Mississippi State
SunTrust Gator Invitational
MSU In Sixth Place Through Two Rounds In Gainesville
February 09, 2008 | Men's Golf
GAINESVILLE, Fla. ? The Mississippi State men's golf team improved to sixth place on Saturday at the SunTrust Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla. The Bulldogs notched a 288 in the first round as a team to finish in a tie for 10th place. Today, the team rebounded with a 275 to put MState in sixth place and 3-over-par through two rounds of play.
Junior Noah Goldman currently leads the team with a 2-under-par 138 and is in a tie for 11th in the individual field. Senior Josh Oller trails Goldman by one stroke with consistent play of rounds of 70 and 69 and a tie for 15th among the individuals. Junior Carlos Sainz, Jr. is at even-par through two rounds and ties the low round of the day in the invitational, notching a 66 in round two. Junior Josh Bevell sits at 7-over-par, and senior Jake Lambert is at 10-over-par.
MSU sits behind SEC foe LSU by one stroke through the first two rounds and two strokes behind in-state rival Mississippi. Host school-Florida leads the field with an 18-under-par performance through the first two rounds. Florida State is in second place with 6-under-par followed by UAB at 4-under-par. Trailing MState is South Alabama who sits at 5-over-par followed by Wake Forest and Coastal Carolina, who are tied at 6-over-par.
Play resumes Sunday morning at 8 a.m. eastern.
Team Results (through 36 holes):
1.Florida, U. of 269-273, -18; 2. Florida State U. 278-276, -6; 3. UAB 276-280, -4; 4. Mississippi, U. of 280-281, +1; 5. Louisiana State U. 283-279, +2; 6. Mississippi State U. 288-275, +3; 7. South Alabama, U. of 283-282, +5; t8. Wake Forest U. 288-278, +6; t8. Coastal Carolina 283-283, +6; 10. Georgia Southern 287-282, +9; t11. Duke U. 289-281, +10; t11. North Florida, U. of 284-286, +10; 13. Georgia State U. 290-290, +20; 14. South Florida, U. of 291-294, +25
Individual Results:
T11 Noah Goldman 71-67 -2
T15 Josh Oller 70-69 -1
T21 Carlos Sainz, Jr. 74-66 E
T57 Josh Bevell 73-74 +7
T66 Jake Lambert 77-73 +10
