LA JOLLA, Calif. — Zach Matzke and Max Thomas each shot 74 to lead the Sacramento State men's golf team in the final round of the UC San Diego Invitational on Tuesday at Torrey Pines GC. The Hornets, which entered the day in first place, could not withstand the third-round charge from New Mexico State, Arkansas State and UC Irvine and finished in fourth place.
 
NMSU was 5-under par as a team during the final round and finished two-shots clear of the field to win the team title. The Aggies totaled 301-301-283-885 and were followed by Arkansas State (887) which was 1-over during the final round. UCI edged Sacramento State by one stroke to take third place. The Hornets completed the tournament at 303-290-299-892.
 
Matzke and Thomas both used eagles to spark their rounds. Matzke's eagle on the 615-yard, par-5 ninth hole was his lone under-par hole during the round. He added 13 pars and four bogeys. Overall, he shot 76-79-74-229 to tie for 45^th place.
 
Thomas started on the second hole and parred his first four holes of the day. He then played the next 11 holes at 2-over par with just one par in the stretch. He began with a birdie on the par-4 sixth before double bogeying the par-4 seventh. Bogeys on Nos. 8 and 9 were followed by a birdie on the par-4 10^th. After a par, he bogeyed No. 12, eagled the par-5 13^th and bogeyed Nos. 14 and 15. He closed the run with a birdie on the par-3 16^th and then parred his final three holes. The freshman tied for 14^th overall at 75-75-74-224.
 
Luke Dugger shot 75 in the final round and tied for 14^th overall. Dugger had three birdies, four bogeys and a double bogey in the round. His finish was his fourth top 15 showing this season and third in a row.
 
Zach Mate and Jake Aberle each shot 76 to complete the team total. Mate tied for 10^th overall with rounds of 73-73-76-222. He had four birdiessix bogeys and a double bogey during the final round. Aberle provided two birdies, four bogeys and a double bogey on his way to tying for 45^th place.
 
Arkansas State's Thomas Schmidt was the medalist after shooting 71-68-72-211 to finish at 5-under. Schmidt finished six strokes ahead of Seattle U's Kevin Li who placed second.
 
Sacramento State will next compete at the SeattleU Redhawk Invitational at Chambers Bay GC on Mar. 31-Apr. 1.
 
UC San Diego Invitational
La Jolla, Calif. | Torrey Pines GC
Par 72 | 7,802 Yards
 
Team Standings
1. New Mexico State 301-301-283-885
2. Arkansas State 307-291-289-887
3. UC Irvine 304-297-290-891
4. Sacramento State 303-290-299-892
5. Seattle U 308-299-292-899
6. Utah State 309-290-302-901
7. UC Riverside 303-305-294-902
8. North Dakota State 307-300-297-904
9. UC San Diego 306-313-290-909
10. Cal State Northridge 301-306-305-912
11. George Mason 306-304-303-913
T12. Gonzaga 311-305-300-916
T12. Cal Baptist 316-304-296-916
14. Lehigh 311-305-304-920
15. DePaul 316-307-298-921
16. Air Force 312-301-300-922
17. Oklahoma Christian 315-304-311-930
18. Houston Christian 321-309-301-931
19. Bucknell 324-309-301-934
20. Prairie View 331-315-312-958
 
Individual Top Five
1. Thomas Schmidt, ARKST, 71-69-72-211
2. Kevin Li, SU, 75-69-73-217
3. Aidan Thomas, NMSU, 71-77-70-218
T4. Esteban Jaramillo, USU, 75-71-74-220
T4. Jack Townsend, SDSU, 78-73-69-220
T4. Ian Simonich, NDSU, 74-72-74-220
T4. Mateo Payan, NNMSU, 78-72-70-220
T4. Jack Yu, UCI, 74-75-71-220
 
Sacramento State Scores
T10. Zach Mate 73-73-76-222
T14. Luke Dugger 79-70-75-224
T14. Max Thomas 75-75-74-224
T45. Jake Aberle 81-72-76-229
T45. Zach Matzke 76-79-74-229