COAL VALLEY, Ill. – After a record-setting opening round, the Illinois State men's golf team continued to soar on Monday in the second round of the Championship, carding a second consecutive eight-under 276 in the second of three rounds, as the 'Birds have a nine-stroke lead heading into the final round.
One day after opening the conference tournament with the best MVC Championship single-round score in over 25 years, the Redbirds equaled that score in the second round with a 276 and now have the two lowest single-round scores in the conference championship since 1998.
ISU's two-round 552 is nine strokes higher than Valparaiso's 561 in second place.