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RALEIGH, N.C. – Sophomore Blake McShea maintained his fifth-place standing through two rounds after carding a two-over-par 74 on Saturday at the Colonial Athletic Association championships at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course.

The Seahawks fashioned a 298 for the second straight round end fell back into a tie with Drexel for third place. James Madison holds a one-stroke lead over defending champion College of Charleston.

McShea (73-74=147) is joined in the top 10 by Pat Cover and Reese McFarlane, who are tied for ninth at five-over-par.

JMU's Matt Cowgill and CofC's Michael Sass are tied for the tournament lead at three-under-par.

UNCW Lineup: 5. Blake McShea 73-74=147 (+3); T9. Pat Cover 73-76=149 (+5); T9. Reese McFarlane 74-75=149 (+5); T15. Christofer Rahm 78-73=151 (+9); 34. Thomas Eldridge 81-76=157 (+13)

Team Standings: 1. James Madison 290-296=586 (+10); 2. Col. of Charleston 301-286=587 (+11); T3. UNCW 298-298=596 (+20); T3. Drexel 300-296=596 (+20); 5. Elon 305-304=609 (+33); 6. William & Mary 310-304=614 (+38); 7. Delaware 312-303=615 (+39); 8. Towson 315-307=622 (+46); 9. Hofstra 329-307=636 (+60)

Player Standings: T1. Matt Cowgill (JMU) 71-70=141 (-3); T1. Michael Sass (CofC) 75-66=141 (-3); 3. Hunter Dunagan (CofC) 72-70=142 (-2)l 4. Connor Schmidt (Drexel) 77-68=145 (+1); 5. Blake McShea (UNCW) 73-74=147 (+3); T6. Walker Cress (JMU) 69-76=148 (+4); T6. Aaron Fricke (Drexel) 71-77=148 (+4); T6. Ben Tucker (JMU) 75-73=148 (+4); T9. Pat Cover 73-76=149 (+5); T9. Reese McFarlane (UNCW) 74-75=149 (+5)

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