PULLMAN, Wash. — Led by a pair of 66s from Max Thomas and Luke Dugger in the first round and a 65 from Zach Mate in the second round, the Sacramento State men's golf team is tied for third place after the first day of the Palouse Collegiate on Tuesday.

The Hornets shots identical rounds of 276 and finished the day 16-under par. The single-round scores are tied for the 10th-lowest in school history and have the team tied with Washington State, Wyoming and San Jose State for third place. The teams are chasing Utah (35-under) and Colorado (26-under) in the standings heading into the final round.

In the first round, Dugger and Thomas were each 6-under par. Dugger had five birdies on the front nine and was even on the back nine with a birdie and a bogey. Thomas was bogey free in his first collegiate round, posting three birdies on the front nine and two on the back nine. The team also counted 1-over par rounds of 72 from Patrick Dumag and Zach Mate.

Mate returned in the second round to shoot 65 and match his career low. The junior had an eagle on the par-5 18th, five birdies and a bogey. His score is tied for the seventh-lowest in school history and tied his mark from the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate last fall. Thomas added an even-par 71 and the pair are tied for 11th overall at 4-under par.

Dumag set his carer best with a 2-under par round of 69 and Jai Bahl completed the team total with a 71. Overall, Dugger is tied for 34th place at 2-under. Dumag is one stroke back and is tied for 37th and Bahl is 2-over to tie for 61st.

The third round of the tournament will start at 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday. The Hornets will be paired with Wyoming, Oregon State and Pacific off holes 5-7.

PALOUSE COLLEGIATE
Pullman, Wash. | Palouse Ridge GC
Par 71 | 7,302 Yards

TEAM STANDINGS
1. Utah 266-267-533
2. Colorado 272-270-542
T3. SACRAMENTO STATE 276-276-552
T3. Washington State 274-278-552
T3. Wyoming 275-277-552
T3. San Jose State 272-280-552
T7. Pacific 274-279-553
T7. Oregon State 278-275-553
9. SeattleU 274-284-558
10. Idaho 275-285-560
11. UC San Diego 283-278-561
12. Utah Valley 275-288-563
13. Nevada 283-284-567
14. Gonzaga 281-289-570
15. Cal State Northridge 289-306-595

INDIVIDUAL TOP FIVE
1. Sergio Jimenz, Utah, 61-68-129
2. Collin Hodgkinson, OSU, 66-65-131
T3. Gabriel Palacios, Utah, 68-64-132
T3. Kristof Panke, WYO, 67-65-132
T3. Hunter Swanson, COL, 65-67-132

SACRAMENTO STATE SCORES
T11. Zach Mate 72-65-137
T11. Max Thomas 66-71-137
T34. Luke Dugger 66-74-140
T37. Patrick Dumag 72-69-141
T61. Jai Bahl 73-71-144
T77. Jake Aberle 77-72-147*
* Competing as an individual