STANFORD, Calif. — Luke Dugger shot an even-par round of 70 and Gabriel Smith added a 72 to lead the Sacramento State men's golf team in the first round of the NCAA Stanford Regional on Monday at Stanford GC.

The Hornets finished the first round with a team total of 296 and sit in 14th place. Illinois sits atop the team standings after totaling 263. Top-seeded Florida State is second at 267 and is followed by Stanford (267), Ole Miss (269) and Texas A&M (269). The top five teams at the conclusion of the regional will advance to the NCAA Championships.

Dugger played his final 10 holes at 3-under par with four birdies and just one bogey. He bogeyed the par-4 second hole eventually stood at 3-over through eighth holes. He began his comeback with birdies on the par-4 ninth and 10th before a bogey on the par-4 11th. After three pars, he birdied the par-4 15th and par-5 16th to return to even for the first time since the fifth hole. Dugger wrapped up the round with two pars. He is tied for 30th place overall and is seven strokes off the individual lead held by Illinois' Max Herendeen.

Smith had a great start to his day, earning birdies on Nos. 1 and 3 to get to 2-under. A pair of bogeys left him even through eight but he added birdies on the par-4 ninth, 10th and 12th to get to 3-under. From there, he had three bogeys and a double bogey on his next five holes to take him to 2-over.

Jeffrey Perry added a round of 75. Perry was 4-over at the midway point of the round with six pars, two bogeys and a double bogey. He played the back nine at 1-over with a birdie on the par-3 17th and bogeys on Nos. 10 and 18.

Jake Aberle and Zach Mate each shot 79 to round out the team lineup.

Sacramento State will begin the second round at 10:20 a.m. off the first tee. For the second consecutive round, the Hornets will be paired with Siena and the five individuals.

NCAA STANFORD REGIONAL
Stanford, Calif. | Stanford GC
Par 72 | 6,727 Yards

Team Standings
1. Illinois 263
2. Florida State 267
3. Stanford 269
T4. Ole Miss 271
T4. Texas A&M 271
6. UCLA 277
7. Augusta 280
8. UNLV 281
9. SMU 285
T10. Liberty 286
T10. Fresno State 286
T10. Missouri 286
13. Siena 287
14. Sacramento State 296

Individual Top Five
1. Max Herendeen, ILL, 63
T2. Luke Clanton, FSU, 65
T2. Jackson Buchanan, ILL, 65
T2. Michael Thorbjornsen, STAN, 65
T2. Tyler Goecke, ILL, 65
T2. Ben Warian, MINN, 65

Sacramento State Scores
T30. Luke Dugger 70
T44. Gabriel Smith 72
T67. Jeffrey Perry 75
T73. Jake Aberle 79
T73. Zach Mate 79