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OPELIKA, Alabama – Senior Pat Cover carded a three-under-par 69 in the final round on Tuesday to finish in the top 20 and lead UNCW at the Tiger Invitational at the Grand National Lake Course.

Ninth-ranked Auburn won its own tournament by 25 strokes over runner-up Georgia State. UNCW finished tied with UNCG for 11th after beginning the final round in 15th.

Maryland's David Kocher took over the tournament lead through 36 holes and carried that lead to a tournament win. Kocher edged Auburn's Ben Schlottman by a stroke.

Cover opened the round in 32nd, but used six birdies to post his top-20 finish.

Up Next: UNCW hosts the annual Seahawk Intercollegiate at the Country Club of Landfall on Mar. 25-26.

UNCW Results: T19. Pat Cover 76-71-69=216; T35. Blake McShea 73-76-71=220; T38. Reese McFarlane 75-74-72=221; 78. Thomas Eldridge 85-74-72=231; T85. Christofer Rahm 77-79-79=235

Team Standings: 1. Auburn 281-283-275=839; 2. Georgia State 296-287-281=864; T3. Mississippi State 289-289-287=865; T3. Kennesaw State 284-298-283=865; 5. Maryland 292-286-288=866; 6. Missouri 297-288-284=869; 7. Charlotte 292-294-288=874; 8. Troy 302-288-285=875; 9. Minnesota 296-288-293=877. 10 Chattanooga 302-289-288=879; T11. UNCG 293-296-291=880; T11. UNCW 301-295-284=880; 13. Southern Miss 296-287-298=881; 14. James Madison 299-294-290=893; 15. South Alabama 303-299-282=884; 16. Kansas State 299-293-293=885; 17. Samford 313-308-304=925

Individual Standings: 1. David Kocher (Maryland) 67-69-69=205 (-11); 2. Ben Schlottman (Auburn) 69-71-66=206 (-10); 3. Ryan Knop (Auburn) 70-70-68=208 (-8); 4. Taylor Grant (Miss. St.) 71-68-70=2-0 (-7); Alexander Hermann (GSU) 74-68-67=209 (-7); 6. Connor Purcell (Charlotte) 68-72-70=210 (-6); Pablo Rodriguez-Tabernero (Kennesaw St.) 66-76-68=210; 8. Jovan Rebula (Auburn) 68-71-73=212 (-4); Graysen Huff (Auburn) 76-67-69=212 (-4); 10. Five tied at 213 (-3)

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