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- Junior Rafe Blankenship and freshman Will Easterlin are tied for 12th place with a 143 (-1) score to lead WKU on the leaderboard after the first day. Blankenship carded an even 72 in the first round and followed that up with a 71 (-1) in the second. Easterlin fired a 68 (-4) in the first round and then followed with a 75 (+3) in the second.
- Junior Gage Doyle and freshman Ethan Smith are tied for 20th place with a 145 (+1) score for the first two rounds. Smith carded a 70 (-2) in the first round and a 75 (+3) in the second. Doyle shot a 75 (+3) in the first and a 70 (-2) in the second.
- Sophomore Trevor Drew, playing as an individual, bounced back after posting a 76 (+4) in the first round to card a 71 (-1) in the second. His 147 (+3) score through the first two rounds puts him in a tie for 30th place. Drew has made birdie on 11 holes in the tournament so far, which is tied for the third most in the field. His 3.80 stroke average on Par 4s is tied for the second best rate in the tournament as well.
- Sophomore Reed Richey carded a 77 (+5) in the first round and a 73 (+1) in the second. His 150 (+6) total score for the first two rounds puts him in a tie for 44th place.
QUOTABLE
"I felt like we did a lot of really good things today but we have some mistakes to clean up tomorrow," said head coach Austin King. "Our guys are doing great making plenty of birdies to play really well, just need to be tidier in some areas to maximize our rounds a little more. Excited for the opportunity to adjust and make a climb tomorrow!"
UP NEXT
The third and final round of the Virtues Intercollegiate will be on Tuesday, Sept. 30.
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