BRADENTON, Fla. - The University of Iowa men's golf team advanced to the consolation semifinals at the Callaway Collegiate Match-Play Championship with a win over Washington State Sunday evening. The eighth-seeded Hawkeyes dropped their opening round match-up against East Carolina before topping Washington State, 3-2. Competition was held on The Concession Golf Course, a par 72, 7,474-yard layout in Bradenton, Fla.

Iowa's opening round match against ninth-seeded East Carolina ended in a 2-2-1 tie before the Pirates won in the margin of victory tiebreaker, six holes to five. Senior Barrett Kelpin competed from Iowa's number on spot and finished his match-up all square through 18. Sophomore Steven Ihm earned a point for the Hawkeyes by defeating ECU's Adam Stephenson, 3&1. Senior Chris Brant also scored a point for Iowa, posting a 2&1 victory over David Watkins in the third spot.

Freshmen Ian Vandersee and Brian Bullington golfed from the fourth and fifth positions, respectively. Vandersee dropped a 3&2 decision to Ryan Eibner as Bullington fell, 3&1 to ECU's Eric Brady.

"It was nice to see some consistency from the top of our lineup to begin this morning," said Head Coach Mark Hankins. "Chris [Brant] really took care of his match and Steven [Ihm] did the same. With a draw from [Barrett] Kelpin, we were nearly able to advance with a win."

Kelpin recorded just his second match-play loss of the spring season when he fell in the second round to Washington State's Sang Lee, 3&1. Ihm and Brant both picked up win number two in Iowa's consolation match. Ihm defeated Trent Sanders, 2&1, while Brant finished with a 2 UP victory over WSU's Hank Frame. The Hawkeye's third point came in the form of a 3&2 decision from Vandersee, their most dominating win through two matches. Additionally, Bullington dropped his second match, 4&2.

"We fought back and played better this afternoon," said Hankins. "We took care of business against Washington State and now have a great opportunity to play some pretty good teams in the next couple of days."

Third round action will continue from The Concession Golf Course beginning with a shotgun start at 7:30 a.m. (CT) Monday. Iowa is set to face 13th-seeded Colorado State in the consolation semifinals. Fans can follow the matches live on the tournament central page at www.collegiatematchplay.com.

(9) East Carolina def. (8) Iowa, 2-2-1 (tiebreaker: 6-5)
Barrett Kelpin ties Harold Varner, (all square)
Steven Ihm def. Adam Stephenson, 3&1
Chris Brant def. David Watkins, 2&1
Ryan Eibner def. Ian Vandersee, 3&2
Eric Brady def. Brian Bullington, 3&1

(8) Iowa def. (16) Washington State, 3-2
Sang Lee def. Barrett Kelpin, 3&1
Steven Ihm def. Trent Sanders, 2&1
Chris Brant def. Hank Frame, 2 UP
Ian Vandersee def. Michael Anderson, 3&2
Kent Hagen def. Brian Bullington, 4&2