WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Little Rock tightened its grip on the Ohio Valley Conference Championship Monday before weather suspended play at Purdue's Ackerman Hills.
The Trojans sit at 13-under through two rounds, holding a commanding 20-shot lead over UT Martin (+7). Western Illinois (+9) and Tennessee Tech (+13) follow in the standings.
Little Rock paired rounds of 5-under and 8-under to separate from the field, continuing a dominant run through the first 36 holes.
"Another solid day today in tougher conditions on the last 5-6 holes before the rain," head coach
Austin Eoff said. "We did a good job on the front taking advantage of less wind than expected in the forecast."
Play was halted late in the second round and will resume Tuesday morning, with the final round also scheduled for Tuesday to complete stroke play.
At the top of the leaderboard,
Ed Featherstone and
Mark Stockdale are tied for first at 5-under, while
Elliott Simonsen sits just behind at 4-under, giving Little Rock three of the top performers in the field.
Rhett South (+1) and
Viggo Talasmaki (+4) round out a balanced lineup that has delivered consistent scoring across the board.
"Need to keep the momentum going tomorrow morning as we finish up round 2 and move into the final round," Eoff said. "We will have a different wind direction tomorrow than the other three days, so a good game plan tonight will help them know what to expect tomorrow."
Following Tuesday's completion of 54 holes of stroke play, the top four teams will advance to match play beginning Wednesday. The top four teams advance to the match-play round.
