Setting the Scene:
Course: Rounds 1 & 2 - Bull's Bridge Golf Club – South Kent, Conn. (par 72/6,992 yards)
The field: 16 teams, 78 total golfers
Weather: First and Second Rounds - sunny, low 70s, moderate wind
Rhode Island's Individual Results:
* Branden Chicorka sits in a tie for sixth place - five shots off the lead - after the first two rounds of play. After a 1-over 73 during Monday's morning session, the senior carded a 74 during the afternoon's second round of play. He is 3-over for the tournament.
* Andrew Fiorenzano and Nick Fairweather sit two shots behind Chicorka, in a tie for 14th place (+5, 149). Fiorenzano opened the day with a first round score of 75, before closing the first day of competition with a 74 during the afternoon round.
Fairweather registered his low collegiate round in the morning session, posting a 1-over 73. He finished up the first day with a 76 during the second round.
* Jared Adams is also keeping pace with his Rhody teammates, as he sits in a tie for 18th place - with a composite score of 150 (+6). Adams posted a first round 76 and bounced back with a 74 during the afternoon's second round of play.
* Jeffrey Ray rounded out the Rhody golfers and sits in a tie for 33rd place after day one. After opening with an 80, Ray finished the day strong, carding a 2-over par 74 in the second round. He
* Hartford's Patrick Ross and Temple's Brandon Matthews sit tied atop the individual leaderboard, having posted a 2-under composite score of 242. Matthews registered the tournament's low round during Monday's afternoon session - a 4-under 68.
Rhode Island Team Results:
* The Rams sit in second place overall, with a two-day score of 593. Rhody posted scores of 297 and 296 on Monday. URI is nine shots behind host Hartford and five shots ahead of third place Boston College.
What's Next:
Rhode Island finishes up play in the Hartford Hawk Invitational at the Bulls Bridge G.C. in South Kent, Conn.
