SEASIDE, Calif. --- The Eagles Men's Golf posted steady and consistent scores across both rounds at the Pacific Coast Highway Invitational on Tuesday.  After 36 holes, Biola sits in first place on the leaderboard with one round to play on Wednesday.

All five teams in the field formed a tight-knit group after round one, with the fifth place team just nine strokes behind the first place team. Head Coach Max Allen's team finished the initial play-through with a team score of 320 and benefited from two strong individual performances from Austin Bishop and Tristin Ginkel.

Bishop was tied for second place on the individual leaderboard after the first round with a score of 75. Ginkel also found himself in the top-4 after finishing his round at +4, one stroke more than Bishop.

"Austin and Tristan anchored us today and played smart throughout both rounds," said Allen. "Austin had some trouble initially, but we made a mechanical adjustment to the swing and he struck the ball purely after that. This is homefield advantage for Tristan. He played a lot of golf throughout his junior golf and community college years here."

Those two men stayed in the top-5 at the conclusion of play Tuesday, but a resurgent round from senior Cameron Bauer vaulted the Eagles into first place. Bauer shot a 74 in the second round to climb 10 spots on the leaderboard. Biola's team total of 302 was at least 10 strokes better than each of their competitors and stakes the Eagles to a six stroke lead for the final 18 holes on Wednesday.

"I am proud of Cameron. He has the toughest time in the mornings but every time he turns it around," said Allen. "He was -1 through 10 in his second round, which included an eagle. He's upset he let a few go towards the end, but it will fuel the fire tomorrow."

Bishop and Ginkel both a chance to win the individual title with another strong showing in the final round. Bishop's two-round total of 149 is currently tied for second and one shot behind the overall leader, Fredik Ingul of Menlo College. Ginkel is not far behind at a total of 152 through 36 rounds.

"There is no concern for our first round right now," said Allen. "We're drawing all motivation from our comeback round and the opportunity to win."

The teams return to the course at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday.