TicketsCINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati senior Austin Squires (Union, Ky./Ryle HS) remains tied for 11th place Saturday following his even-par 71 performance in second-round action at the Louisville Cardinal Challenge in Simpsonville, Ky.
Squires took three consecutive bogies to drop to 2-over through his first seven holes but rebounded with a trio of birdies and seven par scores over his final 11 holes. He enters Sunday's final round at 4-under 67-71=138. Duke's Alex Smalley held onto first place at 15-under 61-66=124.
Sophomore teammate Nicolas Osterburg (Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian HS), who is playing as an individual, posted his best round of the fall season a 2-under 69 Saturday to move up 19 places into a tie for 13th at 3-under 70-69=139. His second round included three birdies, 14 par scores and only one bogie.
UC redshirt-freshman Mason Lenhart (Prospect, Ky./North Oldham HS) dropped eight places into a tie for 48th place at 2-over 71-73=144. Freshman Sam Jean (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS) jumped three spots into a tie for 57th place at 3-over 73-72=145. Redshirt-sophomore Andy Mayhew (Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood HS) and senior Paul Huber (Edgewood, Ky./Covington Catholic) are tied for 64th place. Mayhew climbed seven places after registering a 1-over 72 Saturday for a 74-72=146 total while Huber moved up 12 spots after an even-par performance for a two-day total of 75-71=146.
The Bearcats carded a 286 team score on Saturday for a two-day total of 3-over 285-286=571 to climb two spots in the competitive 16-team field, tying Western Kentucky (3-over 277-294=571) for eighth place. Duke, listed No. 17 in the nation according to Golfstat rankings, continues to sit atop the leaderboard at 34-under 257-277=534.
Sunday's final-round play begins at 8:24 a.m. ET for the Bearcats. Follow live scoring at Golfstat.com.
// QUOTING HEAD COACH DOUG MARTIN
On UC's second-round performance:
"The team put together another solid round today. We just need to do a better job of converting our birdie opportunities. We currently lead the field in pars. I am excited for tomorrow to see how this team plays."
// PLAYER RESULTS
T11 – Austin Squires 67-71=138 (-4)
T13 – Nicolas Osterburg 70-69=139 (-3)*
T48 – Mason Lenhart 71-73=144 (+2)
T57 – Sam Jean 73-72=145 (+3)
T64 – Andy Mayhew 74-72=146 (+4)
T64 – Paul Huber 75-71=146 (+4)
* - Playing tournament as an individual
// TEAM STANDINGS
1 – Duke 257-277=534 (-34)
2 – Louisville 268-281=549 (-19)
3 – South Florida 277-274=551 (-17)
4 – Mississippi State 280-279=559 (-5)
5 – Wake Forest 268-294=562 (-6)
6 – North Carolina 284-282=566 (-2)
7 – Lamar 281-289=570 (+2)
T8 – Cincinnati 285-286=571 (+3)
T8 – Western Kentucky 277-294=571 (+3)
T10 – Louisiana 292-280=572 (+4)
T10 – Kentucky 286-286=572 (+4)
12 – ULM 281-294=575 (+7)
T13 – Nebraska 286-291=577 (+9)
T13 – Charlotte 287-290=577 (+9)
T13 – East Tennessee State 290-287=577 (+9)
T16 – Louisiana Tech 287-296=583 (+15)
Squires took three consecutive bogies to drop to 2-over through his first seven holes but rebounded with a trio of birdies and seven par scores over his final 11 holes. He enters Sunday's final round at 4-under 67-71=138. Duke's Alex Smalley held onto first place at 15-under 61-66=124.
Sophomore teammate Nicolas Osterburg (Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian HS), who is playing as an individual, posted his best round of the fall season a 2-under 69 Saturday to move up 19 places into a tie for 13th at 3-under 70-69=139. His second round included three birdies, 14 par scores and only one bogie.
UC redshirt-freshman Mason Lenhart (Prospect, Ky./North Oldham HS) dropped eight places into a tie for 48th place at 2-over 71-73=144. Freshman Sam Jean (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS) jumped three spots into a tie for 57th place at 3-over 73-72=145. Redshirt-sophomore Andy Mayhew (Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood HS) and senior Paul Huber (Edgewood, Ky./Covington Catholic) are tied for 64th place. Mayhew climbed seven places after registering a 1-over 72 Saturday for a 74-72=146 total while Huber moved up 12 spots after an even-par performance for a two-day total of 75-71=146.
The Bearcats carded a 286 team score on Saturday for a two-day total of 3-over 285-286=571 to climb two spots in the competitive 16-team field, tying Western Kentucky (3-over 277-294=571) for eighth place. Duke, listed No. 17 in the nation according to Golfstat rankings, continues to sit atop the leaderboard at 34-under 257-277=534.
Sunday's final-round play begins at 8:24 a.m. ET for the Bearcats. Follow live scoring at Golfstat.com.
// QUOTING HEAD COACH DOUG MARTIN
On UC's second-round performance:
"The team put together another solid round today. We just need to do a better job of converting our birdie opportunities. We currently lead the field in pars. I am excited for tomorrow to see how this team plays."
// PLAYER RESULTS
T11 – Austin Squires 67-71=138 (-4)
T13 – Nicolas Osterburg 70-69=139 (-3)*
T48 – Mason Lenhart 71-73=144 (+2)
T57 – Sam Jean 73-72=145 (+3)
T64 – Andy Mayhew 74-72=146 (+4)
T64 – Paul Huber 75-71=146 (+4)
* - Playing tournament as an individual
// TEAM STANDINGS
1 – Duke 257-277=534 (-34)
2 – Louisville 268-281=549 (-19)
3 – South Florida 277-274=551 (-17)
4 – Mississippi State 280-279=559 (-5)
5 – Wake Forest 268-294=562 (-6)
6 – North Carolina 284-282=566 (-2)
7 – Lamar 281-289=570 (+2)
T8 – Cincinnati 285-286=571 (+3)
T8 – Western Kentucky 277-294=571 (+3)
T10 – Louisiana 292-280=572 (+4)
T10 – Kentucky 286-286=572 (+4)
12 – ULM 281-294=575 (+7)
T13 – Nebraska 286-291=577 (+9)
T13 – Charlotte 287-290=577 (+9)
T13 – East Tennessee State 290-287=577 (+9)
T16 – Louisiana Tech 287-296=583 (+15)