SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Luke Dugger shot 66 and is tied for second place after the first round of the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational on Monday at The Reserve at Spanos Park. Dugger's efforts helped Sacramento State to a 4-under par team total of 284 which has the Hornets tied for eighth place.

Dugger was bogey-free through his round and finished with the second-best score of his collegiate career. He began his round with birdies on Nos. 1 and 2 and made the turn at 3-under after a birdie on the par-4 seventh. A birdie on the par-4 10th dropped him to 4-under and he finished with birdies on Nos. 16 and 17 before closing with a par. His score places him in a four-way tie for second place and he is one stroke back of Cal State Fullerton's Garrett Boe for the lead.

Zach Mate ranks second on the team and is tied for 29th after shooting 71. Mate had a strong start with birdies on Nos. 1, 5 and 7 to get to 3-under. His first bogey came on the par-3 eighth but he answered with a birdie on the par-4 10th to get back to 3-under. He played the final eight holes at 2-over with bogeys on Nos. 13 and 15 to accompany six pars.

Gabriel Smith shot 73 and is tied for 47th. Smith was 2-under on the front side of the course with three birdies and a bogey. He started the back nine with a bogey, birdied the par-3 13th and bogeyed the par-3 15th to stand at 1-under. After a par, he doubled the par-4 17th and parred the 18th.

Jeffrey Perry completed the team total with a 74. Perry parred his first three holes and then dropped to 2-under with birdies on Nos. 4 and 5. Back-to-back double bogeys and two pars left him at 2-over at the midway point of the round. The senior was even on the back nine with birdies on Nos. 13 and 16 bracketing a pair of bogeys.

Sacramento State was also represented by Jake Aberle who shot 76 and Keaton Sutherland who had a 79.

Utah and Grand Canyon are tied for the team lead at 13-under par. Loyola Marymount and Washington State are three strokes back in second place while Fresno State is five strokes off the lead in fifth.

The Hornets will be paired with Utah Valley and UC Santa Barbara in the second round beginning at 7:39 a.m. off the first tee.

VISIT STOCKTON PACIFIC INVITATIONAL
Stockton, Calif. | The Reserve at Spanos Park
Par 72 | 7,278 Yards

TEAM STANDINGS
T1. Utah 275
T1. Grand Canyon 275
T3. Loyola Marymount 278
T3. Washington State 278
5. Fresno State 280
6. Pacific 282
7. Utah Valley 283
T8. Sacramento State 284
T8. UC Santa Barbara 284
10. Cal State Fullerton 285
11. Nevada 296
12. CSUN 289
T13. SeattleU 290
T13. California Baptist 290
15. UC Irvine 294
T16. UC Riverside 301
T16. Utah Tech 301

INDIVIDUAL TOP FIVE
1. Garrett Boe, CSF, 65
T2. Luke Dugger, SAC, 66
T2. Riley Lewis, LMU, 66
T2. Tommaso Zorzetto, GCU, 66
T2. Kurtis Rodriguez, CBU, 66

SACRAMENTO STATE SCORES
T2. Luke Dugger 66
T29. Zach Mate 71
T47. Gabriel Smith 73
T58. Jeffrey Perry 74
T72. Jake Aberle 76
T89. Keaton Sutherland 79*
* Competing as an individual