WEST POINT, Miss. – The Valdosta State men's golf team sits just two strokes from the lead through 36-holes at The Dunning Invitational, heading into tomorrow's final round.  VSU carded rounds of 281 and 294 for a 575 score and sit third behind Midwestern State (573) and UT Tyler (574). 
 
VSU fired a 7-under 281 to lead the field through the first round and was as many as 11-under in the second round, but struggled down the stretch to finish 6-over on the par 72, Mossy Oak Golf Club Monday. 
 
Midwestern State shot an even round 288, while UT Tyler fired a pair of 287s.  Fort Lewis (587) sits fourth, while host Delta State rallied in the second round for a 5-under 283 after opening with a 305 (588).  Mississippi College sits sixth (592), followed by Montevallo (593), Henderson State (598), Arkansas-Monticello (611) and Loyola (La.) and Christian Brothers are tied for tenth at 615.  Gulf South Conference newcomer Trevecca Nazarene is 12^th at 617, followed by Spring Hill College (636) and LeMoyne-Owen is 14^th at 741. 
 
The teams will begin the final round at 10:30 a.m. ET.  Midwestern State's Seth Bearden leads the field with an 11-under 133, while Fort Lewis' Jordan Jennings is second at 5-under 139.  Mississippi College's Jeffery Lebeau is third at 4-under 140, while there is a three-way tie for fourth including VSU junior Elad Sebbag at 3-under 141.  Sebbag carded rounds of 68 and 73.  His 68 to open the tournament was tied for the third-lowest round of the day.  Both Bearden and Delta State's Zach Olsen, who is tied for seventh at 2-under 142, each carded rounds of 66.  Sebbag is playing in his first tournament of the season for VSU.
 
Blazer junior Joshua Burki is ninth with a 1-under 143 on rounds of 69 and 74, while senior Parker Highsmith carded round of 73 and 72 for a 145 and is 11^th.  Sophomore Alexander Nilehn sits tied for 15^th at 146 on rounds of 71 and 75, while senior Brandon Cho is tied for 29^th with a pair of 75s for a 150 score. 
 
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