LĪHU'E, Kaua'i – The University of Hawai'i men's golf team battled through windy conditions at Ocean Course at Hokuala in the second round of the 49^th John A. Burns Intercollegiate Friday,  
 
The Rainbow Warriors carded a team score of 305 and dropped down the leaderboard to 18^th place at 589 after 36 holes.
 
Loyola Marymount and Texas A&M share the team lead at 6-under 552, three strokes ahead of UNLV (555), who posted the best round of the day at 274. BYU and New Mexico round out the Top 5 at 558. Individually, LMU's Nateeshvar Anatha Ganesh has the clubhouse lead at 6-under, one stroke ahead of Utah's Sergio Jimenez and UNLV's Mason Snyder.  
 
UH's best finisher on the day was Dane Watanabe who shot 3-over 73 and is tied for 55^th place at 5-over 145. Teammates Nathan Szpakowicz and James Whitworth are also at 5-over for the tournament following rounds of 74 and 78, respectively.
 
Also competing for the Rainbow Warriors are Cameron Combado (80=154, t-104^th) and Alec Hilgers (81=158, 110^th). Two others are competing as individuals – Chris Salem (77=155, 108^th) and Quinn Murray (89=170, 111^th).
 
The tournament concludes on Saturday with a 9:00 a.m. HT shotgun start.
 
18. Hawai'i – 305=589 (+29)
T-55. Dane Watanabe – 73=145 (+5)
T-55. Nathan Szpakowicz – 75=145 (+5)
T-55. James Whitworth – 78=155 (+5)
T-104. Cameron Combado – 80=154 (+14)
110. Alec Hilgers – 81=158 (+18)