Men’s Golf in Ninth Place at Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational

Monday, September 30

Farmington, Pa. (Mystic Rock Resort)

All Day

Bucknell University

Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational

Men’s Golf in Ninth Place at Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational

9/30/2024 9:19:00 PM | Men's Golf

SCOREBOARD

FARMINGTON, Pa. – Led by a strong round from each of its two freshmen, the Bucknell men's golf team posted rounds of 310 and 297 on Monday and sits in ninth place at the Nemacolin Collegiate Challenge, hosted by West Virginia. The Bison were one of only four in the 14-team field to finish their second rounds before darkness fell. The other 10 squads will complete their second rounds early Tuesday morning before the scheduled 8:30 a.m. start of the third and final round.

Playing on a challenging 7,500-yard Mystic Rock Golf Course that has a massive 77 rating and 149 slope, the Bison improved significantly in the second round thanks to a stellar 1-under-par 71 from freshman Jack Hartman. He eagled the par-5 16th hole to go along with five birdies. Classmate Patrick Pritsios led the way in the first round with an even-par 72, with four birdies offsetting four bogeys.

Pritsios followed with a 76 in the afternoon, and he is in 13th place at +6. Hartman, who opened with a 78 in the morning round, is 19th at +7. The Bison also received rounds of 79-73 from Hayden Quinn and 81-77 from Michael Rudnick.

Host West Virginia is +2 as a team with a few holes still to go in its second round. The Mountaineers have opened up an eight-stroke lead on second-place Campbell, with Seton Hall (+14), Richmond (+15), and George Mason (+16) rounding out the top five. Bucknell at +31 is ahead of William & Mary (+36), Towson (+44), Robert Morris (+49), Mount St. Mary's (+52), and Central Michigan (+59).

West Virginia's Kaleb Wilson (-5), Ryan Leach (-3), and Todd Duncan (-2) occupy the top three spots on the individual leaderboard, and they are the only three in the field in red numbers.