PHOENIX, Ariz. – Overcoming a slow start, the No. 9 ranked Battlin' Bears sit in first at the end of the Frontier Conference Championship's second round.
Tied with Montana Tech in the morning, Rocky fell behind the Orediggers early. The deficit eventually widened to six strokes, but it didn't prove enough to keep the Battlin' Bears down. Rocky rallied late and pulled ahead by two strokes to conclude the round.
The Battlin' Bears finished with a total score of 609 after carding 58 pars and five birdies in the round. Montana Tech trails in second at 611.
Montana Tech's Sean Benson currently holds the lead at three-under-par 141 while Providence's Jonny Cielak is at 148 in second place.
Rocky's
Reece Nilsen finished third after shooting 75 on the day for a two-day total of 149. The sophomore from Tuscon, Ariz., carded 13 pars on the day.
Teammate
Michael Tait sits in fourth at 152 with two rounds of 76.
HoTae Kim finished the round in seventh with a score of 154.
Mitchell Thiessen is in eighth at 155 while
Colton Murphy sits in 11th with 156.
"Very proud of how the guys bounced back from a slow start. They stayed patient with the tough conditions," said head men's golf coach
Aaron Pohle. "We are confident heading into the final round tomorrow."
The Battlin' Bears will play in the third round of the Frontier Conference Championship tomorrow at Papago Golf Course in Phoenix, Ariz.
