Solid Day One Performance for Bentley at NCAA Golf Regional
CHARLESTON, W.V. – The Bentley University golf team had a solid opening day performance as the 2014 NCAA Division II East/Atlantic Regional got underway at the Edgewood Country Club Monday.
With all five players shooting 77 or better, Bentley posted a team score of 299, its best 18-hole performance since last fall. That put the Falcons in 11th place, in a 20-team field, and just seven strokes out of second place.
Bentley was led by sophomore Malcolm Oliver (Damariscotta, Maine/Lincoln Academy) and junior Quincy Coulter (Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest HS), both of whom turned in a three-over-par 74. Oliver birdied both the par-four eighth hole and the par-five 18th, and Coulter had three birds, two of them on par-fives (fifth and 14th). Those two are tied for 25th place in the 106-player field.
Bentley also counted a 75 from junior Jon Stoddard (Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury HS) and a 76 from captain Harry Kirkpatrick (Lancaster, Mass./Nashoba Reg. HS). Senior Ryan Hudson (Purchase, N.Y./Iona Prep) followed with a 77, with the Falcons one of only seven teams to have all five of its players within six strokes of par.
Le Moyne College had an outstanding first day, a two-over 286, and will begin Tuesday's action with a six-stroke lead over second-place University of Charleston. Individually, Zach Kempa of Indiana University (Pa). holds the lead after a three-under 68.
The tournament will continue through Wednesday with the top three teams and the top individuals not on those teams advancing to the NCAA Championships.
NCAA DIVISION II EAST/ATLANTIC REGIONAL
At Edgewood CC,C Charleston, W.V.
Day 1 of 3
Team Standings: 1. Le Moyne 286, 2. Charleston 292, 3. St. Thomas Aquinas 293, 3. Adelphi 293, 3. Wilmington (Del.) 293, 6. Indiana (Pa.) 294, 6. West Chester 294; 8. California (Pa.) 297, 9. Dowling 298, 9. Millersville 298; 11. Bentley 299, 12. Gannon 303, 13. West Liberty 306, 14. Concordia 307, 14. Southern New Hampshire 307; 16. Nyack 309, 17. Virginia State 310, 17. Mercyhurst 310, 19. American International 312, 20. Concord 341.