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INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI men's golf team never truly found a hot streak on Monday as the Jaguars sit in fourth after two rounds at the Butler Fall Invitational being played at the par-70 Highlands Country Club. IUPUI was second after a morning round of 287, but slipped to fourth after a second round 289.

Host Butler leads the seven team field at 565 and Evansville is second at 568. Valparaiso is third at 575.

"We're 11 shots behind and that's got to be the goal is to make up that ground tomorrow," IUPUI Head Coach John Andrews said. "But we've got to play good. We can't play like we did the past two rounds.

"We're not going to make up 11 shots shooting 287. It's just not going to happen."

Senior Ben Engle paced the Jaguars lineup on Monday, finishing the two rounds at 143 (68-75). His first round 68 was one stroke away from matching his career-low and was his best single round score since his 67 in October 2007. Engle enters Tuesday's final round tied for seventh among the 44-player field.

"Ben obviously played well in the morning and shot a good score," Andrews said. "He knows he can play better, but a 68 is a pretty good score."

Fellow fifth-year senior Michael Powell finished his day at 144 (72-72) and is tied for 12th overall and both Michael Davan and Philip Wirkkala are tied for 21st at 146. Sophomore Jose Pablo Segurola capped the lineup at 151 (79-72).

Highlighting the individual entries was freshman Santiago Ruiz, who ended his day at 143 (70-73) to match Engle in a tie for seventh. Matt Bruce is tied for 27th at 149 and Cole Adams made his collegiate debut at 158.

"Santiago is a really talented golfer and played really well today," Andrews said. "I thought Matt Bruce played well after a long layoff and Cole (Adams) got his first tournament under his belt. Unfortunately we're talking about guys who were playing as individuals, rather than playing in the lineup."

On Monday, Andrews continually thought his team would ascent up the leaderboard but it never happened.

"(Michael) Powell holed a shot for eagle and I thought we were ready to make a move, but it just didn't happen," Andrews said. "Tomorrow we've just got to go out and play the golf course."

The 54-hole event will conclude with 18 holes on Tuesday.

Team Standings
1. Butler - 292-273=565 (+5)
2. Evansville - 284-284=568 (+8)
3. Valparaiso - 290-285=575 (+15)
4. IUPUI - 287-289=576 (+16)
5. Green Bay - 293-290=583 (+23)
6. Eastern Illinois - 287-300=587 (+27)
7. Chicago State - 337-307=644 (+84)

Individual Standings
t-7. Ben Engle - 68-75=143 (+3)
t-12. Michael Powell - 72-72=144 (+4)
t-21. Michael Davan - 75-71=146 (+6)
t-21. Philip Wirkkala - 72-74=146 (+6)
t-31. Jose Pablo Segurola - 79-72=151 (+11)
*t-7. Santiago Ruiz - 70-73=143 (+3)
*t-27. Matt Bruce - 77-72=149 (+9)
*40. Cole Adams - 80-78=158 (+18)
   *played as an individual