Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Climb to Eighth at Palmas Del Mar
March 10, 2009 | Men's Golf
March 10, 2009
Humacao, Puerto Rico -
Day two of the Palmas Del Mar Intercollegiate is in the books with the Bowling Green State University men's golf team climbing to eighth-place after carding a 296 on day two of the event, 14 strokes better than the opening 18 holes.
Virginia Commonwealth leads the field after 36 holes with a score of 579. They are followed by UNC Greensboro (581) Notre Dame (583), Johnson & Wales (588) and St. John's (590). The Falcons, who are in eighth, have a 36-hole score of 606.
Helping the Orange and Brown to their 14 stroke improvement, was a team effort. Four of the five Falcons scored better on day two, led by junior John Powers. Powers carded a 1-under 71 on day two, six strokes better than his 77 on day one. Powers currently sits in a tie for 15th with a score of 148.
Drew Preston also improved by six shots, firing a 74 on day two. The freshman is currently tied for 38th with a score of 154 (80-74).
Fellow classmate Parker Hewit one upped Preston, improving by seven shots in round two. After opening with an 81 the freshman rebounded nicely, carding a 74. He currently sits in a tie for 41st.
Bryan Mitchell shot a 77 this afternoon, improving by three shots (80 on day one). He sits in a tie for 44th with a 36-hole score of 157.
The lone Falcon to not go lower on day two was day-one leader Matt Schneider. The junior sits in a tie for 23rd with a score of 150 (73-77).
Final round of action begins at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning.
Team Scores 1 VCU 299 280 579 +3 2 UNC Greensboro 284 297 581 +5 3 Notre Dame 299 284 583 +7 4 Johnson & Wales U-FL 294 294 588 +12 5 St. John's 296 294 590 +14 6 Santa Clara 309 289 598 +22 7 Old Dominion 307 295 602 +26 8 Bowling Green 310 296 606 +30 9 George Mason 314 296 610 +34 10 St. Thomas Aquinas 304 317 621 +45
