HENDERSON, Nev. – Senior Barend Botha carded a team-best three-under par 69 on Tuesday to pace the Toledo men's golf team in the second round of the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate. The Rockets shot a team score of two-over par 290 and remain tied for seventh place with an even-par 576 at the par-72, 7,204-yard Reflection Bay Golf Course.

Arkansas State is leading the 22-team field at 10-under par, one stroke ahead of Little Rock and VCU. Louisiana's Burke Alford is setting the pace individually at six-under par 138.

Botha was the only Rocket to shoot under par today and registered a team-high four birdies and just one bogey in today's round.

Senior Palmer Yenrick is leading UT through two rounds and tied for 24^th place with a one-under par 143 (71-72). Botha (76-69) is tied for 43^rd place with senior Jamie Tofte Nielsen (69-76) at one-over par 145.

The remainder of UT's lineup includes sophomore Mads Jensen (T-64^th/70-77=147) and senior NJ Botha (T-108^th/81-73=154).

The Rockets will tee off in their third and final round tomorrow at 9:40 a.m. PT.

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Arkansas State 287-279=566 (-10); T2. Little Rock 277-290=567 (-9); T2. VCU 286-281=567 (-9); 4. Santa Clara 278-290=568 (-8); 5. Long Beach State 285-284=569 (-7); 6. South Florida 280-291=571 (-5); T7. TOLEDO 286-290=576 (E); T7. North Texas 286-290=576 (E); T7. Texas State 294-282=576 (E); T10. Stetson 281-297=578 (+2); T10. Middle Tennessee 285-293=578 (+2); T12. Kansas City 293-286=579 (+3); T12. UNC Wilmington 292-287=579 (+3); 14. Utah Tech 287-293=580 (+4); T15. South Alabama 295-287=582 (+6); T15. Northern Illinois 298-284=582 (+6); 17. Louisiana 291-293=584 (+8); 18. Southern Illinois 286-299=585 (+9); 19. Central Arkansas 290-296=586 (+10); 20. UAB 301-287=588 (+12); 21. New Mexico State 306-293=599 (+23); 22. DePaul 293-311=604 (+28)

TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS
1. Burke Alford (Louisiana) 67-71=138 (-6); 2. Walker Isley (UNCW) 72-67=139 (-5); T3. Jake Peacock (USF) 71-69=140 (-4); T3. Muzzy Donohue (Santa Clara) 70-70=140 (-4); T3. Tucker Allen (UNT) 70-70=140 (-4); T3. Veikka Viskari (VCU) 72-68=140 (-4); T3. Thomas Schmidt (ASU) 70-70=140 (-4)

TOLEDO INDIVIDUALS
T24. Palmer Yenrick 71-72=143 (-1); T43. Barend Botha 76-69=145 (+1); T43. Jamie Tofte Nielsen 69-76=145 (+1); T64. Mads Jensen 70-77=147 (+3); T108. NJ Botha 81-73=154 (+10)