RICHMOND, Ky. - The University of Dayton men's golf team is tied for fifth place after the first two rounds of play at the Raising Cane's Intercollegiate hosted by Eastern Kentucky. The team's score of 287-281=568 is eight over par.

The two-day event is being held at the University Club at Arlington in Richmond, Kentucky, and is being played at par 70 and 6,623 yards.

Host Eastern Kentucky is leading the field with a team score of 284-278=562 ( 2) while Johnny Watts of Ball State (65-71=136, -4) and Cleveland State's Blake Prince (67-69=136, -4) are tied for first place individually.

KEY STATS
- Senior Phillip Johnson carded an eagle on hole two during the first round of play
- As a team, Dayton recorded 12 birdie or better holes over the first round of play and followed that with 18 birdies in round two
- Sophomore Domenic Maricocchi's second-round score of 67 is a new career low

DAYTON PARTICIPANTS
t-6th Tripp French 69-70=139 (-1)
t-12th Phillip Johnson 67-73=140 (E)
t-43rd Domenic Maricocchi 78-67=145 ( 5)
t-54th Caleb Wolters 76-71=147 ( 7)
t-72nd Erron Vandemore 75-75=150 ( 10)
t-43rd Brendan Keating (I) 76-69=145 ( 5)