AUGUSTA, Ga. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's golf team is in 11th-place after 36 holes of the Administaff Augusta State Invitational at Forest Hills Golf Club.  Chattanooga shot rounds of 293 and 280 and is just two shots behind a trio of teams including No. 11 Illinois and No. 16 Alabama.

Host Augusta State, ninth-ranked in the country, holds an eight-stroke lead over No. 17 South Carolina with a total of 544 (-32).  The Gamecocks' second round 266 (-22) moved them to 552, seven shots ahead of third-place Tennessee.

The Mocs got off to a sluggish start with a first round total of 293, five-over par.  Jaeger opened with a two-under par 70, which tied him for eighth after 18 holes.  Rende had the only other UTC par or better round with a 72 (E).

Chattanooga shook off that opening score to follow with the eight-under par 280.  Jaeger once again led the way with a four-under par 68.  J.T. Clendenin shot his low round of the season with a 69 (-3), while Rende added a 71 (-1).  Fredrik Qvicker's 72 (E) provided the Mocs with four par or better rounds.

Jaeger is tied for 12th at six-under (138).  Rende is minus-one, at 143, and is tied for 33rd.  Clendenin's 69 gave him a one-over par total of 145.

Qvicker is tied for 65th at 147 (75-72), while Steven Fox rounded out the Mocs' scoring tied for 72nd at 149 (76-73).  Freshman Alex Ratliff is playing as an individual and is tied with Fox at 149 including a one-under par 71 in the second round.

Augusta State's Patrick Reed leads the tourney at 11-under par, 133, after rounds of 66 and 67.  Alabama's Bud Cauley is tied for second at 135 (-9) with Clemson's Corbin Mills.

Fox will lead the Mocs onto the course Sunday.  He tees off No. 10 at 9 a.m., followed by Qvicker, Clendenin, Rende and Jaeger.  Chattanooga is paired with Alabama and Kent State.

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NOTES:

>The Mocs played with Duke and Virginia Tech.

>Front Nine (Counters by Round):  +4 (+7/-3/-)...Stephan Jaeger is -4 on the front nine through 36 holes.

>Back Nine:  -7 (-2/-5/-)...Derek Rende and Fredrik Qvicker are both -3 on the back nine.

>UTC played the four Par 5s at -19 on the day...The Mocs were -16 on their counting cards on the Par 5s.

>The Mocs' second round 280 (-8) ties for their 4th best of the season (2nd round - Aldila Scenic City Inv./Oct. 26).

>Senior Derek Rende has counted all 27 rounds this season...His two par or better rounds today are his 51st and 52nd of his career...Rende now has 12 on the season...It is the second time Rende has opened a tournament par or better this season...The last time was at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate where he started at even-par 140 (70-70) and finished a season-best eighth...Carded his team-best 5th eagle in round two today.

>Junior Stephan Jaeger played the Par 5s at -7 for the day, -5 in the second round...4th eagle of the season in round two...Back-to-back rounds under par is first time since Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate (69-69)...Team-high 7th round in the 60s with his second round 68 (-4)...Now has 16 par or better rounds, 28 for his career.

>Senior J.T. Clendenin's 60 was his first round in the 60s this season, 3rd of his career...It's his first round in the 60's since firing a 66 (-6) to open in the lead at the 2008 Linger Longer Invitational...Four birdies and one bogey for his second round.

>Senior Fredrik Qvicker had two birdies and 14 pars in round two's 72 (E)...10th par or better round of the season, 47th of his career.

>Eagles (Counters by Rounds):  2 (0/2/-).  Jaeger 1 (0/1/-), Rende 1 (-/1/-).

>Birdies (Counters by Rounds):  27 (14/13/-).  Jaeger 9 (4/5/-), Clendenin 7 (3/4/-), Rende 6 (4/2/-), Qvicker 5 (3/2/-), Fox 5 (2/3/-).

>Pars (Counters by Rounds):  89 (41/48/-).  Qvicker 24 (10/14/-), Fox 23 (11/12/-), Rende 22 (10/12/-), Clendenin 22 (9/13/-), Jaeger 21 (12/9/-).