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ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. \u2013 Morton Bailey<\/a> tied for 20th at the Sea Best Invitational as Louisiana Tech wrapped up play Tuesday in the shortened event held at the Atlantic Beach Country Club.
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\nAs a team, LA Tech shot 11 over (295) in round two to finish in 10th place (289-295=584) to open the spring portion of its schedule.
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\nBailey was three over through the first eight holes before turning things around by sinking a birdie on the Par No. 9.\u00a0 He played the last 10 holes at two under, including birdies on No. 15 and No. 17, to shoot 72 (+1).\u00a0 In doing so, the sophomore defeated five top 150 players while registering his third top 20 finish of the season.
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\nRiley Hnatyshyn<\/a> repeated his round from Monday, carding another 73 (+2) to tie for 39th at the event.\u00a0 The senior tallied a team-high four birdies on the day, two of which came on the final four holes.
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\nOskari Schuvalow<\/a> and Abel Derksen<\/a> provided the other two scorecards used by the Bulldogs in the second round as each shot 75 (+4).\u00a0
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\nNo. 5-ranked Florida took home the team title shooting ten under.
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\nQUOTABLES
\nHead coach Matt Terry<\/a>
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\n“I was really pleased with a lot of things we did this event.\u00a0 We are still making too many mistakes, but it is only February 3.\u00a0 We will get back to Ruston and get back to work doing our normal preparations as we get ready to go to South Alabama in two weeks.”
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\nLA Tech will return to action Feb. 16-17 to take part in the Hal Williams Collegiate, hosted by the University of South Alabama.
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