What You Need to Know:
* Georgia State sophomore Nick Budd shot rounds of 67 and 69 to share the lead following 36 holes of the UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate.
* The Panthers shot rounds of 285 and 289 to sit in 11th with 18 holes to play on Monday.
* Sunday's competition marked the first two of six tournament rounds of the Panthers in the next eight days.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Led by sophomore Nick Budd who shares the individual lead, the Georgia State men's golf team sits 11th at the UNCG Bridgestone Golf Collegiate at the Grandover Resort.
Budd shot rounds of 67 and 69 to stand at 8-under par following the first day of play. He made six birdies in each round, including a stretch of four-straight on the back nine during the second round.
“It was a roller coaster day for us,” head coach Joe Inman said. “We got off to a bit of a slow start, but then really got it going in the second round. Unfortunately we gave it all back at the end. This team has the ability to shoot a really good number on this course and hopefully we can do that on Monday and move up the leaderboard.”
Junior Alexander Herrmann shot rounds of 74 and 70 to sit at even par and tied for 37th entering the final round.
After an opening round 70, senior Nathan Mallonee shot 78 during the second round and is tied for 53rd at 4-over.
Freshman Josh Edgar shot rounds of 74 and 75 and is tied for 60th at 5-over par, while junior Max Herrmann shot 76-75 and is tied for 65th at 7-over par.
Freshman Egill Gunnarsson, competing as an individual, shot rounds of 76 and 72 and is tied for 53rd at 4-over par.
No. 20 Duke leads the field at 26-under following a second round 21-under 267. No. 38 Northwestern is in second place at 19-under par, while Iowa State and No. 34 Liberty are tied for third at 17-under par. NC State rounds out the top five at 15-under par. Despite standing in 11th, the Panthers are just three strokes out of seventh place.
Budd is tied for first with Iowa State's Ruben Sondjaja and Duke's Chander Eaton at 8-under par. Liberty's Isaiah Logue, UNC Greensboro's Jake McGlone and Duke's Max Greyserman are tied for fourth at 7-under par.
Live scoring can be found throughout the tournament at Golfstat.com. Teams will play the final round with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Georgia State will be paired with Utah and Virginia Tech.
Following the event, Georgia State will return to action for the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic, Nov. 4-6, at the Royal Ka'anapali Course in Lahaina, Maui.
