HUNTINGTON, WV.- The Longwood men's golf team currently sits in 8^th place after the opening two rounds on day one of the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invite. The Lancers had a team score of 283-290—573 (+5) in the 15 team, 95 player field.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

Junior Nick Rakes is currently leading the Lancers after shooting 68-70—138 (-4) with six birdies carded.
Senior Brendan Dunphy and sophomore Zane Moore are tied for second on Longwood at one-under and sit currently tied for 34^th overall after day one. The duo has eight combined birdies, with Dunphy carding six of them.
Sophomore Justin Larue shot 69-78—147 to finish at five-over par and currently is tied for 50^th.
Sophomore Scott Jordan is currently tied for 80^th after shooting 73-78-151.
 
WHAT THEY SAID:

"I thought we were ready to play this morning and think we started as expected," said head coach Kevin Fillman. "We definitely had it going a bit before the delay. Since we were in a pretty good groove early on, it kind of came at a bad time for us. That's the way it works though. I'm sure there were some teams that needed the little break to regroup a little. For whatever reason we weren't as sharp after the delay and the day became a struggle from that point on. Fortunately, we had a few guys really fight to hang in there this afternoon. It's unfortunate that we couldn't get a fourth number to help stay in the top five. One of our main goals for tomorrow will be to keep everybody involved the entire round and post a score that will move us back up the board."
 
ADDITIONAL NOTES:

Rakes is currently 4^th overall in the field. His 2.75 average score on par 3s is the third best at the tournament.
The weather delay took place around seven holes in for all teams at the tournament.
Longwood has the third best score on par 3's (+2) and par 5's (-9)
The Lancers are also have the fourth most pars with 117 carded
Zane Moore has the second most pars at the tournament with 29
 
UP NEXT:

The Joe Feaganes Marshall Invite concludes tomorrow morning after the third and final round.