BANDON, Ore. — Zach Mate led the Sacramento State men's golf team with an even par round of 71 during the second round of the Bandon Dunes Championship on Monday. The Hornets were 13-over as a team and are in seventh place heading into the final round.
 
Mate is tied for 12^th place in the individual standings with rounds of 68 and 71. On Monday, Mate was 1-over through his first nine holes with two birdies, a bogey and a double bogey. He birdied the par-5 15^th to get back to even before a bogey on No. 16. Mate birdied the par-5 18^th and par-4 1^st to move to 1-under for the first time in his round. After three pars, he ended the day with a bogey on the par-3 fifth.
 
Jai Bahl ranked second on the team with a 73 and is tied for 18^th. Bahl had the best start on the team with three birdies and five pars over his first eight holes. However, he played the next seven holes at 6-over to stand at 3-over until a birdie on the par-5 third.
 
Max Thomas shot 76 and Gabriel Smith 77 to complete the team total. Thomas had one birdie, four bogeys and a double bogey. Smith recorded four bogeys and a double bogey along with 13 pars in his round.
 
Oregon State maintained its first-day lead and will take a 10-stroke advantage into Tuesday. The Beavers are at 24-under while Oregon (14-under), SIU Edwardsville (5-under), SeattleU (5-under) and Santa Clara (2-under) complete the top five.
 
The individual race became closer during the second round as Oregon State teammates Nguyen Anh Minh and Rylan Johnson are within three strokes of one another. Anh Minh followed an opening round 61 with a 70 on Tuesday. Johnson has rounds of 66 and 68.
 
BANDON DUNES CHAMPIONSHIP
Bandon, Ore. | Pacific Dunes GC
Par 71 | 6,633 Yards
 
Team Standings
1. Oregon State 263-281-544
2. Oregon 268-286-554
T3. SIU Edwardsville 287-276-563
T3. SeattleU 280-283-563
5. Santa Clara 283-283-586
6. Wofford 284-286-570
7. Sacramento State 279-297-576
8. Denver 283-296-579
T9. Idaho 286-295-581
T9. Seton Hall 288-293-581
T9. Air Force 288-293-581
12. Utah Tech 279-304-583
13. Utah Valley 284-301-585
14. Eastern Washington 292-294-586
15. Penn 290-298-588
 
Individual Top Five
1. Nguyen Anh Minh, OSU, 61-70-131
2. Rylan Johnson, OSU, 66-68-134
T3. Ramil Saelim, ORE, 67-69-136
T3. Oscar Lent, ORE, 68-68-136
T5. Aiden Kraft, ORE, 66-71-137
T5. Walker Lamb, SU, 66-71-137
T5. Will Koch, SU, 69-68-137
 
Sacramento State Scores
T12. Zach Mate 68-71-139
T18. Jai Bahl 68-73-141
T41. Zach Matzke 67-78-145*
T68. Gabriel Smith 72-77-149
T68. Max Thomas 73-76-149
T76. Mason Benbrook 71-80-151