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Day 2
Miller Matches Career-Low Round at ODU/OBX Day 2
10/20/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
POWELLS POINT, N.C. - Senior Jacob Miller (Pataskala, Ohio) matched his career-best round of 72 for Marshall men's golf to card 1-over-par on the second day of the ODU/Outerbanks Intercollegiate at Kilmarlic Golf Course.
With help from Miller's one-stroke improvement, the Thundering Herd bettered its team score by four from Day 1 to total 22-over-par 590 through 36 holes. Marshall is tied with host Old Dominion at ninth place going into the final 18-hole round.
Miller leads the team at 3-over 145, tied for 17th, followed by sophomore Clark Robinson (South Windsor, Conn.) in a tie for 26th at 5-over 147.
ON THE LEADERBOARD
James Madison tops the leaderboard at 7-over 575, followed by Hartford at 10-over 578. Campbell's Gaston Bertinotti leads the individual field at 5-under 137.
GABBING WITH GROBE
Quotes by Coach Matt Grobe:
On the team's performance on Day 2:
"We played better today but we can still do better. We're only 15 strokes behind the leaders. The guys got some good practice in this afternoon and are looking forward to the final round tomorrow."
AMONG THE HERD
- T17: Jacob Miller (73-72=145, +3)
- T26: Clark Robinson (75-72=147, +5)
- T30: Logan Lagodich (75-73=148, +6)
- T40: Alex Weiss (74-76=150, +8)
- T67: Will Evans (78-79=157, +15)
LET'S GET SOCIAL
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UP NEXT
Marshall will conclude play tomorrow with a final 18-hole round, beginning with tee-times at 8 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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