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Day 1
Herd Sits Three Strokes behind Leader at ODU/OBX
10/19/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
POWELLS POINT, N.C. - Following a 1-over-par 73 performance by senior Jacob Miller (Pataskala, Ohio), Marshall men's golf sits three strokes behind leaders Maryland and Drake in fifth place at the ODU/Outerbanks Intercollegiate at Kilmarlic Golf Course.
The Thundering Herd tied with Delaware, Hartford and James Madison for fifth in the 16-team field at 13-over 297. Miller had the tournament's second-best average on par-3 holes at 2.80. Sophomore Clark Robinson (South Windsor, Conn.) shot the second-most birdies of the field with five. Along with Miller, freshman Alex Weiss (Pickerington, Ohio) placed in the top 20 at 2-over 74.
ON THE LEADERBOARD
Maryland and Drake are three strokes ahead of the Herd in first place at 10-over 294. Old Dominion's Ashton Newsom leads the individual field at 3-under 68.
GABBING WITH GROBE
Quotes by Coach Matt Grobe:
On the team's performance on Day 1:
"We played up-and-down golf today. It seemed like we had stretches of bad golf followed by stretches of good golf. If we can eliminate some little mental mistakes I think we will put up a good score tomorrow."
On senior Jacob Miller's performance:
"I'm really happy that Jake turned in a good round for us. He fought hard to shoot a 34 on the back nine. It is always good to have the guy playing No. 5 for us come in with a good score."
AMONG THE HERD
- T12: Jacob Miller (73, +1)
- T20: Alex Weiss (74, +2)
- T29: Logan Lagodich (75, +3)
- T29: Clark Robinson (75, +3)
- T12: Will Evans (78, +6)
LET'S GET SOCIAL
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UP NEXT
Marshall will continue play tomorrow with a second 18-hole round, beginning with tee-times at 8:30 a.m. off holes 1 and 10. For all the latest information about Marshall men's golf, follow @HerdMWGolf on Twitter.
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