March 7, 2005

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Virginia senior Kevin O'Connell (Potomac, Md.) fired a three-under 69 to tie for first after the opening round at the Seminole Intercollegiate late Sunday.

Coastal Carolina leads the field of 12 teams with a 291 (+3). Texas A&M and NC State are tied for second with a 294 (+6) each. Virginia is tied with Vanderbilt for sixth place with a 296 (+8) overall.

East Tennessee States' Ryhs Davies is tied with O'Connell with a 69 (-3). Coastal Carolina's Moises Cobo is third with a two-under 70. Four players, including UVa junior Brad Tilley (Chappaqua, N.Y.), are tied for fourth with a one-under 71 each.

Rounding out the Virginia scoring are junior Carter Henderson (Nashville, Tenn.) and sophomore Daniel McGurk (Woodlands, Texas), who fired a 78 (+6) apiece. Sophomore Mark Perry (Atlanta, Ga.) finished with an 82 (+10). Playing as an individual, sophomore Dan Gabel (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) also shot an 82 (+10) in the opening round.

Play at the Seminole Intercollegiate continues on Monday, March 7 and Tuesday, March 8 at the par 72 Golden Eagle Country Club.

1.	Coastal Carolina	291 (+3)
2.	Texas A&M		294 (+6)
	NC State		294 (+6)
4.	Central Florida		295 (+7)
	North Carolina		295 (+7)
6.	Vanderbilt		296 (+8)
	VIRGINIA		296 (+8)
8.	Florida State		297 (+9)
9.	Mississippi		299 (+11)
	East Tennessee State	299 (+11)
11.	North Florida		304 (+16)
12.	Charleston		309 (+21)
TOP INDIVIDUALS
1.	Ryhs Davies, ETSU	69 (-3)
	Kevin O'Connell, UVa	69 (-3)
3.	Moises Cobo, CC		70 (-2)
4.	Andreas Hoegberg, CFU	71 (-1)
	Matt Crenshaw, UNC	71 (-1)
	Brad Tilley, UVa	71 (-1)
	Torstein Nevestad, FSU	71 (-1)
VIRGINIA PLAYERS
t1.	Kevin O'Connell		69 (-2)
t4.	Brad Tilley		71 (-1)
t51.	Carter Henderson	78 (+6)
t51.	Daniel McGurk		78 (+6)
t63.	Mark Perry		82 (+10)
t63.	Dan Gabel-individual	82 (+10)