March 29, 2008

Miami University's golf team sits in second place following two rounds of the Hoosier Invite. Junior Ben Wood is in a tie for third place after shooting 67-77, while junior Ben Bastel and freshman Michael Drobnick also rank among the top 12.

Wood opened with a first-round low score of 67, before firing a 77 in the second round for a two over par total of 144. Wood sits five shots behind Eastern Kentucky's Jessie Massie for individual first-place honors. Bastel fired rounds of 69 and 77, while Drobnick went 73-74 in the first two rounds.

After the first round, the RedHawks collectively shot 282, which put Miami in first place by 13 shots. Miami shot 302 in round two for a two round total of 584, placing the RedHawks in second place behind Eastern Kentucky after the Colonels fired a tournament low 278 in round two to give Eastern Kentucky a two-round total of 582.

The RedHawks play the third and final round on Sunday, March 30.

2	Miami 		282 - 302 = 584
T 3 	Ben Wood 		67 - 77 = 144
T 9 	Ben Bastel 	69 - 77 = 146
T 12 	Michael Drobnick 	73 - 74 = 147
T 22 	Nathan Sutherland 	73 - 76 = 149
T 56 	Andrew Aseltine 	79 - 75 = 154

1 Eastern Kentucky U. 	304 - 278 = 582
2 Miami (Ohio) 		282 - 302 = 584
3 Purdue University 	297 - 289 = 586
4 Indiana University 	306 - 284 = 590
5 Indiana Crimson 		295 - 297 = 592
6 Toledo, U. of 		297 - 299 = 596
7 Ball State Univ. 	302 - 297 = 599
Cleveland State U. 	298 - 301 = 599
9 Bowling Green State 	310 - 293 = 603
10 Western Illinois U. 	304 - 301 = 605
11 Evansville, U. of 	308 - 298 = 606
12 George Washington 	306 - 302 = 608
IUPUI 			308 - 300 = 608
14 Northern Illinois U. 	305 - 304 = 609
15 IPFW 			308 - 302 = 610
16 Youngstown State U. 	313 - 300 = 613
17 Dayton, Univ. of 	318 - 308 = 626
18 Butler University 	322 - 308 = 630