BECKER, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris men's golf team lowered its team score by five shots on Friday and solidified its hold on seventh place at the UMAC Championship.

With Saturday's final round left to play, the University of Wisconsin-Superior is comfortably ahead with a 36-hole score of 616. The University of Northwestern is second with a 630 and North Central University is third with a 644.

Martin Luther College takes a three-shot lead on Crown College into Saturday with a 674 to Crown's 677. Bethany Lutheran College is at 697, while Minnesota Morris is at 701 after putting together a team score of 348 on Friday. Northland College trails behind the rest of the field in eighth at 739.

Friday's low round for Minnesota Morris was turned in by Gabe Long with an 81, followed by Mathias Warrington with an 82. Those two are now tied for 22nd place on the individual leaderboard at 173 through 36 holes.

Marshall O'Meara and Dalton Koehler had the other two scores for the Cougars on Friday. O'Meara shot a 90 and is 26th overall at 177. Koehler recorded a 95 and is 39th overall for the event at 192. Aaron Nack shot a round of 100 on the day and is 32nd overall with a score of 183. 

Saturday's final round begins at 10 a.m. on the first tee for Minnesota Morris.