BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Behind an opening-round 286, which saw ISU close the opening 18 holes in second place, the Redbirds held on to close the opening day in sixth place overall in the field of 15 with 18 holes remaining on Monday.
Cincinnati leads the field through the first 36 holes with a two-round team total of 571, Illinois (573), tournament host Indiana (574), Memphis (578), and Valparaiso (584) are just ahead of Illinois State's 585. Ball State (586), Miami-Ohio (589), Loyola Chicago (592), Lipscomb (594), North Alabama (595), Butler (612), Bradley (630), IUPUI (634), and Evansville (639) round out the nine teams behind the Redbirds.