LA QUINTA, Calif. — The Sacramento State men's golf team finished the second round of the Big West Championship at 2-over par and was led by Luke Dugger who had a 1-under par round of 71. The Hornets are in ninth place in the team standings with one round remaining.
 
Dugger moved up 14 positions in the standings and improved his score by six strokes from the previous day. The graduate student parred the first eight holes and then had his lone bogey of the day on the par-4 ninth. Dugger was 2-under on the back nine with birdies on the par-5 13^th and par-4 16^th to accompany seven pars.
 
Max Thomas and Zach Mate were each even during the second round. Thomas had a team-high four birdies in the round with two on both sides of the course. He was 1-under on the front nine with birdies on Nos. 6 and 7 and a bogey on No. 9. On the back nine, he had birdies on Nos. 11 and 16 and bogeys on Nos. 10, 12 and 14.
 
Mate birdied No. 6 and had eight pars on the front side of the course. He played the back nine at 1-over with a birdie (No. 15) and two bogeys (Nos. 12 and 17).
 
Jake Aberle completed the team total with a round of 75. Aberle was one of three Hornets who totaled 35 on the front nine as he birdied the first hole, bogeyed the second and later birdied the par-5 sixth. He was 4-over on the back side of the course with a birdie, a bogey and a pair of double bogeys.
 
Cal State Fullerton remains the team leader and was able to extend its lead by one stroke over No. 22 Long Beach State. The Titans are 17-under par through two rounds while LBSU stands at 14-under. Idaho is a distance third at 3-under.
 
Krishnav Chopraa of Long Beach State followed an opening round 63 with a 66 on Monday. Chopraa holds an 8-shot lead over Cal State Fullerton's Tegan Andrews.
 
Big West Championship
La Quinta, Calif. | La Quinta CC
Par 72 | 7056 Yards
 
Team Standings
1. Cal State Fullerton 279-280-589
2. #22 Long Beach State 281-281-562
3. Idaho 285-288-573
T4. UC Davis 290-285-575
T4. UC Irvine 290-285-575
6. UC Santa Barbara 297-282-579
7. UC San Diego 295-285-580
T8. Sacramento State 294-290-584
T8. Hawaii 295-289-584
10. Cal Poly 296-290-586
T7. CSUN 295-293-588
12. UC Riverside 304-299-60
 
Individual Top Five
1. Krishnav Chopraa, LBSU, 63-66-129
2. Tegan Andrews, CSF, 68-69-137
T3. Matthew Schager, CSF, 68-71-139
T3. Josh McCartain, UI, 70-69-139
5. Rei Harashima, UCI, 72-68-140
 
Sacramento State Scores
T23. Max Thomas 74-72-146
T34. Luke Dugger 77-71-148
T38. Jake Aberle 74-75-149
T46. Zach Mate 78-72-150
T50. Gabriel Smith 69-82-151