PALM HARBOR, Fla. – The second-ranked University of North Georgia (UNG) men's golf team sits in 14^th place heading into the final round at the Copperhead Championship at Innisbruck Resort and Golf Club. The Nighthawks carded matching rounds of 299 (+15).

Top-ranked and host West Florida leads the 17-team event at nine-under par and is joined by fourth-ranked Lee (five-under) as the only two teams to post red figures.
 
Hunter Smith was the Nighthawks top performer with a back-to-back rounds of one-over 72 and sits in 22nd overall.
 
Heading into tomorrow's final round Colby Bennett is in 53^rd place following rounds of 77-73—150 (+8).  Rhett Smith and Drew Sutherland share a tie for 66^th with scores of 10-over.

Sutherland's opening round of 5-over 76 was highlighted by an eagle on the par five 11^th hole.
 
The loaded tournament field features eight of the nation's top-10 ranked teams in latest Bushnell/Golfweek NCAA Division II national poll.
 
Individually, West Florida's TJ Thompson leads all players with a four-under 36-hole score.

The final round of the 54-hole tournament is set for tomorrow morning.