No. 24 Gamecocks T-3rd Heading Into Final Round in Maui

LAHAINA, Hawaii – No. 24 South Carolina is T-3^rd at the 2018 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic after shooting a 279 (-5) in the second round on Saturday. Senior Will Miles paced the Gamecocks, matching a career-best with a 66 (-5). He climbed 35 spots on the leaderboard and sits T-12^th at 6-under for the tournament.
 
“We played pretty well as a team today and Will Miles played outstanding,” said head coach Bill McDonald. “He didn’t look that great warming up on the range, but he somehow found a way. It was a good bit tougher out there today with the wind, but our guys have put us in a good position to make a run tomorrow.”
 
Miles, a Hilton Head Island, S.C. native, led the team with six birdies. He had just one bogey the entire round. Miles shot 35 (-2) on the front and carded a bogey free 31 (-3) on the back. He shot 66 twice at last year’s tournament en route to a career 54-hole low of 204 (-9), which earned him fourth place.
 
Fellow senior Scott Stevens is T-6^th at 8-under overall and two shots off the lead. He posted a 1-under 70 with three birdies. The Chattanooga, Tenn., native had a bogey to start the day but then went 3-under over his next 15 holes with a trio of red numbers. Stevens, who was the runner-up medalist at least season’s tournament, is seeking is third career top-10 finish at the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic.
 
Freshman Ryan Hall continued his steady play with a 1-under 70 a day after shooting a career-best 68 (-3). The Knoxville, Tenn., native is T-20^th at 4-under overall heading into Sunday’s final round. He’s seeking his third top-20 finish of the fall season in four stroke play starts.
 
Sophomore Andrew Spiegler was the final counting score with a 73 (+2). The Abingdon, Va., native was 4-over through five holes but righted the ship shooting 2-under over his final 13 with three birdies and one bogey. Senior Ryan Stachler shot 74 (+3). He had a solid round but was hurt by a triple bogey on the par-4 18^th.
 
Carolina will need to makeup nine shots and some on Sunday for a chance. No. 25 Cal is in the driver’s seat at 27-under (541) for the tournament thanks to a 9-under 275 on Saturday. North Florida posted the round of the day with a 266 (-18). They jumped up the leaderboard from ninth and currently sit in second place (544, -24).  
 
Final round action gets underway Sunday at 2 p.m. ET with a shotgun start. The Gamecocks quest for some hardware will start on holes one through three.

R2 TEAM STANDINGS – 2018 KA’ANAPALI COLLEGIATE CLASSIC 
1. Cal – 541 (-27)
2. North Florida – 544 (-24)
T-3. South Carolina – 550 (-18)
T-3. Georgia – 550 (-18)
5. West Virginia – 551 (-17)
6. Oklahoma – 553 (-15)
7. Clemson – 554 (-14)
8. UCLA – 556 (-12)
T-9. UCONN – 564 (-3)
T-9. Boise State – 565 (-3)
T-9. Kansas – 565 (-3)
12. Gonzaga – 570 (+2)
13. Wyoming – 572 (+4)   
14. Houston – 575 (+7)
15. Washington – 577 (+9)
16. Hawaii – 580 (+12)
17. Sacramento State – 583 (+15)
18. George Washington – 586 (+18)
19. Southern Illinois – 591 (+23)
20. Air Force – 595 (+27)
 
R2 INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS – 2018 KA’ANAPALI COLLEGIATE CLASSIC  
T-6. Scott Stevens – 134 (-8)
T-12. Will Miles – 136 (-6)
T-20. Ryan Hall – 138 (-4)
T-48. Ryan Stachler  – 143 (+1)
T-72. Andrew Spiegler – 145 (+3)