Men's Golf | 3/26/2016 8:27:00 PM

Live scoring | Rd. 3 pairings

LAKE WORTH, Fla. – Jonas Vaisanen shot a 69, and the Georgia Southern men's golf team carded a 290 to remain tied for sixth place after the second round of the FAU Slomin Autism Invitational Saturday at the Fountains Country Club North Course.

Vaisanen (-4) moved into a tie for eighth on the individual leaderboard, and the sophomore is two strokes behind five players who are 6-under and tied for first. 

Henry Mabbett shot an even-par 71 today, and Steven Fisk carded a 74. Archer Price shot a 76, and Jake Storey finished with a 78.

Georgia Southern (+7) is tied with Murray State, four strokes behind Florida Gulf Coast (+3) in fourth place and two shots back of DePaul (+5) in fifth. Ole Miss (-10) leads the tournament, UConn (-4) is second and Central Florida (-1) is third.

The story
Vaisanen shot 69 for the second straight day and posted three birdies and a bogey. He was even at the turn and birdied holes 13 and 18 on the back. Mabbett logged three birdies and played the front nine 2-under. Storey had a team-leading four birdies in his round, and Fisk logged 15 pars. 

Quotables from coach Carter Collins
"We struggled gaining any momentum today. Our recent Achilles heel, par-5 scoring, has held us back this week. We have another chance to play better tomorrow."

Next up for the Eagles
The final round is slated for Sunday, and Georgia Southern will tee off hole 1 at 8 a.m. The Eagles are paired with Florida Atlantic and Bethune-Cookman.

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