DADE CITY, Fla. – Guided by the play of Tomas Millet and Victor Jimenez, the Nova Southeastern men's golf team turned in an impressive second-round performance to grab the 36-hole lead at the Saint Leo Invitational. Both juniors are currently among the field's Top-10, while the Sharks sit atop the leaderboard by four strokes.

INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT:
Tournament Standing: 1st of 12 teams
Tournament Leader: Nova Southeastern
Location: Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club | Dade City, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 72/7,153
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Sharks were only scratching the surface following a round of (+1) 289 to open the day before adding an impressive second-round score of (-8) 280 to remain ahead of host Saint Leo (-3) by four shots. At one-under par, Keiser has a hold of third, with Lee (+1) and Valdosta State (+5) making up the rest of the Top-5.
• The birdies were falling left and right for Millet on Monday. Outside of a bogey on No. 1, the Spaniard was nearly perfect in round one on his way to posting a (-4) 68. Millet racked up five more birdies in round two, and even drained an eagle on the Par-5 ninth, finishing the second round with a score of (-2) 70. At six-under par for the tournament, he stands two back of leader Alberto Castagnara of Saint Leo in third overall.
• Playing the final eight holes at two-under par, Jimenez carded an even-par 72 in the morning. The junior carried the momentum into a strong start to round two before tacking on a 71 to close the day at one-under par for the tournament and in a tie for eighth.
• Freshman Emanuel Olofsson shrugged off an opening-round 76 by responding with a one-under par afternoon to wind up tied for 23^rd for three-over par.
• The biggest bounce-back effort belonged to Mike Hay, though, as the freshman pushed aside an 80 in round one by firing a second-round 68 to climb back into a tie for 31^st. Teeing off on No. 6 in round two, Hay bogeyed his second hole, yet would play bogey free the rest of the way while notching five birdies.
• At 12-over par, George Mills owns a share of 55^th, with Jonny Cachon tied for 68^th while participating this week as an individual.

STATS OF THE DAY:

• Through two rounds, the Sharks lead the tournament in Par-4 scoring average (4.01).
• NSU racked up a collective 35 birdies on Monday.
• Round two (75.25) played over a stroke easier than round one (76.34).

BEYOND THE SCORECARD:

• Millet and Jimenez are two of just 13 players currently in red numbers.

UP NEXT:
Grouped with Saint Leo and Keiser, NSU will look to hold off the field when the final round tees off at 10:10 a.m. on Tuesday. For coverage of the action, visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com or follow the Sharks on Twitter @NSU_MGolf.