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The Capital University men's golf team improved its third round by 11 strokes Saturday but maintained its fifth-place standing at the Ohio Athletic Conference Championship at River Greens Golf Course in Coshocton, Ohio.
After two straight rounds of 312 on Friday and Saturday, the Crusaders closed Round 3 with a 301, the second-best score of the round, to get to one shot out of fourth and 23 strokes short of the lead.
Mount Union leads Otterbein by one heading into Sunday's final 18-hole round.
Freshman Daniel Shafer (Hilliard, Ohio) leads Capital through three rounds with a 74 in the third round to move to a tie for 10th at 230. Junior Clay Rice (Hilliard, Ohio) is just one stroke behind Shafer with a 231, including a third-round 78 to move into a tie for 13th.
Junior Mark Williams (Carroll, Ohio) matched Shafer in Round 3, carding a 74 to move up to a tie for 15th place at 232 for the championship. Senior Wes Holler (Marion, Ohio) improved his second round score by five strokes, posting a third-round 75, ending the day in a tie for 18th.
Sophomore Parker McComb (Gahanna, Ohio) rounds out Crusader scoring with a 243, good for a tie for 28th heading into Sunday.
The tournament's fourth and final round begins Sunday morning at 9.
