JONESBOROUGH, Tenn.. --- Another strong round for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's golf team propelled it to a third-place finish at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at the Ridges Golf and Country Club Sunday.  Chattanooga tied its low round of the year with a 282.

The 282 total tied the second round effort at the Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate in Sept.  The six-under par total is the lowest of year in a single round as the Mocs fired a -11 total over the final 36 holes.

"Great, great effort against a good field," said head coach Mark Guhne.  "We played solid the first day, but the conditions were very tough.  They responded with two great rounds, and I'm so proud of them.  This is a young team figuring out its pretty good."

Stephan Jaeger (Munich, Germany) punctuated his first top five finish of the season with a four-under par 68 to follow rounds of 73 and 70.  His 211 (-5) was good for a tie for fourth and is his lowest total of the season.

Benni Weilguni (Langelois, Austria) was just as impressive in finishing tied for eighth.  Weilguni ended up one shot off Jaeger's pace at four-under par 212.  He shot a level par 72 today giving him his first tournament shooting par or better in every round.

Davis Bunn (Knoxville, Tenn.) continued his solid play with another top 25 with a tie for 21st at 218 (+2).  Bunn got better every round following up his opening 76 with a 72 and today's 70 (-2).

Steven Fox (Hendersonville, Tenn.) ended up tied for 35th with his second straight even-par 72.  He shot 223 (+7) for the event, while Chris Robb (Aberdeenshire, Scotland) ended his tourney in 69th shooting 234.

No. 25 Virginia claimed the team title shooting 853 (-10).  The Cavaliers shot a consecutive 278 (-10) to blow past Kent State which finished second at 857 (-7).  The Mocs were third at 864 (E) three shots clear of No. 24 Wake Forest at 867.  Tennessee and Michigan ended up tied for fifth at 873, nine shots behind UTC.

Kent's Mackenzie Hughes closed a strong event with a seven-under par 65.  He shot 13 under 203 for his 54 holes winning by seven over Joey Garber (Michigan) and Ben Rusch (Virginia) at 210 (-6).  Jaeger tied with three others in fourth at minus five (211).

The Mocs are off until the new year.  Next up is defending their title at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate March 7-8 in Aiken, S.C.

LEADERBOARD

1) Virginia	297-278-278	853 (-11)
2) Kent State	291-280-286	857 (-7)
3) Chattanooga	299-283-282	864 (E)
4) Wake Forest	300-282-285	867 (+3)
T5) Michigan	303-290-280	873 (+9)
T5) Tennessee	299-290-284	873 (+9)
7) North Carolina	295-290-291	876 (+12)
8) East Tennessee State	305-291-282	878 (+14)
T9) UNC Wilmington	296-282-301	879 (+15)
T9) Virginia Tech	300-291-288	879 (+15)
11) Missouri	295-289-301	885 (+21)
12) Louisville	309-295-284	888 (+24)
13) Coastal Carolina	305-295-289	889 (+25)
14) Denver	314-296-303	913 (+49)
Mocs:
T4) Stephan Jaeger	73-70-68	211 (-5)
T8) Benni Weilguni	71-69-72	212 (-4)
T21) Davis Bunn	76-72-70	218 (+2)
T35) Steven Fox	79-72-72	223 (+7)
69) Chris Robb	79-77-78	234 (+18)

NOTES:

>The Mocs were paired with No. 24 Wake Forest and Mizzou...Beat the Demon Deacons by 3 and the Tigers by 19 strokes.

>First year in the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate for the Mocs...Hosted by former SoCon rival East Tennessee State.

>Today's 282 ties for the lowest round this season by Chattanooga this season (Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate second round)...The -6 total is the low for the year besting yesterday's -5 (283).

>18 birdies today is a new season high besting the 17 in round 2 of the Carpet Capital Collegiate...44 total birdies is also a new high topping 42 at the Carpet Capital and Mason Rudolph events.

>For the second straight day, the Mocs had four or more par or better rounds.

>Front Nine (Counters by Round):  +11 (+14/-2/-3)...Fox at -2 led three Mocs under par over the first nine holes today (Bunn and Jaeger -1)...Fox was -2 for the tourney.

 >Back Nine:  -9 (-3/-3/-3)...Jaeger had a spotless minus 3 on the back nine today with three birdies and six pars...Weilguni ended up -6 for the tournament on this side with 11 of his 15 birdies coming on holes 10-18.

>UTC was -3 on its counting cards on the Par 5s today and -4 for the tourney...-6 on the Par 4s today, -7 over the last two rounds.

>After six total holes with double bogey or higher in round one, the counters had zero in the final 36...Counters had 12 birdies, 53 pars and seven bogeys in round 2, 18 birds, 42 pars and 12 bogeys today.

>The Mocs scored par or better on 60 of 72 holes among the counters...Carded par or better scores on 125 of 144 counting holes over the final 2 rounds.

>Jaeger's 68 is his low round of 2010-11...6th par or better round...Has 35 in his career which is 6th all-time at UTC...6 birdies today is a new high this season...13 birdies for the tournament is a season best as well...11th round shooting 74 or better in 12 chances...Counted in all 12 rounds he's played this season.

>The 70 today for Bunn is his 6th under par round of the year...8th overall par or better round thus far which is second to Fox on the team...stays one behind Fox on the par or better list recording his 7th today...4 birdies Sunday marks the 9th time Bunn has recorded 4 or more in a round in his freshman season.

>It was easily Weilguni's best tournament of the year with three par or better rounds...Now has 4 par or better rounds in 12 played...15 birdies is not only a personal collegiate high, but also a Mocs high for 2010-11...15 birdies in 54 holes this week, had 21 through 162 entering...Shot -1 on the par 5s, E on the Par 3s and -3 on Par 4s...All 5 of his birdies in the final round were on par 4s...1st collegiate top 10.

>Fox has a team-high 9 par or better rounds now this season...19th of his career...16 pars is a new season high for Fox.

>Eagles (Counters by Rounds):  0 (0/0/0). 

>Birdies (Counters by Rounds):  44 (14/12/18).  Weilguni 15 (5/5/5), Jaeger 13 (4/3/6), Bunn 11 (4/3/4), Robb 7 (4/1/2), Fox 5 (1/1/3).

>Pars (Counters by Rounds):  131 (36/53/42). Fox 38 (10/16/12), Jaeger 34 (10/14/10), Bunn 32 (8/12/12), Robb 32 (9/13/10), Weilguni 28 (9/11/8).

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