Sept. 25, 2006

WEST CHICAGO, Ill. - Cleveland State opened the John Dallio Memorial Invitational with a season-low 296, but faltered in the afternoon to finish the day in 12th place at 609. DePaul is hosting the 14-team field at the par 72, 6,969 yard Prairie Landing GC.

"I thought the morning round was indicative of what we're capable of as a team," CSU head coach Brian Varsey said. "However, we struggled a bit in the afternoon and really gave away some shots on the green. I'll be interested to see how we respond tomorrow with a chance to move up in the standings."

Northern Iowa led the way with a six-over par 582 to take a two-shot advantage over the host Blue Demons heading into Tuesday's final round. South Dakota State is in third place at 587.

DePaul's Matthew McMahon and Southern Illinois' Andy Rauscher are tied for the individual lead at three-under par (141). McMahon's teammate Cory Blenkush and SDSU's Landon Koss are knotted in third place, just a shot back.

Senior Ben Grandy and junior Doug Barber paced the Vikings effort with matching 151s to tie for 30th.

The tournament concludes with 18 holes on Tuesday morning.

Team Scores
1. Northern Iowa 290-292--582
2. DePaul 290-294--584
3. South Dakota State 289-298--587
T4. Wright State 299-294--593
T4. Eastern Illinois 298-295--593
6. Southern Illinois 304-290--594
7. Cincinnati 293-303--596
8. Detroit 305-293--598
9. Loyola 309-295--604
10. Evansville 309-296--605
11. Notre Dame 312-294--606
12. Cleveland State 296-313--609
13. UW-Green Bay 313-298--611
14. Youngstown State 301-314--615

Individual Leaders
T1. Matthew McMahon, DePaul 69-72--141
T1. Andy Rauscher, Southern Illinois 72-69--141
T3. Cory Blenkush, DePaul 73-69--142
T3. Landon Koss, South Dakota State 71-71--142

CSU Individuals
T30. Ben Grandy 73-78--151
T30. Doug Barber 72-79--151
T41. Kyle Cobb 75-78--153
T51. Jake Scott 76-80--156
T62. Patrick Elber 80-78--158