VERONA, N.Y. – The Skidmore College golf team is in second place after one round of the Liberty League Championship Friday at Turning Stone's Shenandoah Course. The Thoroughbreds shot a team score of 291.

• Skidmore leads the pack of four that are all trailing NYU. The Violets are 11 clear after a 280 as all four of their scoring players shot even-par or better.
• For Skidmore, Johnny Hwang shot a 3-under 69 with only one bogey and four pars. He's tied for second.
• Jaden Cheng went 35-36 for a 1-under 71 also with four birdies on his card. He's in a three-way tie for fourth.
• Rudraksha Banerjee bogeyed 3-of-4 around the run, but played the rest at 1-under to finish with a 74 and tie for 14^th.
• Tate Esler shot a 77, and Patrick McLaughlin a 79.
• On the player leaderboard, Hwang trails Oscar Uribe by two. Cheng and Hwang are two of seven players in the field to shoot under par.

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The middle round will be played on Saturday with tee times beginning at noon.