KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – FGCU men's golf freshman Austin Cherichella (Orlando, Fla./Lake Nona HS) posted a four-under 68 on Monday afternoon to move into a tie for first place at the conclusion of the second round of the Any Given Tuesday Intercollegiate hosted by Charleston Southern. That performance along with par finishes for Van Holmgren (Plymouth, Minn./Waysata HS/North Dakota State) and Michael O'Brien (West Chester, Ohio/Archbishop Moeller HS/Saint Joseph's) moved the Eagles into third overall heading into the Tuesday's final day of competition.
 
The Eagles finished with a second-round score of 285 for a 36-round total of 570. Coastal Carolina and Kennesaw State are tied for first at 557 each. FGCU sits two strokes in front of Jacksonville State which has a two-day score of 572.
 
"I thought our adjustments today helped in some parts of the round," said head coach Andrew Danna. "I'm really excited at how the guys are playing as a group to be in a good spot headed into the final round. Tomorrow we will work to stay consistent, and if we can clean up a few other items, I'm hopeful for a really strong finish against a great field of competitors."
 
Cherichella's score of 68 on Monday gave him a two-day total of 137 which is tied with Kennesaw State's Connor Coffee for the top individual spot. The low score of the day was a 66 from Tyler Gray of Coastal Carolina while two other players shot 68 for the second-lowest individual total.
 
The freshman was par-or-better on every hold today with birdies on No. 1, No. 8, No. 12 and No. 15 to go four under.
 
Holmgren finished the day at 72 after shooting 68 in Sunday's first round. The senior stands in a four-way tie for seventh. O'Brien moved up five spots in the individual standings with Monday's score of 72 – he used four birdies to help offset a double bogey on the eighth hole to stay even.
 
Frankie Capan (North Oaks, Minn./Northwest Christian HS/Alabama) cut four shots off his opening round total to finish Monday's round one over par at 73.
 
The Eagles added 24 more birdies to bring their two-day total to 49 which still leads the 10-team field. Holmgren leads all individuals with 11, while Cherichella and O'Brien each have nine.
 
The Eagles will tee off from hole one at 9:40 AM and 9:50 AM on Tuesday morning for the final round.
 
Any Given Tuesday – Team Results Through Two Rounds
T1. #46/35 Coastal Carolina – 282-275=557
T1. Kennesaw State – 275-282=557
3. FGCU – 285-285=570
4. Jacksonville State – 284-288=572
5. Charleston Southern – 297-286=583
6. Morehead State – 288-296=584
7. Lipscomb – 296-289=585
8. Winthrop – 292-296=588
9. #10 High Point – 292-303=595
10. USC Upstate – 309-308=617
 
FGCU Individual Scores Through Two Rounds
T1 - Austin Cherichella – 69-68=137
T7 - Van Holmgren – 68-72=140
T17 - Michael O'Brien – 73-72=145
T34 - Frankie Capan III – 77-73=150
T42 - Brady Madsen – 75-77=152
T52 - Jon Hopkins – 77-79=156
 
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