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Pinehurst Intercollegiate
Men's Golf Ninth Through Two Rounds at Pinehurst Intercollegiate
3/12/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
March 12, 2011
Pinehurst, N.C. - Marshall University's men's golf team is in ninth place after shooting a 300 Saturday in the Pinehurst Intercollegiate. The Thundering Herd has a two round total of 600 entering Sunday's third and final round.
UNC-Wilmington charged to the front of the 16-team field by firing a second-round 284 to post a two-round total of 585. Virginia Tech sits in second at 586 and Michigan State is third at 590.
Marshall junior Bosten Miller (Charleston, W.Va.) carded a 73 in the second round and entered the clubhouse with a two-round 144 (+2) to remain in contention. Miller is three strokes back of the tournament leader, Eastern Michigan's Casey Olsen who has posted a two-under par 141, and is tied for sixth overall.
The Thundering Herd's Brian Anania (Fr., Hurricane, W.Va.) fired the low round of the day for the Herd with a one-under 71 to move up into a tie for 26th overall with a two-day total of 149.
Marshall's Christain Brand (Sr., Charleston, W.Va.) is tied fofr 35th with a two-round total of 150, while Carson Schambach (Jr., Glen Dale, W.Va.) stands at 157 and Nathan Kerns (So., Ironton, Ohio) a 163.
Marshall senior Bennett Boyer (Millersburg, Pa.) is competing as an individual and has a 167 through two rounds.
Saturday's second round was delayed 30 minutes due to frost, however the weather on Pinehurst No. 6 improved overall with milder temperatures and winds.
The third and final round of the 56-hole tournament is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Sunday. Complete results, tee times and live scoring are available online at www.golfstat.com.
