CARROLLTON, Ga. --- The Tusculum University men's golf team posted a 36-hole score of 603 and are in fifth place after day one of the Matt Dyas Invitational. The Pioneers shot 311 in Monday's morning round, but bounced back with a 292 to climb two spots up the leaderboard.

Tusculum's Elvis Steen, who is competing as an individual competitor, posted the best performance of the day for the Pioneers as he opened with a 75 and followed with a one-under par 71 for his second round.

Steen's 146 (+2) has him tied for fourth place and is six shots behind tournament leader Blake Henriques of Shorter. Henriques blistered the 7,026-yard Oak Mountain Championship Golf Course layout with 72-68=140 (-4).

Union University (Tenn.) has the first day lead with 591 including a second round 290 and leads second play Shorter (592) by one shot. Missouri-St. Louis is third with 595, while host West Georgia is four with 602. Tusculum is fifth, followed by Montevallo (606), Mississippi College (608), Georgia College (609) and Delta State (620).

Thomas Kollberg is tied seventh place as he posted a 36-hole total 148 including a 71 in Monday's second 18. Riley Brown owns sole possession of 18^th place with 77-74=151, while Nicholas Taggart is tied for 19^th with 74-78=152. Cole Haygood is 34^th with 83-74=157, while Isak Holter shot 89-73=162 and is 42^nd. Liam Hermansson is 49^th with 83-84=167 playing as an individual competitor.

The final round of the 54-hole tournament will be play on Tuesday with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Tusculum is the defending team champion of this event.

Team Standings

Tusculum Individual Scores

* Individual Competitor