Seton Hall Leads by Four Strokes Entering Monday's Final Round

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Three Pirates are currently in the top-10 and the Seton Hall men's golf team are the leaders in the clubhouse after two rounds at the 2021 Daniel Invitational.

Seton Hall was clearly the top team in a very talented field all day. The Pirates had back-to-back 6-under-par, 282, scores and currently lead the field by four strokes. Florida State is in second place at 8-under-par.

Three Pirates are tied for sixth place and enter Monday's final round trailing by five strokes. Andres Acevedo (San Antonio, Texas), Gregor Tait (Martlesham Heath, England) and Wenliang Xie (Xouqing, China) are all tied for sixth place at 2-under-par.

Acevedo had an even first round with four birdies and four bogeys. In the second round, he used five birdies to fuel a 2-under-par, 70. Tait was super-consistent, using four birdies to power a 1-under-par, 71, in round one, and 13 pars in round two to score the same. Xie had four birdies in both of his rounds on Saturday, shooting 1-under-par in both rounds.

Sophomore Wanxi Sun (Danville, Calif.) had a huge first round, using five birdies to power a 4-under-par, 68, but settled with a 6-over-par 78, in round two. Through two rounds, he's tied for 28^th overall with a 2-over-par, 68-78-146.

After a disappointing first round, senior Deven Ramachandran (San Rafael, Calif.) shot a 2-under-par, 70, in round two. For the event, he's 9-over-par with an 83-70-153.

Competing as an individual, Ian Lee (Johor, Malaysia) is currently 11-over-par following a 77-78-155.

Tournament Details:
2021 DANIEL ISLAND INTERCOLLEGIATE
Host: Charleston Southern University
Location: Charleston, S.C.
Course: Ralston Creek Course
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,446 yards
Dates: October 31-November 1, 2021

The Course:
As one of the top private golf clubs in Charleston, SC, the Daniel Island Club features the country's only private pairing of golf courses designed by Tom Fazio and Rees Jones playing out of the same clubhouse. Both nationally ranked courses are perfectly integrated into the breathtaking Lowcountry landscape and the country club neighborhood of Daniel Island Park.

Against a stunning backdrop of natural saltwater marsh and tidal creek vistas, acclaimed golf course architect Rees Jones has designed a true low country classic. Ralston Creek, Daniel Island's second 18-hole masterpiece, is a par 72 course playing 7,446 yards from the championship tees.

The Field:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Charleston Southern, the large field will include 17 other teams including Campbell, College of Charleston, Eastern Kentucky, Florida State, Francis Marion, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Jacksonville State, Lehigh, Presbyterian, Purdue Fort Wayne, South Carolina, USC Aiken, USC Upstate, VCU, Virginia, Western Carolina and Winthrop.

The Format:
Teams will play five golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.

Schedule:
The field will play two continuous rounds (36 holes) beginning with an 8:15 a.m. shotgun start on Sunday, and one final round on Monday.

Results:
Live scoring will be available for the tournament via BirdieFire. Complete results will also be available following each day's competition at SHUpirates.com.

2021 DANIEL ISLAND INTERCOLLEGIATE - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	SETON HALL	282	282		564	-12
2	Florida State	289	279		568	-8
3	South Carolina	289	282		571	-5
T4	Charleston	288	284		572	-4
T4	Virginia	291	281		572	-4
6	Campbell	294	288		582	+6
7	Francis Marion	297	289		586	+10
T8	High Point	302	287		589	+13
T8	USCA	300	289		589	+13
T10	Charleston Southern	301	290		591	+15
T10	Western Carolina	300	291		591	+15
T10	Jacksonville State	291	300		591	+15
T13	VCU	302	294		596	+20
T13	Gardner-Webb	297	299		596	+20
15	Winthrop	297	303		600	+24
16	Lehigh	305	298		603	+27
17	Presbyterian	305	306		611	+35
18	USC Upstate	308	305		613	+37
19	Eastern Kentucky	309	310		619	+43
20	Fort Wayne	320	309		629	+53

2021 DANIEL ISLAND INTERCOLLEGIATE - Seton Hall Individual Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T6	Andres Acevedo	72	70		142	-2
T6	Gregor Tait	71	71		142	-2
T6	Wenliang Xie	71	71		142	-2
T28	Wanxi Sun	68	78		146	+2
T68	Deven Ramachandran	83	70		153	+9
T81	Ian Lee (Ind.)	77	78		155	+11