PINEHURST, N.C. - The University of Dayton men's golf team tied for fourth place out of 14 teams at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate. The Flyers posted scores of 305-295-295=895 (+43), tying with Longwood. Senior Nick Paxson paced UD with his fourth-place finish of 76-73-71=220 (+7).

The three-round event was played on Pinehurst No. 8 at 6,937 yards with par set for 71.

KEY STATS
10 - as a team, Dayton shaved off 10 strokes from its first-round total (305) to its second-round total (295)
15 - the Flyers combined for 15 birdies in the final round, led by senior Caleb Wolters with six

DAYTON PARTICIPANTS
t-4th Nick Paxson 76-73-71=220 (+7)
t-15th Caleb Wolters 80-71-74=225 (+12)
t-21st Brendan Keating 73-79-75=227 (+14)
t-29th Phillip Johnson 83-72-75=230 (+17)
31st Tripp French 76-80-75=231 (+18)
t-44th Jake Gilkison 79-78-78=235 (+22)

UP NEXT
Dayton will hit the road again next week with a trip to Howie-In-The-Hills, Florida, for the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular hosted by George Mason at the Mission Inn Resort and Club. The two-day event will be held March 18-19.