DALLAS, Texas  – David Oliver IV (-1) shot a 2-under par 70 to pace Furman (+11) in Monday's second round of SMU's Trinity Forest Invitational at the par 76, 7617 yard Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, Texas.

A junior from Pageland, S.C., Oliver teed off on No. 10 and birdied his first hole of the day.  He then added three-straight birdies from No. 15 through No. 17 and notched a final birdie on No. 5 to finish the day with a team-high five birdies.  Oliver, who is tied for 21st, is 11 shots back of individual leader Deitrek Gill (-12) who extended his lead with rounds of 64-68=132 over the first two days  

Redshirt junior Walter Anderson (+2) recorded a 77 with three birdies, including consecutive birdies on No. 16 and No. 17, tying for 39th, and freshman Tucker Gutierrez (+4) posted a 1-over 73 with three birdies to tie for 55th.  

Junior Ludvig Josefsson (+5) also carded a 77 with birdies on No. 6 and No. 16 to move into a tie for 61st place, and graduate student Ben Loomis (+9) tallied a 78 with back to back birdies on No. 7 and No. 8 and an additional birdie on No. 17 to tie for 82nd.

Southern Cal (-24) shot 14-under par to lead the field on Monday and surge into first place.  ETSU (-19) is five strokes back in second place, and UNLV (-16) sits in third.  Baylor (-7) and Chattanooga (-5) complete the top five.  Furman (+10) is tied for 13th, just two strokes behind host SMU (+8). 

The 54-hole tournament concludes Tuesday beginning at 9:15 a.m. ET with teams teeing off on No. 1 and No. 10.  Furman will start at 10 a.m. ET on No. 10 and will play in a group with San Diego and individuals.  Admission to the tournament is free.  Results and live tournament scoring are available at Scoreboard by clippd.

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T13 Furman 289 297 586 +10
T21 David Oliver IV 73 70 143 -1
T39 Walter Anderson 69 77 146 +2
T55 Tucker Gutierrez 75 73 148 +4 
T61 Ludvig Josefsson 72 77 149 +5
T82 Ben Loomis 75 78 153 +9