Acevedo, Tait Power Pirates Up Leaderboard in Arizona

Monday, February 21

Goodyear, Ariz. / Palm Valley Golf Course

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Seton Hall University

Second Round

Acevedo, Tait Power Pirates Up Leaderboard in Arizona

2/21/2022 4:46:00 PM | Men's Golf

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Seton Hall moves up to third at 10-under-par through two rounds at the Loyola Intercollegiate.

GOODYEAR, ARIZ. – Graduate student Andres Acevedo (San Antonio, Texas) shot a 3-under-par, 69, to fuel the Seton Hall men's golf team's rise to third place after two rounds of the Loyola Intercollegiate on Monday.

Acevedo birdied five of his first 10 holes and completed his round with seven straight pars. Through two rounds, he is tied for 11^th place with a 3-under-par, 72-69-141. His sub-par round is the 17^th of this career.

Collectively, the Pirates shot the second-best round of the field on Monday, a second-straight 5-under-par, 283. The Hall jumped up two spots in the standings to third place with 18 holes left to play. Currently, they're 10-under-par with a 283-283-566. Middle Tennessee State remains the team leader at 18-under-par, while Utah Valley is second at 14-under-par. BIG EAST competitors Creighton and DePaul are 9-over-par and 15-over-par respectively.

The top Pirate after two rounds is graduate student Gregor Tait (Martlesham Heath, England). He used four birdies and 14 pars to fuel a 2-under-par, 70, in the second round. Tait is currently tied for fifth among 110 individual golfers with a 5-under-par, 69-70-139. He trails the individual leader, Middle Tennessee State's Kevin Jegers by four strokes entering Tuesday's final round.

Both Wenliang Xie (Zhaoqing, China) and Deven Ramanchandran (San Rafael, Calif.) shot an even-par, 72, on Monday. Xie is currently tied for 15^th place overall with a 2-under-par, 70-72-142, while Ramachandran is tied for 27^th with an even-par, 72-72-144.

Sophomore Wanxi Sun (Danville, Calif.) had a major bounce back on Monday, shaving nine strokes off his first-round score to finish with a 1-over-par, 73. Through two rounds, he's 11-over-par with an 82-73-155.

Seton Hall sent two additional Pirates who are competing as individuals this week. Angus O'Brien (Barwon Heads, Australia) followed up his sparkling 6-under-par, 66, yesterday with a 2-over-par, 74, in round two. The freshman had 15 pars on Monday and is now tied for seventh place overall with a 4-under-par, 66-74-140.

Sophomore Brody Hanley (Lantana, Texas) shot a 5-over-par, 77, in round two. After 36 holes, he's tied for 68^th with a 6-over-par, 73-77-150.

Tournament Details:
LOYOLA INTERCOLLEGIATE
Host: Loyola University
Location: Goodyear, Ariz.
Course: Palm Valley Golf Course
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,015 yards
Dates: February 20-22, 2022

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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 16 other teams including: Air Force, Bucknell, Delaware, Drake, Gonzaga, Hartford, Holy Cross, Marshall, Middle Tennessee State, Missouri State, SIU-Edwardsville, South Dakota, Utah Valley and UT-Martin. The field also includes BIG EAST foes Creighton and DePaul.

THE FORMAT:
Teams will play five golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.

TEE TIMES:
The field will play three rounds over three days with tee times beginning each day at 7:45 a.m. PT. The Hall will be paired with golfers from Loyola, Middle Tennessee and Delaware in round one.

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.

2022 LOYOLA INTERCOLLEGIATE - Team Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
1	Middle Tennessee	277	281		558	-18
2	Utah Valley	275	287		562	-11
3	SETON HALL	283	283		566	-10
4	Delaware	280	289		569	-7
5	Marshall	287	288		575	-1
6	Drake	285	291		576	E
T7	Missouri State	282	296		578	+2
T7	South Dakota	287	291		578	+2
9	Bucknell	283	297		580	+4
10	Creighton	295	290		585	+9
11	Holy Cross	293	296		589	+13
12	Air Force	298	292		590	+14
T13	Loyola (Md.)	295	296		591	+15
T13	DePaul	293	298		591	+15
15	Gonzaga	294	298		592	+16
16	UT-Martin	291	302		593	+17
17	SIU Edwardsville	294	301		595	+19
18	Hartford	305	297		602	+26

2022 LOYOLA INTERCOLLEGIATE - Seton Hall Individual Scores
Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL	PAR
T5	Gregor Tait	69	70		139	-5
T11	Andres Acevedo	72	69		141	-3
T15	Wenliang Xie	70	72		142	-2
T27	Deven Ramachandran	72	72		144	E
T95	Wanxi Sun	82	73		155	+11
T7	Angus O'Brien (Ind.)	66	74		140	-4
T68	Brody Hanley (Ind.)	73	77		150	+6