INNISBROOK, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern men's golf team trimmed nine strokes off its opening-round score in round two to complete the first 36 holes of play at the Copperhead Championship in sixth place. Javier Calles led the way for the Sharks on Monday, and currently sits in seventh at one-over par.

INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT:
Tournament Standing: 6th of 17 Teams
Tournament Leader: Saint Leo
Location: Innisbrook Resort – Copperhead Course | Innisbrook, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 71/7,209
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HOW IT HAPPENED:

• In a loaded 17-team field, the Sharks played the opening 18 holes at (+13) 297, good enough for 11^th. The afternoon proved to be a different story, though, as head coach Joey Marino's group righted the ship by shooting a collective (+4) 288 to jump back into sixth on the leaderboard.
• Saint Leo owns the 36-hole lead at three-over par, followed by Lander at six-over. West Florida finds itself in third with a score of 14-over. Third through seventh in the standings, however, are separated by only four shots.
• Calles, the 2021 Sunshine State Conference Freshman of the Year combined for eight birdies on the day, posting rounds of 72 and 71 to remain just six back of the lead.
• Mike Hay matched Calles with a 71 of his own in the second round. Adding the 71 to his opening-round 75, Hay owns a share of 18^th overall at four-over par.
• Consecutive birdies on No. 1 and No. 2 in the second round helped lift Josep Serra to an afternoon total of (+2) 73. Serra will head into the final round tied for 37^th at seven-over.
• Joseba Torres made a five-shot improvement in the second round, overcoming an early 78 by shooting a 73 to close the day tied for 49^th.
• Jonny Cachon is currently tied for 63^rd at 12-over par.

STATS OF THE DAY:

• Calles tied with sixth others for the top Par-4 scoring average of the day at 4.00.
• Hay's combined 26 pars were the most of any NSU player.
• Overall, round two played 0.67 strokes easier than round one.

BEYOND THE SCORECARD:

• Saint Leo's Alberto Castagnara (-5) leads Lander's Maxime Legros by one shot.
• Of the 90 in the field, there are currently five players in red numbers.
• NSU last competed at the Copperhead Championship in Oct. of 2019.

UP NEXT:
NSU will play alongside the nation's Top-2 teams in Barry and Arkansas Tech when final-round action tees off Tuesday morning at 8:15 a.m. For coverage, visit the men's golf schedule page on NSUSharks.com, or follow the Sharks on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_MGolf.