GREENVILLE, N.C.- The men's golf team sits in seventh out of 12 teams at the Ironwood Collegiate Classic. Senior Brendan Dunphy had an incredible first day where he carded six birdies en route to sitting in second overall in the 85 player field.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Lancers shot 295-298--593 (+17) as a team on the opening day.

Dunphy finished five under par in the first two rounds and has the best score on the Lancers side by 11 strokes. His two under-par first round was the best in the tournament and his three-under par second round was one stroke from the same outcome. He currently sits one stroke behind the overall leader going into the final round of play.

Nick Rakes finished at six-over par and carded six birdies on the afternoon. He is currently tied for 37th after two rounds.

Scott Jordan is in 49th place after shooting nine-over par on the first day at the Ironwood. He shot five-over par in the first round and four-over in the second one.

Daniel George is ten-over par through the first day and is also tied for 49th overall. He shot four-over par in the first round and five-over in the second.

Justin LaRue is tied for 54th place overall after shooting 11 over-par. His four over-par second round was the second best on his Longwood side.

Willie Hoover is competing as an individual and is tied for 62nd overall after he shot 14 over-par on the day. He shot just three-over par in the second round.

WHAT THEY SAID:

"While it was certainly not the best day to play, it was far from the worst conditions we've been out there in," said head coach Kevin Fillman after his team's day one performance at the Ironwood Collegiate. "Obviously, Brendan handled it extremely well for much of the day. He started by going bogey-free his first 23 holes and, for the most part, that was in some of the toughest conditions. That's pretty impressive."

"Overall, most of us got sped up, lost some focus at times and got agitated way too often. We have to come out tomorrow with the intent to play the round we are capable of playing and see how far up the board we can move."

ADDITIONAL NOTES

Longwood had the best overall score at the tournament on par 5's. The team shot nine-under par, two strokes better than the next closest side.

The Lancers had the second most birdies as a team with 28 on the day. They are two behind fellow Big South foe, Gardner-Webb.

Nick Rakes was tied for the second most birdies out of individuals with eight. Dunphy was one behind with seven which was tied for sixth most.

Dunphy had the third most pars individually with 27. The senior also had the third best average score on par 5's after he shot five-under par on the day with the par 5's.

UP NEXT

Longwood wraps up the Ironwood Collegiate Classic tomorrow morning.