HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - The IU Indianapolis men's golf team rode a hot finish to climb the leaderboard at the Horizon League Golf Championships on Saturday (Apr. 19), finishing day one tied for second overall at 299, four shots back of leader Wright State. Sophomore Titus Boswell led the way, carding 3-under 69 to sit atop the leaderboard through 18 holes. 

Boswell made four birdies on his final five holes to surge to 3-under, sandwiched around a tough par on No. 16. All total, he finished his round with a tournament best six birdies. 

Fellow sophomore Brady Schier is tied for tenth at 3-over 75 and Sam McWilliams shot 5-over 77 and is tied for 24th. Morgan Tournemire rounded out the group of scorers at 6-over 78 and Noah Kirsch closed at 8-over 80. However, Kirsch played his back nine to even par 37 after a rocky start, providing some positive momentum heading into round two. 

Schier played the back nine to 1-under 36, including a pair of birdies, while McWilliams shot even par 37 over his final nine holes. Schier's lone bogey on the back nine was a ridiculous save on No. 15 after his tee shot fell woefully short of the island green.

Tournemire posted 1-over 38 on the back nine, including birdies on two of his final three holes of the round and a near miss on the par-3, No. 15 before that. 

Behind Boswell, Wright State's Shane Ochs and Green Bay's Yinta Yang both shot 2-under 70. 

The Jaguars led the field with 17 birdies on Saturday, but were last among the field with 43 pars. 

Play will resume beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday (Apr. 20).