The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s golf team is 10th at 586 going into the final round today in the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate tournament at Birmingham. Wake Forest leads the 12-team field with a 567 for Monday’s 36 holes, four strokes ahead of second-place Notre Dame. UTC was fifth at 289 after the first round and remained only 10 shots out of fifth – and four behind ninth-place Memphis. The Mocs’ Luke Long is tied for 23rd individually after two 73s, while Lake Johnson is tied for 31st at 147 (72-75) and Phillip Hickam and Will Porter share 37th at 148. Etienne Brault is at 150. He and Porter each shot 72 in round one. UAB’s William Walker III opened with a 64 and leads by two shots at 135.
Volleyball
* UTC freshman Megan Kaufman was selected the Southern Conference volleyball defensive player of the week for her 65 digs in two league matches this past weekend. She also was 39-of-39 in service receptions in the eight sets. This is her second time to be honored this season. Kaufman, who had 42 digs in Friday’s 3-2 loss, is third in NCAA Division I with 355 digs, fourth with 6.23 per set.
* Covenant College senior outside hitter Ginny Moore was chosen USA South volleyball player of the week for her part in the team’s 3-0 start to conference play. She had 19 kills and 26 digs against Maryville, 14 kills and 19 digs against LaGrange and 20 kills, 26 digs and five aces against Piedmont. She averaged 4.42 kills and 5.92 digs per set.
* In Bryan College’s 3-0 volleyball win Saturday against Columbia (S.C.), Mariah Dunlop had 10 kills, Veronica Salas 19 assists and four aces, Anna Owens seven kills, Sidney Pierce 11 assists, Kristen Parrish 11 digs and Rheagan Kean 10 digs. That made the Lions 4-12, 3-3 in the Appalachian Athletic Conference.