Battling poor conditions on the first day of competition, the field averaged a score of 79.5, which all five Crimson golfers finished below. The team also posted five rounds at or below par.

Only champion Penn State notched a better single round than Harvard, turning in a five-under-par 283 in the second round.

For the tournament, the Nittany Lions finished at two under, 24 shots ahead of the Crimson.

Last year, Harvard placed ninth at the Nittany Lion Invitational, its worst performance of its fall season. In the two-day tournament, the Crimson shot a team score of 624 (+48).

Then a freshman, Lim once again led the team, with a score of 151 (+7) over two days. Lim finished tied for 15th place.

On a team with only five players this season, Harvard counts on everyone to contribute.

“The team is not only close-knit socially, but also in terms of skill,” Rhoads said. “Each member’s individual score counted [toward the team score] on at least two different days.”

“Not one player stood out. We all played well.” Hu said.

The team boasts no seniors, relying on a junior captain Hu, two sophomores, and two freshmen.

Hu won last year’s individual Ivy League championship as a sophomore.

The Crimson’s youth has not stopped it from finishing in the top three in both of its tournaments this year.

Last weekend, Harvard placed third behind the Nittany Lions and Nova Southeastern University at the Yale Invitational.

The Crimson will compete in its final fall season tournament in three weekends when it travels to the Stanford Invitational.