Results - Day Two | Live Scoring

LAS VEGAS (SMU) -- Junior Andrew Buchanan fired a second round 3-under 69 and tallied a team-high five birdies, as the SMU men's golf team concluded second-day action at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Tuesday. The Mustangs carded a second-round 291 (+3) at the par-72 Southern Highlands Golf Club and are currently in fifth place (+7) with a two day total of 583. Southern California used an 8-under par second round to pull into the lead at 4-under. Arizona State is second at 3-over, while Texas and Florida round off the top three, tied at 5-over.

"I'm proud of our team and the position they have put us in for tomorrow," SMU head coach Jason Enloe said. "Andrew's round today, paired with [Ryan] Burgess' and Austin [Smotherman]'s rounds were very, very impressive."

Buchanan paced the Mustangs in the second round, carding two front nine birdies, accompanied by an eagle on the third hole, a 605-yard, par-5. Later on the back nine, the junior tallied three birdies to finish with the team low-round. The Los Alto, Calif., native, climbed 29 position on the player leaderboard and is tied for 17th at 1-over (145).

Ryan Burgess tallied a 1-under 71 on day two, finishing with three birdies. Burgess opened the round with an unblemished front nine, before tallying three straight birdies on the back nine. The Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., native is 2-under (142) through two days and is tied for seventh. Burgess moved up one position on the player leaderboard and is four strokes behind the tournament leaders, Sean Crocker from USC and Jon Rahm of Arizona State.

Austin Smotherman matched Burgess on day two, while inking four birdies. The senior finished the opening nine even with one birdie, before sinking three in four holes on the back nine. After finishing even on Monday, the Loomis, Calif., native improved one position on the leaderboard and is tied for ninth at 1-under (143). Smotherman is five strokes behind the tournament leaders.

Alex Higgs provided the Mustangs' final counting score, shooting an 8-over 80. The junior is tied for 65th with a two-day 156 (+12). Sophomore Gray Townsend finished day two +10 (82) and is tied for 62nd at 11-over (155).

"We all need to be in the game tomorrow and have a complete team effort. If we do that we can come away with a great finish, if not contend for the title," Enloe added. "I can't wait to see how our boys stack up against the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country. Tomorrow will be a lot of fun for our guys."

The final round of play at the Southern Highlands Collegiate begins tomorrow at 10 a.m. CT/8 PT. SMU will tee off beginning at 10:50 a.m. CT/8:50 PT, and be paired with Illinois and Florida. Fans can follow live scoring on GolfStat and look for live updates on the SMU Men's Golf Twitter account (@SMUGolfM).

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