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University of Cincinnati junior Austin Squires (Union, Ky./Ryle High School) climbed nine places into a tie for ninth at even par 75-69=144 Monday after two rounds at the Intercollegiate at the Grove (Par 72, 7,368 yards) in College Grove, Tennessee.
Squires posted six birdies as part of his 3-under 69 effort, tying four other players for ninth, five strokes behind individual leader Branden Thornberry of Ole Miss (5-under 73-66=139).
UC sophomore Jake Fox (Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller High School) also made his move up the leaderboard, carding a 2-under 70 to climb 13 spots into a tie for 16th place at 3-over 77-70=147. He managed four birdies and 12 par scores on the day.
Bearcats freshman Nicolas Osterburg (Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian High School) registered his second consecutive 2-over 74 Monday to tie for 18th place at 4-over 74-74=148. Birdies on holes 13 and 16 highlighted his play on the back nine.
UC redshirt freshman Andy Mayhew (Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood High School) posted birdies on two of his last three holes to finish even on the day to move up 13 places into a tie for 45th position at 10-over 82-72=154.
As a result, the Bearcats posted a 3-under 285 Monday, moving up three spots into fourth place in the team standings at 13-over 304-285=589. Ole Miss maintained its position atop the 12-team field at 4-under 287-285=572. Georgia Tech carded a second-round best 12-under 276 to climb into second at 3-under 297-276=573. Host Middle Tennessee is third at 6-over 292-290=582.
Final-round play is Tuesday with the Bearcats teeing off at 8:40 a.m. ET. Live scoring is available at GolfStat.com.
// QUOTING HEAD COACH DOUG MARTIN
On second-round play:
"We continue to want to test ourselves against better competition and see how we stack up. Today we matched Ole Miss for the second-best team score. Only Georgia Tech shot a better round. Those are two of the best teams in the field. That's encouraging.
"This is a very difficult golf course. The speed and slope of the greens are very challenging. We still weren't as efficient as I'd like, but we did a better job today."
On the top individual performances:
"Austin (Squires) and Jake (Fox) played solid and gave us two huge rounds today.
"We always talk about how key it is to get good rounds from your No. 4 and No. 5 players and Nicolas (Osterburg) and Andy (Mayhew) closed well. Nicholas birdied two of his last six holes and Andy had birdies on No. 16 and No. 18. Finishing off their rounds the way they did was significant for us."
// CINCINNATI PLAYERS
T9 – Austin Squires – Jr., Union, Ky./Ryle High School – 75-69=144 (E)
T16 – Jake Fox – Soph., Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller High School – 77-70=147 (+3)
T18 – Nicolas Osterburg – Fr., Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian High School – 74-74=148 (+4)
T45 – Davis Baxter – Sr., Nolensville, Tenn./Ravenwood High School – 78-76=154 (+10)
T45 – Andy Mayhew – R-Fr., Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood High School – 82-72=154 (+10)
// TEAM STANDINGS
1 – Ole Miss 287-285=572 (-4)
2 – Georgia Tech 297-276=573 (-3)
3 – Middle Tennessee 292-290=582 (+6)
4 – Cincinnati 304-285=589 (+13)
5 – Liberty 302-288=590 (+14)
6 – Kennesaw State 301-291=592 (+16)
7 – Charleston 302-293=595 (+19)
8 – South Florida 310-290=600 (+24)
T9 – Louisiana 309-294=6003 (+27)
T9 – Troy 313-290=603 (+27)
11 – South Dakota State 314-309=623 (+47)
12 – Memphis 332-294=626 (+50)
University of Cincinnati junior Austin Squires (Union, Ky./Ryle High School) climbed nine places into a tie for ninth at even par 75-69=144 Monday after two rounds at the Intercollegiate at the Grove (Par 72, 7,368 yards) in College Grove, Tennessee.
Squires posted six birdies as part of his 3-under 69 effort, tying four other players for ninth, five strokes behind individual leader Branden Thornberry of Ole Miss (5-under 73-66=139).
UC sophomore Jake Fox (Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller High School) also made his move up the leaderboard, carding a 2-under 70 to climb 13 spots into a tie for 16th place at 3-over 77-70=147. He managed four birdies and 12 par scores on the day.
Bearcats freshman Nicolas Osterburg (Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian High School) registered his second consecutive 2-over 74 Monday to tie for 18th place at 4-over 74-74=148. Birdies on holes 13 and 16 highlighted his play on the back nine.
UC redshirt freshman Andy Mayhew (Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood High School) posted birdies on two of his last three holes to finish even on the day to move up 13 places into a tie for 45th position at 10-over 82-72=154.
As a result, the Bearcats posted a 3-under 285 Monday, moving up three spots into fourth place in the team standings at 13-over 304-285=589. Ole Miss maintained its position atop the 12-team field at 4-under 287-285=572. Georgia Tech carded a second-round best 12-under 276 to climb into second at 3-under 297-276=573. Host Middle Tennessee is third at 6-over 292-290=582.
Final-round play is Tuesday with the Bearcats teeing off at 8:40 a.m. ET. Live scoring is available at GolfStat.com.
// QUOTING HEAD COACH DOUG MARTIN
On second-round play:
"We continue to want to test ourselves against better competition and see how we stack up. Today we matched Ole Miss for the second-best team score. Only Georgia Tech shot a better round. Those are two of the best teams in the field. That's encouraging.
"This is a very difficult golf course. The speed and slope of the greens are very challenging. We still weren't as efficient as I'd like, but we did a better job today."
On the top individual performances:
"Austin (Squires) and Jake (Fox) played solid and gave us two huge rounds today.
"We always talk about how key it is to get good rounds from your No. 4 and No. 5 players and Nicolas (Osterburg) and Andy (Mayhew) closed well. Nicholas birdied two of his last six holes and Andy had birdies on No. 16 and No. 18. Finishing off their rounds the way they did was significant for us."
// CINCINNATI PLAYERS
T9 – Austin Squires – Jr., Union, Ky./Ryle High School – 75-69=144 (E)
T16 – Jake Fox – Soph., Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller High School – 77-70=147 (+3)
T18 – Nicolas Osterburg – Fr., Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian High School – 74-74=148 (+4)
T45 – Davis Baxter – Sr., Nolensville, Tenn./Ravenwood High School – 78-76=154 (+10)
T45 – Andy Mayhew – R-Fr., Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood High School – 82-72=154 (+10)
// TEAM STANDINGS
1 – Ole Miss 287-285=572 (-4)
2 – Georgia Tech 297-276=573 (-3)
3 – Middle Tennessee 292-290=582 (+6)
4 – Cincinnati 304-285=589 (+13)
5 – Liberty 302-288=590 (+14)
6 – Kennesaw State 301-291=592 (+16)
7 – Charleston 302-293=595 (+19)
8 – South Florida 310-290=600 (+24)
T9 – Louisiana 309-294=6003 (+27)
T9 – Troy 313-290=603 (+27)
11 – South Dakota State 314-309=623 (+47)
12 – Memphis 332-294=626 (+50)