University of Richmond Athletics
University of Richmond
Atlantic 10 Championship
Lowe's Career Round Vaults Richmond Into Third Place
04/25/2015 | Men's Golf
HARMONY, Fla. - Richmond vaulted four spots from a tie for seventh into third place after Saturday's second round in the Atlantic 10 Championships at Harmony Golf Preserve.
As a team, Richmond shot two-under par in the second round, tying VCU for the best round of the day (286).
UR was led by freshman Matthew Lowe who carded the lowest round of the day at 67 (-5). It marked the best round for any Spider this season and tied for the sixth-best round in school history. Lowe hit seven birdies and was on pace for the best round of the tournament until he shot a six on the par-four 18th hole. Lowe is now -1 (143) on the tournament and sits in a tie for ninth overall.
Senior Danny Pizetoski also bounced back on Saturday, going one-under par (71) with six birdies and five bogeys on the day. Pizetoski is the reigning A-10 medalist and will enter Sunday's final round at +2 for the tournament, tying for 19th overall.
"I was really happy by our demeanor last night and today," head coach Adam Decker said. "We didn't panic after our first round and we responded with one of the best rounds out here today. We know that if we come out again tomorrow with that focus, we can make a good run."
Junior David Germann, Friday's best scorer, played a consistent second round as he scored +1 (73). He currently sits in a tie for sixth overall as Richmond's top scorer, tallying a -2 (142) heading into Sunday.
Sophomore Keegan Hoff shot a 75 (+3), while Austin Romeo came in at 77 (+5) for the day. Romeo is +7 for the tournament while Hoff is +8.
The Spiders vaulted four spots in the standings to move into third place. Richmond is five strokes behind second-place Davidson and eight strokes behind the leader in VCU.
Sunday's final round begins at 8:15 a.m. with Richmond playing off the first hole with Davidson and VCU.
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