LEWISBURG, PA – Andrew Bilson (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township) shot three-under 67 and the Rider University men's golf team shaved 14 strokes off its first-round score with a second-round 291 (+11) at the Bucknell Invitational on Monday. Bilson moved to 19^th individually at four over (144), while the Broncs are now tied for 17^th of 19 teams in the team scoring.

Bilson's Monday round featured five birdies. Ryan Jones (Canton, NY/Canton Central) was next at three-over 73, while Sebastian Pell (Center Rutland, VT/Rutland) shot five-over 75. The Broncs also counted Riley Richards' (East Montpelier, VT/U-32 [Franklin Pierce]) six-over 76. For the tournament, Jones stands at nine-over (149), good for 55^th, followed by Richards (150, +10, 70^th), Pell (153, +13, 86^th), Luke Canino (Washington Township, NJ/Washington Township)(156, +16, 96^th) and Nathan Tallinder (Madison, NJ/Madison [Hartford])(164, +24, 109^th).

NOTES
- Youngstown State took the team lead with a second-round 277 (-3) and a two-round score of 569 (+9), a stroke ahead of Robert Morris (570, +10).  
- Manhattan (580, +20, T-5^th), Niagara (583, +23, 8^th), Canisius (587, +27, T-10^th) and Mount St. Mary's (591, +31, T-14^th) are also representing the MAAC with the Broncs (596, +36, T-17^th) at the tournament.
- Leo Chu of Holy Cross separated from a trio of other golfers atop the leaderboard after one round with a second-round 69 (-1). He's now three-under (137) for the tournament, four strokes ahead of the field.
- In addition to Bilson's five birdies Monday, Jones and Richards had two apiece and Pell added one.

UP NEXT
The Broncs conclude action at the Bucknell Invitational from Bucknell Golf Club in Lewisburg, PA, in Tuesday's morning's third round. The Broncs begin teeing off from the 10^th tee at 10:22 a.m.