DULUTH, Ga. – Georgia State, the defending AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic champions shot rounds of 292 and 283 to stand in seventh-place following two rounds of play at Berkeley Hills Country Club on Monday.
UNC Greensboro leads the 12-team field by three strokes at 14-under following rounds of 284 and 278. The Spartans are three shots ahead of VCU with one round to play.
Individually, UNC Greensboro's Carter Jenkins will take a two-stroke lead into round three. Jenkins shot rounds of 69 and 67 to lead a pair of golfers at 6-under.
For the Panthers, Alexander Herrmann, who is competing as an individual, stands in a tie for fourth at 4-under par following back-to-back rounds of 70.
“We had some glimpses of shooting a really good score today,” head coach Joe Inman said. “We just made too many mistakes and on that golf course, you cannot make mistakes as they will penalize you.
“Hopefully the weather will hold out for us on Tuesday and we can try to make up some ground and move up the leaderboard. Our guys are capable of putting together a really good score on our home course and if we get the chance, I hope we take advantage of the opportunity.”
The forecast is calling for storms throughout the evening and into the morning. Teams were originally scheduled to start tee times at 8 a.m., however, due to the impending weather are now scheduled for a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m.
Herrmann made four birdies in each round and has now shot 71 or better in his last four rounds.
His brother, Max Herrmann stands tied for 11th, also competing as an individual. The freshman shot rounds of 75 and 67 to stand at 2-under. His second round included six birdies.
Sophomore Nathan Mallonee opened with a morning-round 70 and followed with a 74 in the afternoon to stand even par and tied for 19th.
Junior J.J. Grey shot a first round 75 and followed it with a 2-under 70 in the afternoon to stand in a tie for 26th at 1-over par. Grey eagled the par-5 10th during his second round.
Senior Damon Stephenson shot a pair of 73s to stand tied for 34th at 2-over. Stephenson made eight birdies during the two rounds.
Senior Davin White rebounded after a tough opening-round 82 to shoot 66 in the afternoon and stand tied for 43rd at 4-over par. White made eight birdies during the second round to shoot the lowest round of day one.
White is tied with senior Gus Wagoner who shot back-to-back 74s. Wagoner made eight birdies to stand at 4-over par.
Hayden Poole, also competing as an individual shot rounds of 81 and 75 to stand tied for 67th after 36 holes.
Chattanooga stands in third-place at 8-under, three shots behind VCU and six behind UNC Greensboro. Troy enters the final round in fourth-place at 7-under par, followed by South Alabama in fifth at 5-under. The Jaguars shot a 13-under 275 second round, tied for the second-lowest round in the four-year history of the tournament.
Carter Jenkins leads Chattanooga's Liam Johnston and teammate Taylor Coalson by two strokes. Each stand at 6-under par following rounds of 71 and 67. A group of five stand tied for fourth at 4-under par, including Troy's Phillip Brennan, South Alabama's Michael Garretson, Mercer's Emmanuel Kountakis, VCU's Jamie Clare along with Herrmann.
The field includes seven top 100 squads in the latest Golfweek rankings.
Final round scoring of the tournament will be available at Golfstat.com. The event is open to golf fans and admission is be free.
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