PALM HARBOR, Fla. – The No. 2 University of North Georgia (UNG) men's golf team sits in 11th place after the opening day of the Copperhead Championship, carding rounds of 292 and 285 for a 36-hole total of 577 (+17).

Florida Southern leads the field at 14-under-par 546, followed by Lincoln Memorial at 552 and Barry at 556.

Cole Packingham led the Nighthawks in the opening round with a 72 (+2), followed by Drew Sutherland and Jack Rowe, who each carded a 73 (+3). Colby Bennett finished with a 74 (+4), while Ashton Eubanks rounded out the lineup with a 76 (+6).

North Georgia improved by seven strokes in the second round, led by Packingham's 69 (-1). Eubanks followed with an even-par 70, while Bennett carded a 72 (+2). Sutherland and Rowe each finished the round with a 74 (+4).

The Nighthawks return to the course Tuesday morning for the final round of the Copperhead Championship.