STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - After struggling for two rounds, the Penn State men's golf team rebounded with one of the best third rounds scores at the Big Ten Championship in Iowa City. The Lions shot a score of 287, which tied Indiana for the second best third round of the tournament.

After 54-holes of play the Nittany Lions still stand in 10th place with an overall score of 884. Purdue leads the Championships with a score of 861, while Illinois is two shots back at 863.

Nittany Lion Mark Leon (Brampton, Ontario) shot a stellar third round score of 3-under 69, which catapulted him from 34th to tied for 12th. His round of 69 tied him for the best third round score of the tournament. With one round to play, Leon has a 54-hole score of 217 (+1), which is six shots behind the leader Eric Jorgenson of Michigan State (211).

Jim Fuller (Muskogee, Okla.) and Josh Dawes (Jacksonville, Fla.) both improved their overall placing with solid third rounds of golf. Fuller stands tied for 27th with a score of 221, while Dawes is one shot back (222) and is tied for 31st.

The final round will begin tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. (ET). Live results can be found at www.hawkeyesports.com

 Team Results: 1. Purdue 279 289 293 861 2. Illinois 294 287 282 863 3. Indiana 293 287 287 867 Minnesota 294 278 295 867 5. Northwestern 289 283 296 868 6. Michigan 294 284 294 872 7. Michigan St. 291 291 291 873 8. Ohio State 295 285 295 875 9. Iowa 291 286 302 879 10. Penn State 302 295 287 884 11. Wisconsin 297 300 305 902 Individual Results: 1. Eric Jorgensen Michigan State 70 72 69 211 Andrew Matthews Michigan 72 69 70 211 Chris Mayson Purdue 68 73 70 211 4. James Lepp Illinois 70 71 71 212 5. Simon Nash Minnesota 73 70 70 213 6. Ben Davidson Indiana 72 71 71 214 Jeff Overton Indiana 72 69 73 214 8. Scott Harrington Northwestern 69 77 70 216