Men's Golf in 14th After Two Rounds at Wolfpack IntercollegiateMen's Golf in 14th After Two Rounds at Wolfpack Intercollegiate

Men's Golf in 14th After Two Rounds at Wolfpack Intercollegiate

Oct. 3, 2011

ROUND TWO COMBO

RALEIGH, N.C. - After two rounds of play at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course, the Penn State men's golf team sits in 14th with rounds of 287-302 (599).

Senior Tommy McDonagh (East Norwalk, Conn.) holds the best two-round total for the Nittany Lions. With a 147 (73-74) total, McDonagh will go into the third round tied for 26. Sophomore Shane Stewart (Dublin, Ohio) sits three strokes back from teammate McDonagh with an 8-over-par total of 150 (72-78). Stewart is tied for fourth on the player leader board. Junior Ernesto Marin (Miami, Fla.) falls third in the Nittany Lion lineup, having carded a season-low of 73 in the second round. Marin climbed the leader board from tied for 73 to tied for 56 as he improved his first round score of 79 by 6 strokes. Junior Anthony DeGol (Hollidaysburg, Pa.) also improved between rounds with scores of 79-77 (156). Rounding out the Nittany Lion lineup is freshman Xander McDonald-Smith (Rockaway Park, N.Y.) who carded rounds of 73-84 (157).

The Nittany Lions sit 28 strokes behind first place Memphis who holds rounds of 288-283 (571). The tigers have a three-stroke cushion over second place Louisiana-Lafayette. UNCG's Robert Hoadley moved into the first place position at the conclusion of the second round, having moved up from his tie for fourth. The junior posted a two-round total of 137 (69-68), giving him a one-stroke advantage over Western Carolina's J.T. Poston.

Tee times for the final round will begin at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday (Oct. 4). Live stats for the tournament can be found at Golfstat.