Saturday, April 13
University Park, Pa.
8:00 a.m.
West Virginia University
at
Rutherford Intercollegiate
Photo by: Tim Cowie/Tim Cowie Photography
Mountaineers Fourth at Penn State
April 13, 2019 08:16 PM | Golf
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After two rounds of play, the West Virginia University golf team sits in fourth place at the Rutherford Intercollegiate in State College, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
The Mountaineers shot 290-289=579 for 11 over par on the par-71, PSU Blue Golf Course. Penn State sits atop the team leaderboard at three under, followed by Eastern Michigan in second at two-under par. UConn is third, shooting four over.
"We struggled to get anything going today," coach Sean Covich said. "For whatever reason, we got off to a horrible start early and just never got any positive momentum going. We will need a special round tomorrow out of our guys."
Juniors Philipp Matlari and Etienne Papineau lead the Mountaineers and are tied for 14th place overall. Matlari shot one-under par in the first round to sit in a tie for third place but finished the second round three-over par with a 74. Papineau was two-over with a 73 in the first round but carded an even-par 71 in the second round. Both are two-over par with scores of 144.
Sophomore Matthew Sharpstene is T-21st entering the third round of play. He shot 73-72=145 to end the day at three-over par. Fellow sophomore Logan Perkins is a stroke back at four-over par, carding a score of 74-7=146. He's currently tied for 26th place.
Senior Max Sear and freshman Kurtis Grant, who is playing as an individual, are tied for 35th place. Sear shot three over in both rounds, carding scores of 74-74. Grant was sixth-over par in the first round but shot even-par with a 71 in the second. Both sit at six-over par with 36-hole totals of 148.
The Mountaineers return to the course for the third and final round in tee times starting at 8:45 Sunday morning. They're paired with Rutgers and Seton Hall.
The Mountaineers shot 290-289=579 for 11 over par on the par-71, PSU Blue Golf Course. Penn State sits atop the team leaderboard at three under, followed by Eastern Michigan in second at two-under par. UConn is third, shooting four over.
"We struggled to get anything going today," coach Sean Covich said. "For whatever reason, we got off to a horrible start early and just never got any positive momentum going. We will need a special round tomorrow out of our guys."
Juniors Philipp Matlari and Etienne Papineau lead the Mountaineers and are tied for 14th place overall. Matlari shot one-under par in the first round to sit in a tie for third place but finished the second round three-over par with a 74. Papineau was two-over with a 73 in the first round but carded an even-par 71 in the second round. Both are two-over par with scores of 144.
Sophomore Matthew Sharpstene is T-21st entering the third round of play. He shot 73-72=145 to end the day at three-over par. Fellow sophomore Logan Perkins is a stroke back at four-over par, carding a score of 74-7=146. He's currently tied for 26th place.
Senior Max Sear and freshman Kurtis Grant, who is playing as an individual, are tied for 35th place. Sear shot three over in both rounds, carding scores of 74-74. Grant was sixth-over par in the first round but shot even-par with a 71 in the second. Both sit at six-over par with 36-hole totals of 148.
The Mountaineers return to the course for the third and final round in tee times starting at 8:45 Sunday morning. They're paired with Rutgers and Seton Hall.
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