Golf Two Strokes Off The Lead After One Round At Mount St. Mary's Fall Classic :: Freshman Andrew Mason is tied for the lead after shooting one-under 71

Oct. 19, 2007

LITTLESTOWN, PA - Freshman Andrew Mason is tied for the lead and has the Temple golf team just two shots back after one round at the Mount St. Mary's Fall Classic at Quail Valley GC. Mason shot a 71 (-1) and is tied with Hofstra's Sean Davy and Ottawa's Mark MacKay for the lead after 18 holes. Temple shot a 293 (+5), marking its best single-round score since carding a 292 in the final round of The McLaughlin on September 22.

Mason rebounded after carding an 88-83-171 (+27) two weeks ago at the Scotty Duncan Memorial. A one-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (Sept. 17), Mason's 71 was the first round under par this season by an Owl.

Senior Paul Amess is one stroke back of the leaders after shooting a even-par 72 and is tied for fourth place in the 69-player field. Junior Adam Pifer had a 74 (+2), sophomore Eric Plisko recorded a 76 (+4) and freshman Sasha Bozic shot a 77 (+5) to round out the Owls lineup.

Host Mount St. Mary's is in the lead with a 291 (+3), followed by Temple (293, +5), Hofstra (296, +8), Adelphi (299, +11) and Fairfield (301, +13) in the 13-team field.

Play resumes tomorrow at the par 72, 6,834-yard Quail Valley GC in Littlestown, PA.