When and Where: May 7, 2021 – North East, Pa. (Lake View Country Club – Par 72)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University - 642 (15th/16)
Freshman AJ Cavotta (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) drained a hole-in-one and carded a two-over 74, as the Southern New Hampshire University men's golf team remained in 15th place after the second round of the NCAA Atlantic/East Regional on Friday at Lake View Country Club.
INDIVIDUAL SCORERS
- Cavotta betters his first-round score by six shots and is tied for 23rd with a 154.
- Junior Matt Conti (Walpole, Mass.) improved upon his first round by nine strokes with a 75 that gave him a two-round total of 159.
- Sophomore Jared Mscisz (Danvers, Mass.) submitted an 86 and stands at 162 through 36 holes.
- Freshman Nick Tufts (Auburn, N.H.) shaved a stroke off his opening-round performance for an 83 that has him at 167 through two rounds.
NOTES
- Redshirt-sophomore Andrew Tache (Northborough, Mass.) did not factor into the scoring with a 118 and has a two-round score of 224.
- Cavotta's ace came on the par-three 12th hole and is believed to be the first hole-in-one in program history.
- SNHU is making its 10th regional appearance, including its seventh straight.
- The top four teams and top individual not on an advancing team move on to the NCAA National Championship.
- St. Thomas Aquinas College continues to hold on to first place with a 603, which is two strokes ahead of Gannon University.
- Millersville University's Brady Erb is the individual leader after 36 holes. His 148 is one shot better than a group of four golfers that have totaled a 149.
- The NCAA Atlantic/East Regional Championship is comprised of 85 golfers from 22 different institutions.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Penmen will play the third and final round of the NCAA Atlantic/East Regional Championship on Saturday, May 8.
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Team Scores
Rank
|
School
|
R1
|
R2
|
Total
|
+/- Par
|
1
|
St. Thomas Aquinas
|
296
|
307
|
603
|
+27
|
2
|
Gannon
|
297
|
308
|
605
|
+29
|
3
|
Fayetteville State
|
309
|
306
|
615
|
+39
|
4
|
Franklin Pierce
|
305
|
311
|
616
|
+40
|
5
|
Davis & Elkins
|
298
|
319
|
617
|
+41
|
6
|
Bentley
|
312
|
307
|
619
|
+43
|
7
|
Charleston
|
307
|
319
|
626
|
+50
|
8
|
Le Moyne
|
318
|
310
|
628
|
+52
|
9
|
Assumption
|
323
|
306
|
629
|
+53
|
10
|
Indiana (Pa.)
|
312
|
318
|
630
|
+54
|
11
|
Concordia (N.Y.)
|
318
|
314
|
632
|
+56
|
12
|
Millersville
|
319
|
319
|
638
|
+62
|
13
|
Shepherd
|
316
|
323
|
639
|
+63
|
14
|
West Liberty
|
315
|
326
|
641
|
+65
|
15
|
Southern New Hampshire
|
324
|
318
|
642
|
+66
|
16
|
Dominican (N.Y.)
|
326
|
334
|
660
|
+84
|