Oct. 8, 2007

Macon, Ga. -- Three Paladins posted scores of par or better and two others shot one-over 73 as Furman carded a two-under par 286 to move up to fifth place during the second round of the Brickyard Collegiate Championship Monday at the Brickyard at Riverside.

Jonathan Bowden paced the Paladins with a two-under 70. The Easley, S.C., native birdied five holes to move into 26th entering the final round of the 54-hole tournament. Senior Ben Goforth jumped into a tie for 15th shooting a one-under par 71 to stand at two-under after 36 holes.

Chris Gilliland carded an even-par 72 while Matt Hayes and freshman Zach Lee managed to shoot one-over 73 in the second round. Lee, playing in his first collegiate tournament, was four-over through 11 holes before recording four birdies in the final seven holes to finish at one-over par.

Georgia (278-273=551) fired a 273 to take a two-stroke lead over Clemson (277-276=553) and 10-stroke edge over Georgia Tech (283-278=561) after 36 holes. South Carolina (290-284=574) moved to fourth and Furman (290-286=576) fifth entering Tuesday's final round action. Georgia's Brian Harman (68-66=134) shot a tournament-low 66 on Monday to take a two-stroke advantage into Tuesday.

The first annual Brickyard Collegiate Championship field includes three of the top 11 ranked teams in the nation, including last season's NCAA runner-up Georgia.

Final round action is slated to get underway Tuesday morning at 8:30 a.m.

5 Furman University 290 286 576

T15 Ben Goforth 71 71 142

T22 Chris Gilliland 72 72 144

T26 Zach Lee 72 73 145

T26 Jonathan Bowden 75 70 145

T50 Matt Hayes 78 73 151