HOBBS, N.M. – Second-ranked Oklahoma City is in second place and one stroke behind eighth-ranked Texas Wesleyan after two rounds of the Battle in the Desert.
 
The Stars are 11 under par after Monday's two rounds with Lorenzo Santinelli tied for first at six under with rounds of 68 and 70.
 
Christian Yanovitch is tied for fourth a three under with rounds of 68 and 73. Carter Ray is tied for sixth at two under with a pair of 71-stroke rounds.
 
Simon Jansson is tied for 14^th at even par after rounds of 70 and 74, Philipp Perzl shot 71 and 74 and is one over and in a tie for 16^th.
 
Golfing as an individual, Luke Woods shot 79 and 76. He's tied for 55^th at 11 over par.
 
OCU combined for 53 birdies on the day with six of those coming on the par-5 16^th hole. Santinelli birdied hole 14 in both rounds and finished with 11 on the day. He was one under on holes three, five, eight, nine, 14, 16 and 17 in the first rounds and four seven and 12 in the second.
 
Yanovitch had a full day of mastering holes four, eight and 14. He also birdied five, seven, 10, 12 and 13 in the first round and 18 in the second. He had 12 birdies in the first two rounds.
 
Ray birdied holes seven, 12 and 14 in both rounds to go with a birdie on 10 in the first round and two in the second for eight birdies on the day.
 
Jansson birdied 16 in both rounds along with four, 14 and 18 in the first rounds and three, 10 and 11 in the second for a total of eight.
 
Perzl finished with seven birdies over the two rounds, claiming holes four, 14, 16 and 18 in the first round and five, six and 11 in the second.
 
Woods birdied 16 in both rounds. His seven-birdie total also included hole 11 in the first rounds and four, five, seven and 18 in the second.
 
The tournament concludes with 18 holes on Tuesday.