SACRAMENTO, Calif. --- The Sacramento State men’s and women’s golf teams completed the first two rounds of their respective tournaments on Monday. The men are currently tied for 16th place in the 21-team BITE Pacific Invitational hosted by UC Santa Barbara. The women are tied for ninth place in the 13-team Fresno State Invitational. Both tournaments will conclude with a single round on Tuesday.The men’s team shot rounds of 307 and 306 and are currently 25 strokes behind leading UC Davis. Brandon Kingsolver paced the Hornets with 77-73-150 to tie for 25th place. The four remaining Sacramento State golfers are within 10 strokes of Kingsolver through 36 holes. Brian Little shot 76-78-154; Matt Montez fired 79-77-156; Ryan McConnell shot 81-78-159 and John Bowen recorded rounds of 75-85-160.
The women’s team shot 328-335-663 to tie UC Riverside for ninth place. The host Bulldogs lead the field with a combined score of 611. Long Beach State is 11 strokes back in second place. Despite facing a substantial deficit from the lead, the Hornets are just six strokes out of sixth place heading into the final round.
Individually, all five Hornets shot rounds in the 80s and are separated by just six strokes. Sarah Kukyendall leads the team at 80-84-164. Heather LeMaster is one stroke behind at 83-82- 165 followed by Jennifer Parkes’ 82-84-166. Margaux Sheehan (83-85-168) and Kathryn Cotter (84-86-170) completed the lineup.
The men’s tournament is currently being led Washington State’s David Fern who shot 73-69-142. Long Beach State’s Kay Hoey recorded rounds of 77-68-145 to lead the women’s event.
Men’s Team Standings
1. UC Davis 296-292-588
2. Washington State 296-296-592
3. Hawaii 297-297-594
T4. UC Riverside 298-299-597
T4. Cal Poly 297-300-597
6. San Diego State 303-295-598
7. St. Mary''s 298-301-599
8. Pacific 300-301-601
T9. New Mexico State 301-301-602
T9. Denver 304-298-602
11. San Diego 300-303-603
T12. Wyoming 302-305-607
T12. UC Irvine 301-306-607
14. Utah 303-307-610
15. Oregon State 311-301-612
T16. Sacramento State 307-306-613
T16. Idaho 308-307-616
18. Santa Clara 299-318-617
19. CS Northridge 311-307-618
20. UC Santa Barbara 314-306-620
21. Weber State 313-311-624
Sacramento State Finishers
T25. Brandon Kingsolver 77-73-150
T60. Brian Little 76-78-154
T72. Matt Montez 79-77-156
T94. Ryan McConnell 81-78-159
T96. John Bowen 75-85-160
Top Five Individuals
1. David Fern, Wash. St., 73-69-142
T2. J.J. Scurich, CP, 72-73-145
T2. Brandon Hillpot, UCR, 76-69-145
T4. Jay Westerlund, UCD, 74-72-146
T4. Gilberto Rodriguez, SDSU, 74-72-146
T4. Mitch Gillis, OSU, 74-72-146
Women’s Team Standings
1. Fresno State 3-6-305-611
2. Long Beach State 316-306-622
3. Montana 315-312-627
4. Nevada 317-318-635
5. Eastern Washington 312-318-635
6. Portland 334-323-657
7. Montana State 320-341-661
8. CS Northridge 328-334-662
T9. Sacramento State 328-335-663
T9. UC Riverside 334-329-663
T11. Gonzaga 336-336-672
T11. Chico State 335-336-672
13. Cal Poly 332-342-674
Sacramento State Finishers
T25. Sarah Kuykendall 80-84-164
T28. Heather LeMaster 83-82-165
T35. Jennifer Parkes 82-84-166
T41. Margaux Sheehan 83-85-168
T50. Kathryn Cotter 84-86-170
Top Five Individuals
1. Kay Hoey, LBSU, 77-68-145
2. Laura Luethke, FS, 73-73-146
3. Jill Walker, UM, 76-75-151
T4. Krista Swanson, UM, 75-78-153
T4. Carlie Allen, EWU, 73-80-153
T4. Adrianna Chico, FS, 77-76-153
