ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. – Jake Maples posted a 68, Mason Williams shot a 69 and the Georgia Southern men's golf team fired the second-lowest team score of the day to tie for second at the Spartan Collegiate at Sea Island Plantation Course Tuesday afternoon.

The Eagles (-12) shot 7-under today to tie Notre Dame and finish seven strokes clear of Kansas State and eight ahead of Northwestern, Michigan State and Ohio State. Keyed by a 66 and a 65 today, Iowa (-13) fired an 11-under 277 to move three spots up the leaderboard and win the event.

Maples (-5) tied for fourth with Andrew O'Leary of Notre Dame, and Brett Barron, who carded a pair of 70s yesterday, tied for 18th.

An eagle at the 327-yard, par-4 10th hole keyed Maples' round as the senior was four under on his last 10 holes of the event and wound up shooting 33 on the back nine. Williams played his final 10 holes 3-under and made five birdies on the day.

Ben Carr played his final eight holes 1-under on his way to a 71, and Avery Price birdied his last hole of the tournament to record a 73. 

Scores
Team – 291-280-281=852 (-12), T2
Jake Maples – 73-70-68=211 (-5), T4
Brett Barron – 70-70-75=215 (-1), T18
Ben Carr – 76-72-71=219 (+3), T35
Mason Williams – 83-68-69=220 (+4), T42
Avery Price – 72-77-73=222 (+6), T51

Quotables from Georgia Southern Coach Carter Collins
"Great week for the team! After a slow start to the first round, the team played some of their best golf of the year all the way to the end, and I am really proud of how they finished this tournament off. They continue to get better each week, and I cannot wait to see what is ahead for this team."

Next Up
The Eagles will compete in the Auburn Tiger Invitational March 15-17 at RTJ Grand National before hosting the 41st Schenkel Invitational March 19-21 at Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro.