All Five Pirates Shoot Under Par in Round 2 at Loyola

GOODYEAR, ARIZ. – All five Pirates shot under par in Sunday's second round as the Seton Hall men's golf team shot up the leader board to a third place standing with 18 holes remaining at the 2020 Loyola Intercollegiate.

In a round strewn with superlatives up and down the Pirates' lineup, Wenliang Xie (Zhaoqing, China) stood out with a 3-under-par, 69. The freshman had a team-best six birdies on Sunday and is currently tied for 16th place overall at 1-under-par with a 74-69-143.

As a team, The Hall turned it its best single round of the 2019-20 academic year. The Pirates fired a 7-under-par, 281, which is tied for the fourth-lowest par-72 score in program history. Through two days, they're in third place with a 5-under-par, 290-281-571. Drake is the team leader and leads the Pirates by three strokes entering Monday's final round.

The top Pirate through two rounds continues to be Alex Chalk (Castle Douglas, Scotland). The senior used four birdies and two pars to fire a second consecutive 2-under-par, 70. Through two rounds, he's tied for fifth place among 112 individual golfers with a 4-under-par, 70-70-140. Chalk trails a pair of leaders, Air Force's Joseph Crisostomo and Delaware's Roberto Nieves, by two strokes with 18 holes remaining.

Junior Andres Acevedo (San Antonio, Texas) has also been highly consistent through two rounds. He had five birdies on Sunday for his second straight 1-under-par, 71. After 36 holes, Acevedo tied for 11th place with a 2-under-par, 71-71-142.

Gregor Tait (Martlesham Heath, England) and Peter Tyler Po (Nasipit Cebu City, Philippines) each also shot a 1-under-par, 71, in round two. Tait had five birdies in a strong 18 holes today, while Po used 13 pars to fuel his sub-par round. Through two days, Tait is tied for 36th with a 2-over-par, 75-71-146, while Po is tied for 45th, only one stroke behind with a 3-over-par, 76-71-147.

Competing as an individual, Deven Ramachandran (San Rafael, Calif.) also improved in round two, using four birdies on the front nine to fuel a 1-over-par, 73. For the tournament, he is tied for 68th place with a 6-over-par, 77-73-150.

Tournament Details:
LOYOLA INTERCOLLEGIATE
Host: Loyola University
Location: Goodyear, Ariz.
Course: Palm Valley Golf Course
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,015 yards
Dates: February 22-24, 2020

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THE COURSE:
Designed by renowned golf course architect Arthur Hills, Palm Valley Golf Club's Palms Course is one of the most popular championship Phoenix Arizona golf courses. The excellent layout provides a stiff challenge for accomplished players, yet it is flexible enough for novices to enjoy. One asset that sets Palm Valley Golf Club apart from other Phoenix Arizona golf courses is its diversity in play. The Palms Course has been rated among Arizona's best public golf courses by The Phoenix Business Journal, and the 18th hole is routinely cited by avid players as one of the best par-5s in the state.

THE FIELD:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Loyola, the large field features 17 other teams including: Air Force, Bucknell, Connecticut, Drake, Delaware, DePaul, Eastern Michigan, Hartford, Loyola Marymount, Marshall, Missouri State, Murray State, Northern Illinois, South Dakota, SIU-Edwardsville, UT-Martin and Xavier.

TEE TIMES:
The field will play three rounds over three days with tee times beginning each day 10:45 a.m. ET.

RESULTS:
Live scoring of the event will be available through Golfstat. Complete results of each day's events will also be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.

2020 LOYOLA INTERCOLLEGIATE - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	Drake	286	282		568	-8
2	Loyola Marymount	284	285		569	-7
3	SETON HALL	290	281		571	-5
4	Eastern Michigan	292	281		573	-3
5	Loyola (Md.)	290	284		574	-2
6	Bucknell	292	283		575	-1
7	Air Force	292	286		578	+2
8	South Dakota	294	286		580	+4
9	UT Martin	296	285		581	+5
10	Marshall	289	293		582	+6
11	Xavier	301	284		585	+9
T12	Delaware	295	293		588	+12
T12	Northern Illinois	299	289		588	+12
14	Connecticut	299	291		590	+14
15	Missouri State	299	292		591	+15
16	DePaul	305	295		600	+24
17	Murray State	303	299		602	+26
T18	SIU Edwardsville	303	304		607	+31
T18	Hartford	307	300		607	+31

2020 LOYOLA INTERCOLLEGIATE - Seton Hall Individual Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T5	Alex Chalk	70	70		140	-4
T11	Andres Acevedo	71	71		142	-2
T16	Wenliang Xie	74	69		143	-1
T36	Gregor Tait	75	71		146	+2
T45	Peter Tyler Po	76	71		147	+3
T68	Deven Ramachandran	77	73		150	+6