TUNICA, Miss. -- After firing a sizzling seven-under-par 281 to lead after the opening round, the University of North Alabama men's golf team finished one over for the day but is just two strokes off the lead at the Tunica National Intercollegiate. The Lions 577 total is just off the pace of Arkansas State at 575.

The final round is scheduled for Tuesday.

Individually, UNA's Francois Jacobs led the tournament individually with a 68 in the first round but a second round 80 dropped him back to 25th. His brother Andre Jacobs had rounds of 70 and 68 to rank second at 138 entering the final round. Niko Nebout is tied for 22nd (147), Carter Goodwin is tied for 34th (149) and Henry Frizzell is tied for 45th.

The Lions previous best team finish at the ASUN Championships was fifth in 2021.


Tunica National Intercollegiate
Tunica National

TeamScores
1. Arkansas State        292 283      575 -1
2. North Alabama        281 296      577 +1
3. UT Arlington            284 294      578 +2
4. Samford            290 293      583 +7
5. Southeastern Louisiana    289 295      584 +8
6. Jacksonville State        290 299      589 +13
7. Oral Roberts            294 296      590 +14
8. Nicholls            304 292      596 +20
9. Old Dominion            303 297      600 +24
10. Missouri State        302 299      601 +25
11. South Dakota        297 305      602 +26
12. Texas El Paso        309 300      609 +33

North Alabama        
2. Andre Jacobs        70-68-138
T22. Niko Nebout         71-76-147
T25. Francois Jacobs     68-80-148
T34. Carter Goodwin     72-77-149
T45. Henry Frizzell        77-75-152