CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – The Skidmore College golf team had the fourth-best second round score of 294 sliding up six spots to a tie for 15^th at the end of two days at the Camp Lejeune Intercollegiate.

• The Thoroughbreds improved 12 strokes from Friday and are currently tied with Randolph-Macon.
• First-years Johnny Hwang and Rudraksha Banerjee are both tied for 43^rd following day two. Hwang shot an even-par 72 while Banerjee finished with a 76. Both players had three birdies.
• Tate Esler played the back nine at 2-under and finished with a 1-under 71. He is tied for 51^st.
• Another first-year, Partick McLaughlin, is also tied for 51^st. McLaughlin birdied 3-of-4 holes on the back nine and bounced back from a tough start and played his last 16 holes at 1-under.
• As a team, Skidmore is second in par-3 scoring and tied for third with 106 pars.
• Sandhills holds a five-shot lead over second-place Oglethorpe.

From Head Coach Tom Oppedisano: 
"After a tough start in round one, we came out and had one of the best team rounds of the day.  It is great to see us perform like we are capable of and to see our three starting first-year players develop.  We are looking forward to round three tomorrow and a chance to beat some of the best teams in the country, even after a bad start "

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• The tournament finishes Sunday with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.