GREENVILLE, S.C. – Andrew Novak continued to show why he is the Southern Conference leader in stroke average on Friday. The Wofford junior began the three-day Furman Intercollegiate with a 5-under 67 and leads the 115-man field.
 
Novak tore apart the par 5s at Furman University Golf Course. Beginning on the back nine, the Mt. Pleasant native birdied the par-5 11th and eagled the par-5 15th. On the front side, Novak birdied the par-5 second and polished off the par-5 sixth with his second eagle of the day, playing the four par 5s at a combined 6 under par.
 
Novak, who entered the day with a 70.76 stroke average, added two more birdies at the par-4 third and par-3, 201-yard 14th. It marked his seventh competitive round under 70 of the 2015-16 academic year.
 
Marshall's Logan Lagodich matched Novak's 67 and shares the 18-hole lead. Akron's George Baylis is a shot back in third, followed by a four-way tie for fourth at 69. Ten more golfers carded a 2-under 70.
 
Wofford is in a tie for 15th in the 19-team field. The Terriers posted a team score of 9-over-par 297, but are just 13 shots behind leader Harvard (-4, 284). All 19 teams are bunched within 17 shots of each other.
 
Along with Novak, Wofford's four other team competitors are sophomore Drake Cassidy (76), sophomore Evan Grenus (77), senior Grant Waggoner (77) and junior Jeremy Grab (78).
 
The second round of the tournament tees off Saturday at 8 a.m. Wofford's five team golfers will tee off in groups from 8:50 – 9:30 from the first hole. Live scoring will be available courtesy of GolfStat.
 
Furman Intercollegiate
Furman University Golf Course – Greenville, S.C.
Par 72 – 6,994 Yards
 
Leaderboards Through Round 1 of 3
 
TEAM LEADERBOARD

1. Harvard	-4 (284)
2. Georgia State	-3 (285)
3. Furman	E (288)
T4. Francis Marion	+1 (289)
T4. USC Upstate	+1 (289)
T6. Chattanooga	+2 (290)
T6. USC Aiken	+2 (290)
T6. Dartmouth	+2 (290)
T6. Akron	+2 (290)
T10. Gardner-Webb	+3 (291)
T10. Marshall	+3 (291)
12. Virginia Tech	+4 (292)
13. Jacksonville	+7 (295)
14. Mercer	+8 (296)
T15. Wofford	+9 (297)
T15. Samford	+9 (297)
17. Temple	+10 (298)
18. Western Carolina	+11 (299)
19. Presbyterian	+13 (301)

 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD

T1. Andrew Novak, Wofford	-5 (67)
T1. Logan Lagodich, Marshall	-5 (67)
3. George Baylis, Akron	-4 (68)
T4. Rohan Ramnath, Harvard	-3 (69)
T4. Ryan Harris, Akron	-3 (69)
T4. (87) J.J. Grey, Georgia State	-3 (69)
T4. (58) Hubert Tisserand, USC Aiken	-3 (69)
T8. 10 tied…	-2 (70)
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T69. Drake Cassidy, Wofford	+4 (76)
T85. Evan Grenus, Wofford	+5 (77)
T85. Grant Waggoner, Wofford	+5 (77)
T96. Jeremy Grab, Wofford	+6 (78)

 
*Denotes player competing as an individual
National rankings in parentheses and according to GolfStat