After the first round, the Crimson led all Ivy League rivals, leading the Big Green by seven, the Tigers by eight, and the Lions by nine. Though several teams finished their second rounds on Saturday, play was eventually postponed due to darkness.

“It was very grueling playing 36 holes in the first [day] and finishing basically in darkness,” Liu said. “So I think our team’s mental strength has improved a lot, and that’s something I really worked on to improve as the season has begun.”

The remaining holes of the second round were played early Sunday morning, after which Harvard found itself trailing leader Auburn by 25 strokes, finishing with 579 strokes at +19, tied for sixth place with Binghamton and Loyola Marymount.

McCarthy displayed consistency in the second round with another score of 72, the Crimson’s best for the round, placing him in a tie for 22nd place.

Liu followed up with a 73, putting him in a tie for 16th place with Lederhausen, who shot a 75 in his second round, moving his total score up to 143 strokes on the weekend.

Mirchandani improved in the second round, shooting a 74, while Lai completed the scoring for Harvard with 76 strokes.

Under recently named head coach Kevin Rhoads, who has coached the women’s squad for eight years, the Crimson will look to improve in the coming weeks of the fall season.

“I think that the steps that they’ve taken are leading us in the right direction,” Liu said. “It’s too soon to tell, but I think that it’s definitely a positive at the moment. But it’s obviously going to take some time to see the results of this change.”

—Staff writer David A. Mazza can be reached at damazza@college.harvard.edu.