Friday, March 30, 2007

EVANS, Ga. (March 30, 2007) - The 13^th ranked ETSU men's golf team is currently tied with South Carolina-Aiken for seventh place after completing the first round at the Administaff ASU Invitational hosted by Augusta State at the Champions Retreat Golf Club.

Freshman Seamus Power (Waterford, Ireland) led the Bucs Friday as he shot an even-par-72, and is one of 10 golfers that find themselves tied for 16^th. Power is six strokes behind South Carolina's George Bryan IV, who currently leads with his 6-under-66 following the first round.

Other ETSU notables after day one include sophomore Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh, Scotland), who is right behind Power as he is tied for 27^th with his 1-over-73. Top-ranked Rhys Davies (Bridgend, Wales) and junior Cian McNamara (Limerick, Ireland) are both tied for 38^th after posting a 2-over-74. The 74 shot by Davies, marked his highest score since putting up a 75 in his season-opening round, back on Sept. 15 at the Carpet Capital Collegiate.

North Carolina sits atop the team leaderboard after shooting 9-under-par, while Coastal Carolina is second at 6-under, and Tennessee is four off the lead after shooting a 283.

Fans can follow the Bucs all weekend long by visiting www.GolfStat.com for live scoring of the Administaff ASU Invitational. Please visit www.ETSUBucs.com for a complete wrap up after each day's play.