Warren, Ohio – The West Liberty University men's and women's golf teams will both advance to the third and final round of the 2023 MEC Golf Championships on Wednesday. The Hilltopper men currently have two individuals in the top-20 and carded a second round of 316 (+28). The WLU women have three individuals currently in the top-20 and turned in a 353 (+65) in round two. After finishing tied with Fairmont State through 36 holes, the West Liberty women's golf team advanced on a tie breaker on hole ten (20-21).
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – WLU MEN'S GOLF

• After 36 holes of golf Derek Graham is the top WLU men's golfer in the individual standings as he is currently in a tie for 13^th overall with a score of 156 (+12). He used a birdie on the front nine to help tally a 79 (+7) in the second round.
• Justin Doerr notched the lowest round two total for the Hilltoppers with a 77 (+5) on Tuesday afternoon. He collected a birdie on the 18^th hole to finish one over on the back nine. He sits in a tie for 20^th currently with a score of 157 (+13) through two rounds.
• Using a birdie on the sixth hole to help finish one over on the front nine, Bo Orecchio ended the day with a score of 81 (+9) for the Black & Gold. He is currently in a tie for 24^th overall on the player leaderboard with a two round score of 158 (+14).
• Noah Seivertson and Ethan Cook round out the West Liberty lineup with scores of 163 (+19) and 169 (+25) through the first 36 holes at the Avalon Lakes Country Club. Seivertson, who recorded one birdie on the day to help finish the front nine at two over, ended the day with a score of 79 (+7). Cook also notched one birdie on the day, doing so on hole 11 to help finish the back nine at two over, he ended the day at 82 (+10).

WEST LIBERTY MEN'S GOLF SCORING

RANK	INDIVIDUAL	R1	R2	TOTAL
T-13	Derek Graham	77 (+5)	79 (+7)	156 (+12)
T-20	Justin Doerr	80 (+8)	77 (+5)	157 (+13)
T-24	Bo Orecchio	77 (+5)	81 (+9)	158 (+14)
T-36	Noah Seivertson	84 (+12)	79 (+7)	163 (+19)
46	Ethan Cook	87 (+15)	82 (+10)	169 (+25)

 
TEAM SCORING – MEC MEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

RANK	TEAM	R1	R2	TOTAL
1	Davis & Elkins	309 (+21)	299 (+11)	608 (+32)
2	West Virginia Wesleyan	310 (+22)	299 (+11)	609 (+33)
3	Charleston	303 (+15)	309 (+21)	612 (+36)
4	Fairmont State	313 (+25)	301 (+13)	614 (+38)
5	Glenville State	309 (+21)	311 (+23)	620 (+44)
6	West Liberty	318 (+30)	316 (+28)	634 (+58)
7	West Virginia State	321 (+33)	319 (+31)	640 (+64)
8	Notre Dame	318 (+30)	325 (+37)	643 (+67)
9	Wheeling	340 (+52)	308 (+20)	648 (+72)
10	Concord	322 (+34)	328 (+40)	650 (+74)

 
HOW IT HAPPENED – WLU WOMEN'S GOLF

• Erin Shockey continues to lead the way for the West Liberty women's golf team as she is currently tied for 17^th on the individual leaderboard with a 36-hole score of 169 (+25). She used a pair of birdies to card a score of 87 (+15) in round two.
• Alexis Ramby and Sara Simon each shot a second round team-low of 83 (+11) on Tuesday morning, with Simon recording a new season-low round score. Ramby notched one birdie, while Simon totaled a team-best with three. Ramby and Simon are tied for 20^th overall in the standings with scores of 172 (+28).
• Payton Sherry and Anna Griffith round out the Hilltopper lineup with overall scores of 204 (+60) and 216 (+72), currently sitting in 38^th and 40^th respectively. Sherry shot a second round score of 100 (+28), while Griffith carded a 110 (+38).

WEST LIBERTY WOMEN'S GOLF SCORING

RANK	INDIVIDUAL	R1	R2	TOTAL
T-17	Erin Shockey	82 (+10)	87 (+15)	169 (+25)
T-20	Alexis Ramby	89 (+17)	83 (+11)	172 (+28)
T-20	Sara Simon	89 (+17)	83 (+11)	172 (+28)
38	Payton Sherry	104 (+32)	100 (+28)	204 (+60)
40	Anna Griffith	106 (+34)	110 (+38)	216 (+72)

 
TEAM SCORING – MEC WOMEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

RANK	TEAM	R1	R2	TOTAL
1	Charleston	314 (+26)	305 (+17)	619 (+43)
2	Glenville State	314 (+26)	306 (+18)	620 (+44)
3	Davis & Elkins	355 (+67)	315 (+27)	670 (+94)
4	Wheeling	354 (+66)	330 (+42)	684 (+108)
5	Notre Dame	363 (+75)	347 (+59)	710 (+134)
T-6	West Liberty	364 (+76)	353 (+65)	717 (+141)
T-6	Fairmont State	364 (+76)	353 (+65)	717 (+141)
8	Concord	366 (+78)	361 (+73)	727 (+151)

*West Liberty defeated Fairmont State in a tiebreaker on Hole #10 (Tiebreaker Result: 20-to-21)
 
UP NEXT
The third and final round of the 2023 Mountain East Conference Golf Championships will begin at 8:20 a.m. for both the men's and women's teams. The Hilltopper squads will be teeing off from 8:20-9 a.m. at the Avalon Lakes Golf Course.