NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Santa Clara men's golf scored a season-low 284 in Monday's second round to move up a spot into sixth place on the team leaderboard with a 575 total after two days at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic. The event concludes Tuesday on the 6,713-yard, par-70 Warren Golf Course.

"They played a good round today," head coach Rob Miller said of his squad. "It's nice to be in contention for a good finish and a top spot."

The Broncos tied for the third-lowest round of the day among the 15 competing teams and are 15 strokes behind leader Texas-El Paso, which is at even-par 560 for the tournament. The Broncos will enter final round play just seven shots behind second-place Illinois State and Notre Dame.

Sophomore's Charlie Watson and Michiel Eyre III each shot an even-par 70 on Monday to lead the Broncos. Watson moved into a tie for 22nd with a 4-over 144 total.

After bogeying each of the final three holes yesterday, Eyre III was 2-under over that stretch today to finish tied for 31st at 5-over 145. "Michiel finished a lot stronger today and that really helped us," Miller noted.

Freshman Matt McCarty entered the clubhouse in a tie for seventh after carding a 2-over 72. He's at 1-over 141 through two rounds.

Junior Hayden Shieh is tied with Eyre III at 145 after his second-round 2-over 72. Freshman Devrath Das had a two-stroke improvement with his second-round 75, finishing 36 holes with a 152 total. Competing as an individual, sophomore Derek Ackerman whittled four strokes off his first round score with Monday's 73 and is tied for 61st with a 150 total.

"It's really good for the guys to play well and have positive results," Miller added. "We're a young team and we need a round like this to gain some confidence. It's nice to be in the hunt for a good finish after what happened last tournament."

Santa Clara Second Round Individual Results

T7.     Matt McCarty             69-72 = 141 (+1)

T22.   Charlie Watson           74-70 = 144 (+4)

T31.   Michiel Eyre III            75-70 = 145 (+5)

T31.   Hayden Shieh             73-72 = 145 (+5)

T73.   Devrath Das               77-75 = 152 (+12)

Competing as an individual

T61.   Derek Ackerman         77-73 = 150 +10

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