October 18, 2010

Strong Second Round Moves Pacers Up Two Spots

Second Round Results

CLEMMONS, N.C. – USC Aiken is in seventh place as a team after the first two rounds of play of the Will Wilson Southeast Regional Preview at the par 70 Tanglewood Park Golf Club Championship Course.

USC Aiken improved upon a first round 301 with a second round 292 to move up two spots to seventh with a two-round tally of 593.

Individually, USC Aiken's Mark Dickson (Edinburgh, Scotland/Firrhill) improved by one stroke on his first round tally to finish the first two rounds of play in a tie for 16th at 147 (74-73).

Dickson is one of two Pacers currently in the top 30 as Gaines Milliner (Aiken, S.C./Aiken) carded an even-par 70 in the second round to move up from 55th to 27th after two rounds. Milliner carded a 79 in round one before netting the 70 in round two to own a two-round tally of 149.

There is currently a three-way tie for first place individually overall with Belmont Abbey's Peter Tarver Jones, UNC Pembroke's Jonathan McCurry and Carson-Newman's Liam Ashby tied for first at 142.

Newberry College is in first place as a team entering the final round of play on Tuesday. The Wolves (577) are four strokes ahead of current second place team Queens (581).

The third and final round of the Will Wilson Southeast Regional Preview is scheduled to get underway at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 19.