Ball State University Athletics
Snow Forces Marshall Invitational To 36 Holes; BSU Second
April 07, 2007 | Men's Golf
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. -- After snow forced play in the second round of the Marshall Invitational to be suspended Friday afternoon, the teams were able to finish in frigid, snowy conditions Saturday morning before playing conditions forced the event to be called after 36 holes.
With four holes to finish Saturday to reach the 36-hole total, the Cardinals added 13 strokes overall to their first-round leading score of 282 to shoot a second and final-round 295.
Entering the second round with a three-stroke lead, Ball State tied Marquette for second overall with a 36-hole team total of 577.
Penn State, which trailed Ball State by three strokes after round one, finished round two with a 280 to win the shortened tournament by 12 strokes (565).
"The playing conditions were tough Friday afternoon and Saturday morning," said BSU head coach Mike Fleck. "After having the first-round lead, we are all disappointed with how we finished. I think Friday's round showed how competitive this team can be, which we needed. We also finished ahead of the six other Mid-American Conference schools at this event, which is always our goal."
Behind two-under par rounds of 69 from Wayne Denger and Andy Skillman, plus a one-under round of 70 from Brian Maurer, Ball State found itself in first place after the first round of the 2007 Marshall Invitational.
The Cardinals played 13 holes in Friday afternoon's second round in frigid conditions, before heavy snowfall blanketed the course and forced round two to be suspended.
Upon conclusion of play Saturday, Denger finished tied for fourth overall (69-72), while Skillman (69-77) and Maurer (70-76) each finished tied for 14th.
C.D. Hockersmith climbed to 34th overall (76-72), while Ben Lakoff finished tied for 46th (74-75). Ross Cosat topped the list of all individual competitors in the tournament to also tie for 34th overall (75-73).
Ball State returns to action April 21 at the Fossum Invitational hosted by Michigan State.
T 2
Ball State Univ. 282 295 577T 4 Wayne Denger 69 72 141
T 14 Brian Maurer 70 76 146
T 14 Andy Skillman 69 77 146
T 34 CD Hockersmith 76 72 148
T 46 Ben Lakoff 74 75 149
T 34 Ross Cosat Ball State 75 73 148 (Ind.)
Final Team Scores
1 Penn State U. 285 280 565 -3
2 Ball State Univ. 282 295 577 +9
Marquette University 290 287 577 +9
4 Akron, U. of 290 291 581 +13
5 Northern Illinois U. 291 292 583 +15
Ohio University 293 290 583 +15
7 Richmond, Univ. of 294 291 585 +17
8 Wm. & Mary, Coll. of 293 293 586 +18
9 Eastern Kentucky U. 292 295 587 +19
10 Marshall University 290 301 591 +23
11 Eastern Michigan U. 290 302 592 +24
12 Bowling Green State 292 303 595 +27
Cleveland State U. 298 297 595 +27
14 Miami (Ohio) 303 293 596 +28
15 James Madison Univ. 310 302 612 +44
16 Wright State Univ. 313 303 616 +48
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