Nov. 4, 2000

HILTON HEAD, S.C. - The UNLV golf team dropped from sixth place to 14th place after the second round of the Rolex/Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Collegiate Invitational at Arthur Hills Course on Saturday.

The Rebels (283-293--576), after finishing Friday's competition at five strokes under par, gave all the shots back with a five-over-par 293 team round on Saturday. Ahead of UNLV, 13 teams all shot par or better for the second round.

Freshman James Oh (71-68--139) stormed up the leaderboard, however, with a three-under par second round. He sits tied for 15th overall and is just seven strokes behind Oklahoma State's Anders Hultman for the lead.

Sophomore Tyler Mays (68-76--144) slipped from eighth place after the opening round to a tie for 48th with a four-over-par round on Saturday.

Rounding out the Rebels' lineup were sophomores Brett Foulds (72-75--147) and Calvin Kupeyan (76-74--150). Foulds is tied for 64th overall with Kupeyan trailing in 76th.

Freshman Travis Whisman withdrew from Saturday's round after firing an opening round 72.

Georgia (268-275--543) held its lead in the team standings, shooting 13-under par on Saturday to maintain a seven stroke advantage over rival Georgia Tech.

The third and final round of competition will begin at 7:30 a.m. EST on Sunday.