard at 2-under 140.
Freshman Will Collins shot 73 during the second round to stand 49th overall at 143. Sophomore Kyle Stough is in 63rd place at 144 including a 75 Friday. Senior Greg Carlin posted UVa’s second best score with a 71 to improve to 112th at 149. Junior Conrad Von Borsig is 132nd at 154. He shot 79 during the second round.
Top-ranked Georgia improved on its huge first-round lead by shooting 13-under 271 and stands at 32-under 536 heading into Saturday’s final round. Augusta State remains in second place at 555.
UAB’s Zach Sucher shot 9-under 62 during the second round to take over first place in stroke place at 11-under 131. He enters the final round with a two-shot lead.
NCAA East Regional
Council Fire Golf Club
Chattanooga, TN
Par-71, 6,961 yards
Second Round Results
Team Results
1. Georgia 265-271-536
2. Augusta State 273-282-555
3. Auburn 281-277-558
3. UC-Irvine 283-275-558
5. Mississippi State 278-282-560
5. New Mexico State 280-280-560
7. UAB 287-274-561
8. Tennessee-Chattanooga 282-281-563
8. Charlotte 281-282-563
10. Michigan State 285-279-564
10. Middle Tennessee State 278-286-564
12. Duke 286-282-568
13. East Tennessee State 286-283-569
14. SMU 276-295-571
15. Virginia Tech 281-291-572
16. Virginia 286-287-573
16. Georgia State 287-286-573
18. Western Carolina 285-289-574
19. Colorado State 282-293-575
19. NC State 279-296-575
21. Coastal Carolina 285-291-576
22. Memphis 289-291-580
23. South Carolina 288-293-581
23. North Florida 293-288-581
25. Western Illinois 293-291-584
25. Mississippi 293-291-584
27. Jackson State 302-334-636
Individual Leaders
1. Zach Sucher, UAB 69-62-131
2. Hudson Swafford, Georgia 65-68-133
3. Russell Henley, Georgia 66-68-134
4. Matt Cook, Western Carolina 67-68-135
4. Henrik Norlander, Augusta State 65-70-135
4. Sean Shahi, UC Irvine 70-65-135
4. Jurrian van der Vaart, Virginia Tech 67-68-135
8. John Chin, UC-Irvine 67-69-136
8. Andrew DiBitetto, Charlotte 69-67-136
8. Adam Mitchell, Georgia 66-70-136
Virginia
25. Steven Rojas 72-68-140
49. Will Collins 70-73-143
63. Kyle Stough 69-75-144
112. Greg Carlin 78-71-149
132. Conrad Von Borsig 75-79-154