Troy Wraps Up Seminole Intercollegiate Second Round

Saturday, March 16

Tallahassee, Fla.

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Seminole Intercollegiate

Troy Wraps Up Seminole Intercollegiate Second Round

3/17/2013 1:00:00 AM | Golf (M)

By: Brandon Lee

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Jake Tucker used a three-stroke improvement from the Seminole Intercollegiate first round, to shoot a three-under par, 69, to lead the Troy men's golf team to a tie for eighth place standing on Saturday at the Southwood Golf Club.

After shooting a 290 in Friday's opening 18 holes, the Trojans matched that on Saturday with the second-straight 290 to tie East Carolina for eighth out of 11 teams at the 54-hole event.

Jake Tucker turned in a one-under par, 71, to open the tournament on Friday, but improved by two strokes Saturday to shoot a three-under par, 69, to jump to the top-10 in the individual standings.

Phillip Brennan dropped to a tie for 19^th after carding a one-over par, 73. The sophomore made the turn at even-par after shooting two bogeys and two birdies on the front nine, before dropping a bogey on the ninth hole to finish the round at one-over, and enter Sunday's final round at one-under, 143 overall.

Tolver Dozier jumped into the top-25 after improving by two strokes to a one-under par, 71. The sophomore opened play with a birdie on the 10^th, but dropped two bogeys on the 12^th and 13^th to drop to one-over. Two birdies on the final nine holes sent Dozier to one-under, tied for 25^th, at 144 overall.

Wil Clowdus maintained his position over Saturday's 18 holes after firing a five-over par, 77, to enter Sunday's play tied for 52^nd. Kyle Thommesen improved from his first round score by five strokes, and enters the final 18 holes in 63^rd.

Florida State's Daniel Berger and Coastal Carolina's Sebastian Soderberg enter the final round locked at eight-under, 136, while the Seminoles take a one-stroke team lead into Sunday's action over Mississippi State.

The final round of the Seminole Intercollegiate is slated for a start of 8:15 a.m. Sunday morning. Live stats will be available through www.GolfStat.com.

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Team Standings:
1. Florida State (277-284-561); 2. Mississippi State (278-284-562); 3. Coastal Carolina (280-286-566); 4. Ohio State (287-283-570); 5. South Florida (282-289-571); 6. Mercer (291-283-574); 7. North Carolina (287-291-578); T8. Troy (290-290-580); T8. East Carolina (288-292-580); 10. Cincinnati (306-296-602); 11. Boston College (300-305-605);

Individual Standings:
T1. Sebastian Soderberg (Coastal Carolina) 71-65-136; T1. Daniel Berger (Florida State) 67-69-136; T3. Rowin Caron (Florida State) 70-68-138; T3. Joe Sakulpolpaisan (Mississippi State) 68-70-138; T5. Axel Boasson (Mississippi State) 68-71-139; T5. Chase Seffert (Florida State) 71-68-139; T5. Ben Wheeler (Coastal Carolina) 69-70-139; T5. Hans Reimers (Mercer) 71-68-139; T5. Grayson Murray (East Carolina) 70-69-139

Troy Individuals:
T10. Jake Tucker (71-69-140); T19. Phillip Brennan (70-73-143); T25. Tolver Dozier (73-71-144); T52. Wil Clowdus (76-77-153); 63. Kyle Thommesen (84-79-163)