GW Golf Climbs Leaderboard on Day 2 of Kiawah Classic

Monday, November 3

Kiawah Island, SC - Turtle Point Golf Course

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Wendy's Kiawah Classic

Freshman Jack Porcelli's 1-under-par 71 helped vault GW to a 4-over 292 team total on Monday, the team's second-best effort of the fall to date.

11/3/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

Nov. 3, 2014

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KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. - GW golf vaulted four spots up the leaderboard with a 4-over-par 292 team total in the second round of the Wendy's Kiawah Classic at Turtle Point Golf Course on Monday.

GW opened with a 19-over 307 and was tied for 16th place out of 20 teams following Sunday's opening round on the par-72, 7,061-yard layout, but shaved 15 shots off its team total on Monday thanks to playing the front nine in 1-under and the closing three holes in 5-under. The 292 total and 4-over round are the team's second-lowest of the fall and matched the fourth-best in the 20-team field on Monday.

The Colonials will enter Tuesday's final round in 12th place at 23-over 599, six shots outside the top 10 and nine shy of the top five. Winthrop (+7 583) holds a four-shot lead over Missouri (+11 587) in the team standings, while Jacksonville State's Tomasz Anderson is the individual leader of the 108-player field at 4-under 140.

GW has 24 birdies-or-better through the first two rounds, including 15 during Monday's 4-over 292 led by senior Jack Persons' three birdies and an eagle and three birdies each from sophomore Michael Heda and freshmen Jack Porcelli and Vince Palazzolo.

Persons, who reached 4-under through 11 holes before settling at even-par 72 on Monday, is currently tied for 14th at 2-over 146 (74-72) and will be search of his third top-10 finish of the fall in Tuesday's final round.

Heda, who has amassed a team-best seven birdies after making four during a 3-over 75 on Sunday and three in Monday's 2-over 74, is tied for 30th at 5-over 149 (75-74).

Porcelli carded his first collegiate under-par round with a 1-under 71 and improved 38 spots into a tie for 56th on Monday at 9-over 153 (82-71). Palazzolo made a 14-spot jump into a tie for 71st at 12-over 156 (81-75) with a 3-over 75 on Monday. Junior Michael Helton is tied for 94th at 18-over 162 (77-85).