TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – All four Georgia Southern men's golf counters shot a 72, and the Eagles moved up into a tie for ninth with North Florida in the second round of the Seminole Intercollegiate Saturday at Golden Eagle Country Club.

The field features eight top-50 teams, according to Golfstat, including No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 14 Duke and No. 17 Florida State. The host Seminoles (-17) lead the field by two strokes over Liberty (-15), and Oklahoma (-11) is in third. Georgia Southern (+7) is eight strokes back of South Florida (-1) in sixth.

Ben Carr, Avery Price, Mason Williams and Brett Barron shot par and finished strong to get to even par as a team. Jake Maples posted a 73, and Colin Bowles, who is playing as an individual this weekend, shot a 75.

The Georgia Southern counters combined to shoot 5-under on the last four holes of the day. Price led the way by making birdie on 15, 16 and 17, while Williams birdied 16 and 18. Barron made birdie at 15 and parred his way into the clubhouse, and Carr made birdie on 14 before closing with four straight pars. The Eagles rank second in the tournament with 116 pars.

Scores
Team – 295-288=583 (+7), T9
Ben Carr – 71-72=143 (-1), T17
Mason Williams – 73-72=145 (+1), T31
Avery Price – 75-72=147 (+3), T40
Brett Barron – 76-72=148 (+4), T45
Jake Maples – 76-73=149 (+5), T53

Indy
Colin Bowles – 75-75=150 (+6), T56

Quotables from Georgia Southern Coach Carter Collins
"The team did a really good job of hanging in there today and finishing the round off very strongly. Throwing out a 73 at this course is a great sign of what this team is capable of. We showed a lot of grit when we did not have very good ball striking. I'm proud of the team for how they are competing and can't wait for tomorrow."

Next Up
The final round is slated for tomorrow. The Eagles will be paired with West Virginia and Florida Gulf Coast and tee off the first hole at 8 a.m.