Bears in Second at Martin Downs Collegiate

PALM CITY, Fla. – The Mercer men's golf team sits two strokes off the lead after shooting another impressive 4-under-par 284 in the second round of the UNCG-hosted Martin Downs Collegiate at Osprey Creek on Monday.

Mercer, which entered the second round in first place, now trails Southern Conference rival UNCG by two strokes after the Spartans shot a tournament-low 273 (-15) on Monday. Senior Stanton Schorr carded a 5-under-par 67 in the second round and is in sole possession of third place individually.

Mercer Scorecard

2	Mercer	284	284	--	-8	568
3	Stanton Schorr	71	67	--	-6	138
T-13	Tyler Copp	72	72	--	E	144
T-13	Brennan Bogdanovich	71	73	--	E	144
T-13	Lino Galdin (Individual)	77	67	--	E	144
T-16	Martin Plukka	70	75	--	+1	145
T-23	Spencer Ball	74	72	--	+2	146
T-23	Kiko Rosete (Individual)	70	76	--	+2	146

Coach Kayden's Take
"Another solid day was led by Stanton Schorr today, who continues to play impressive golf for us," said head coach Kirk Kayden. "Our 4-under-par team score was great, we just happened to run into a team [UNCG] that was very hot, so hats off to them.

"We're motivated to play with the Spartans in Tuesday's final round. With two impressive days under our belts, our guys are confident that they can win this tournament on Tuesday."

Mercer on Team Leaderboard
Defending SoCon champion UNCG lit up the course on Monday with an eye-catching 273 (-15) to jump ahead of the Bears by two strokes. Mercer's second-round performance was not to be ignored; the Bears shot 284 for the second straight day and are one of three teams under par through 36 holes played.

Mercer on Individual Leaderboard
Two Bears – Schorr and Lino Galdin – shot 5-under-par 67 for the team on Tuesday. Galdin, who is playing as an individual, jumped 32 spots for a tie for 13th, while Schorr is four strokes off the clubhouse leader with 18 holes to play. All seven Bears are ranked inside the top 25 of the 92-man tournament.

Up Next
Mercer will get its shot at a tournament title on Tuesday as it plays alongside current leader UNCG over the final 18 holes of action. Tuesday's shotgun start will be at 8:30 a.m. Live scoring is available on Golfstat.com.

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Players Mentioned

Spencer Ball

Brennan Bogdanovich

Tyler Copp

Lino Galdin

Martin Plukka

Kiko Rosete

Stanton Schorr

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