WILMINGTON, N.C. - North Florida men's golf had solid showings from its senior leaders, as Nick Gabrelcik and Robbie Higgins both sit top 20 through a pair of rounds at the Williams Cup hosted by North Carolina on Monday afternoon.

Gabrelcik had a clean start to the day with six birdies in the first round, while ending the day with two birdies on the last three holes to finish at 1-under 143 combined. His fellow All-ASUN selection, Higgins, carded three birdies during each round to be tied in 19th overall.

COURSE REPORT

Eagle Point Golf Club (Wilmington, N.C.)
Par 72 | 7,364 Yards
Monday, Oct. 9 | 36 holes
RESULTS: Golfstat Live Stats Link

SCORECARD (Osprey lineup)

T4 - North Florida | 16-over 592 (292-300)
T8. Nick Gabrelcik | 1-under 143 (70-73)
T19. Robbie Higgins | 4-over 148 (73-75)
T26. Jason Duff | 6-over 150 (71-79)
T36. Andrew Riley | 9-over 153 (78-75)
T49. Davis Lee | 11-over 155 (78-77)

TEAM STANDINGS: 10 Teams

North Carolina (16-under), Auburn (1-under), Arizona State (9-over), North Florida (16-over), Missouri (161-over), NC State (16-over), Louisville (19-over), Florida (20-over), UNC-Wilmington (35-over), Elon (42-over)

ROUND REFLECTIONS

• Gabrelcik has his sights set on his second top-10 finish in the third event of the fall season after his strong start at North Carolina.
• The Trinity, Fla., native had the second-best par-three average (1-under) and the third-most total birdies (10) through 36 holes.
• Higgins, as well as Gabrelcik, will be searching for a third consecutive top-25 finish to start their senior seasons.
• He also had a three-under scoring average on Monday, which ranks top four among the field.
• Jason Duff had a stellar opening round at 1-under 71 with five birdies in his season debut too help share 26th overall.
• Duff tied Higgins for the most pars by an Osprey at UNC with 20 total with one round remaining.
• Andrew Riley rebounded after a rough start with four birdies in round two to be in the top 40, while Davis Lee squeezed into the top 50 on Monday.
• The Ospreys are one of four teams with three players in the top 26 of the player's leaderboard.
• UNF was fifth overall in scoring averages for par-three (9-over), par-four (21-over) and par-five (1-under) holes.
• They were also second in birdies with 32 total, while also notching 92 total pars.

COACH'S THOUGHTS

"It was a bit of a roller coaster day for us today. We need to play with a little more discipline tomorrow."
-- head coach Scott Schroeder

UP NEXT

North Florida will play 18 more holes to complete their early-week tournament at the Williams Cup on Tuesday, Oct. 10.