SAPPHIRE, N.C. --- The Chattanooga men's golf team played up to their ranking on Tuesday shooting a tournament-low 278 (-6) to finish eighth at the Hummingbird Intercollegiate hosted by Western Carolina at the Country Club of Sapphire Valley.  The Mocs were led by Stephan Jaeger and Fredrik Qvicker who combined to shoot nine-under par as UTC shot 578 (+10) for the 36-hole event.

Jaeger tied his season-low round with a 66 (-5).  He opened with birdies on four of his first five holes and carding seven birdies on the day.  Qvicker also tied his season-best round with a 67 (-4).  He had four birdies to go with an eagle on the par-five 14th hole and two bogeys.  The Mocs played the 14th at minus seven on the day and between the five team players, scored 11 under for the three par fives on the course.

Derek Rende shot 72 (+1) and also eagled 14.  Simon Forsslund and Steven Fox each tallied 73s (+2).

Furman claimed the team title at 567 (-1) by three shots over Kentucky and East Carolina at 570.  Vanderbilt (573) and Winthrop (574) rounded out the top five.

The Paladins Garland Ferrell won medalist honors with a seven-under par 135.  Akron's Lucas Murray came in second at 137 (-5), while ECU's David Watkins was third at 138 (-4).  Jaeger was one of a trio of golfers tied for fourth at 139 (-3).  Qvicker finished tied for 20th at 143 (+1).

The Mocs are off until Feb. 13-14 when they travel to Gainesville, Fla., for the SunTrust Gator Invitational.

NOTES:

>Chattanooga played with Elon and Gardner-Webb.  The Mocs beat the Phoenix by eight shots and the Bulldogs by 19 for the round.

>Playing the back nine first, the Mocs turned at six-under par.  Forsslund (12), Rende (14) and Qvicker (14) carded eagles in the first nine holes.  As a team, UTC scored 12 birdies along with the three eagles in 45 combined holes.

>Eagles 3 (0/3):  Forssland 1, Qvicker 1, Rende 1.

>Birdies 23 (6/17):  Jaeger 8, Fox 7, Forsslund 5, Rende 5, Qvicker 5.

>Pars 83 (45/38):  Jaeger 23, Qvicker 22, Rende 19, Forsslund 19, Fox 16.

>Par/Better Holes 75.7% (51-72/58-72):  Jaeger 86.1% (31/36), Qvicker 77.8% (28/36), Forsslund 69.4% (25/36), Rende 69.4% (25/36), Fox 63.9% (23/36).