Greensboro, Ga. – J.B. Murphy posted a one-over 73 and Greg Carrier carded a 74 to lead Furman during the second round of the Linger Longer Invitational at the par-72 Reynolds Plantation-Great Waters Golf Course on Monday morning.

Murphy, a Columbia, S.C., native, improved on an opening round 79 by notching a birdie at No. 13 and recording an eagle at the par-five No. 2.  Carrier tallied two birdies over his first eight holes on his way to a two-over 74 that moved the Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., native into the top 40 after two rounds.

Junior Anthony Aloi (72-76=148) shot four-over 76 and holds a share of 20th place entering the final round of the 54-hole tournament.

The University of Alabama (-14) shot a 10-under 278 on Monday to open up an 11-stroke lead on first round co-leader Chattanooga (-1).  Stanford (-1), Georgia (+4) and Florida State (+8) round out the top five in the 13-team field that includes five of the top-50 ranked teams in the nation.  Furman (+35) is in 12th place after 36 holes.

The Crimson Tide's Corey Whitsett (64-68=132) continues to lead the tournament at 12-under par.  He holds a five-stroke advantage on teammate Bud Cauley (-7) who moved into second place with a 7-under 65 on Monday.

Final round action is slated to get underway on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.

12 Furman 307 304 611

T20 Anthony Aloi 72 76 148

T40 Greg Carrier 77 74 151

T47 J.B. Murphy 79 73 152

72 Matt Brown 79 87 166

73 Matt Broome 86 81 167

"One Spirit. One Team. One Furman."