FRIPP ISLAND, S.C. – Through 36 holes, Longwood men's golf is third at the Big South Championships on the Par 71, 6,526 yard course at the Fripp Island Resort.
 
Nick Fleming was the most consistent Lancer on the day, and he is tied for sixth in the 40-player field.
 
The Lancers also had Hunter Swidzinski in the top 10.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
The Lancers started incredibly slow and found themselves staring up at the field through the first nine holes of the day, but the team rebounded and worked their way into the top four.
 
Longwood came alive and fired a one-under back nine of the opening round to climb near the top four, and then the team started the second round strong. Ultimately, the Lancers were under par in both rounds with a 283-281—564 (-4).
 
The Lancers are eight shots back of Charleston Southern, who leads the field at 12-under, and four shots back of USC Upstate in second. Upstate finished eight under on the day.
 
Fleming put together back-to-back rounds at par or better He had 26 pars on the day and had nothing worse than a bogey while carding a 71-67—138 (-4).
 
The 67 was the lowest round of the season for Fleming and was tied for the fifth-best round for the Lancers as a team this season.
 
Swidzinski also bounced back from a slow start, and he led the team with 10 birdies on the day over his two rounds. He is tied for 10^th after rallying for a 71-70—141 (-1).
 
Justin LaRue had the top round of the for Longwood in the first round with a 67. He was at par or better on every hole over his opening 18 holes, but he faded in the back end of round two for a 67-75—142 (E) score that has him tied for 13^th.
 
David LaFreniere roared back for a strong round two after a tough opening round, and he fired three birdies in his final nine holes to climb up into a tie for 16^th with a 76-69—143 (+1).
 
Scott Jordan was in 37^th with a 74-76—150 (+8).
 
WHAT THEY SAID:
 
"Our day didn't begin or end very well, but we did a lot of good things in the middle," said Longwood Head Coach Kevin Fillman. "We really have to figure out why we're not starting very well. This morning was the third straight tournament we've begun by putting ourselves in a hole early."
 
"Once we got a few holes into the morning round, we began to play some pretty good golf and sustained that level into and through a good portion of the afternoon round," Fillman added. "It's unfortunate that we weren't able to finish it off the way we wanted. We had a terrific opportunity to make things a little easier on ourselves, but now we've kind of put ourselves in a position where we're going to have to go fight for everything tomorrow. There's no other option, so that's what we're going to do."
 
FULL RESULTS:
 
1. Charleston Southern: 277-279—556 (-12)
2. USC Upstate: 283-277—560 (-8)
3. Longwood: 283-281—564 (-4)
4. Gardner-Webb: 282-284—566 (-2)
5. High Point: 293-275—568 (E)
6. Presbyterian: 282-287—569 (+1)
7. Winthrop: 286-286—572 (+4)
8. Radford: 282-292—574 (+6)
 
T6. Nick Fleming: 71-67—138 (-4)
T10. Hunter Swidzinski: 71-70—141 (-1)
T13. Justin LaRue: 67-75—142 (E)
T16. David LaFreniere: 74-69—143 (+1)
37. Scott Jordan: 74-76—150 (+8)
 
UP NEXT:
 
Longwood plays the third and final round of stroke play on Tuesday morning. The top four teams advance to match play, which begins Wednesday. Live results are available here.
 
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