HUMBLE, Texas – The Lamar Cardinals moved up the team leaderboard on the second day of the All American Intercollegiate at the Golf Club of Houston on Saturday.
 
The Cardinals, who started the second round tied for 13^th place, moved up to a tie for 11^th in the 18-team field, firing an even-par 288, nine strokes better than Friday's effort.
 
"We played a little better today, so we are going to take that as a positive," LU coach Jessie Mudd said. "It's our first event of the spring and we expect a little rust. We're going to go out there Sunday and try to keep improving."
 
Zander Gous, Charlie Flowers and Mans Berglund each carded a 1-under-par 71 on the 7,067-yard, par-72 layout. Eason Wang, who was tied for third after a 3-under-par 69 on Friday, had a 3-over-par 75 Saturday to sit at even par after 36 holes, putting him in a tie for 25^th in the 96-player field. Gous is tied for 37^th at 145, Flowers is tied for 69^th at 151, while Berglund is tied for 78^th at 153. Cody Banach, who had a 74 on Friday, shot an 81 on Saturday, putting him in a tie for 86^th at 155.
 
LU enters Sunday's final round at 585, tied with LSU and just one stroke behind UTSA, which is in 10^th place, and three strokes behind ninth-place Louisiana Tech.
 
Baylor leads the team standings at 552, 12 strokes ahead of Vanderbilt and 18 strokes ahead of Houston. Baylor golfers hold the top three spots in the medalist chase, with Cooper Dossey at 10-under-par 134 leading the way, three strokes ahead of Garrett May and four shots better than Braden Bailey.
 
Sunday's final round is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m.