Spartans rally on final day of VCU/Mattaponi Springs Shootout

RUTHER GLEN, Va. – J.D. Bass shot a one-under 71, while Nathan Stamey and Jake Lowder each shot even-par 72 to lead UNCG to a final day total 289 and a 12th place finish at the VCU/Mattaponi Springs Shootout.

Bass and Lowder bounced back from a tough day on Monday when they shot 10-over for the first 36 holes. Bass was one of 19 golfers to shoot under par on Tuesday in a field of 75 players.

Stamey wound up UNCG’s top finisher coming in a tie for 28th place with a 54-hole total of 219. The Spartans tied for 12th with East Carolina and tournament host VCU.

Wake Forest’s Kyle Reifers won the event’s individual title with a 202, beating teammate Webb Simpson by one shot. The Deacons also won the team title by a resounding 14 shots over Kent State and Tulsa.

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TEAM SCORES: 1. Wake Forest Univ.  839; T-2. Tulsa  853; T-2. Kent State  853; 4. Xavier University  860; T-5. North Carolina  861; T-5. Missouri 861; 7. East Tennessee State 862; 8. UNC Wilmington 879; 9. Maryland 880; 10. Virginia Tech 882; 11. Richmond 883; T-12. UNC Greensboro 888; T-12. VCU 888; T-12. East Carolina 888; 15. VCU 912.

TOP 10: 1. Kyle Reifeers (Wake Forest) 67-66-69=202; 2. Webb Simpson (Wake Forest) 65-69-69=203; 3. Rhys Davies (East Tennessee State) 72-67-67=206; 4. John Eades (Maryland) 66-76-68 (210); T-5. Jarrod Page (Kent State) 71-66-74=211; T-5. Robert Riesen (North Carolina) 69-72-70=211; T-7. Ryan Henry (Tulsa) 71-69-72=212; T-7. Shawn Jasper (Missouri) 71-75-66=212; T-7. Manuel Relancio (VCU) 71-69-72=212; T-7. Gareth Shaw (East Tennessee State) 71-70-71=212; T-7. Martin Ureta (North Carolina) 67-74-71=212.

UNCG Golfers: T-28. Nathan Stamey 73-74-72=219; T-38 Ryan Heisey 75-71-75=221; 55. J.D. Bass 78-76-71=225; T-56. Jake Lowder 78-76-72=226; T-56. Kent Copeland 78-74-74=226.

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