Men's Golf | 4/12/2016 9:07:00 PM

Final results

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Georgia Southern overcame a tough second round to move up two places and finish ninth of 16 teams at the Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational Tuesday at the Country Club of Spartanburg.

Steven Fisk (+2) shot 67-78-73=218 to tie for 26th, and Archer Price also tied for 26th after carding 70-73-75=218. Henry Mabbett shot 75-72-74=221, and Jonas Vaisanen posted 75-78-69=222. Andrew Klasing finished with a 75-71-77=223, and individual Jake Storey finished with 80-76-75=231.

Gardner-Webb (-17) won the tournament, and host Wofford (-12) placed second. Georgia Southern (+8) finished two strokes behind Francis Marion (+6) and 13 strokes out of the top-5.

The story
The Eagles' 294 team score in the second round Monday put them in the bottom half of the pack. Klasing was a bright spot for the Eagles after rolling in five birdies and shooting a 71. Mabbett recorded three birdies and an eagle on his way to an even-par 72, and Price recorded three birdies and shot a 73.

Georgia Southern shot a 1-under-par 287 and was tied for sixth after Monday's first round. Fisk birdied his final three holes of the day and was 3-under through his first 15 holes en route to firing a 67. Price parred his first five holes and played his final 12 holes 3-under to shoot a 70. Vaisanen and Mabbett each recorded four birdies in the round, and Klasing played his final seven holes 1-under.

The Eagles moved up two spots to ninth after carding a 291 in today's final round. Vaisanen tallied a team-high six birdies to shoot a 69. Fisk played his final 14 holes 2-under to shoot a 73, and Mabbett was 1-under on his final 12 holes to card a 74.

Quotables from coach Carter Collins
"We didn't get it done this week, no excuses. As a team, we will do what we have done all year – work, prepare hard and bounce back at our next event, the Sun Belt Championships. We're looking forward to the challenge."

Next up for the Eagles
Georgia Southern will compete in the Sun Belt Championship April 24-27 at Raven Golf Course in Destin, Fla. The new format this year features 54-hole stroke play followed by a day of match play featuring the top-4 teams.

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