CORVALLIS, Ore. — Gabriel Smith led the Sacramento State men's golf team in the second round of the NCAA Corvallis Regional with a 2-over par round of 73 on Tuesday at Trysting Tree GC. The Hornets finished the day at 15-over par and are in 13th place with one round to play.

All five Sacramento State golfers started on the back nine on Tuesday and the team encountered early trouble, playing Nos. 10-12 at 9-over. Smith started with two pars but moved to 2-over after a double bogey on the par-4 12th. He returned to even with birdies on the par-5 14th and par-4 15th but followed with a double bogey on the par-5 16th. Smith was even over his final 11 holes with a bogey on No. 3 and a birdie on No. 5 to accompany nine pars.

Zach Matzke was one stroke behind Smith during the day. Matzke bogeyed Nos. 10 and 12 and recorded his first birdie on the par-3 13th. A bogey on the par-3 17th placed him at 2-over on the back nine and he slid to 3-over with a bogey and eight pars on the front side of the course.

Jai Bahl, Smith and Matzke are tied for 58th overall with a 36-hole total of 147. Bahl, who led the team with a 70 on Monday, shot 77 in the second round. He was 2-over through his first nine holes with a birdie on No. 16 and bogeys on Nos. 10, 12 and 18. Bahl carded seven consecutive bogeys to begin the front nine but ended with two straight double bogeys.

Max Thomas provided the final score towards the team total with a 75 in the second round. Thomas bogeyed Nos. 10 and 11 and made the turn at 1-over with the help of a birdie on the par-4 18th. He had a bogey on No. 2 and a double bogey on No. 9 to play the front nine at 3-over.

Oklahoma surged to the top of the leaderboard with a remarkable team score of 19-under during the round. The 17th-ranked Sooners are 28-under heading into the final round and have an eight-stroke lead over second-place Purdue and a 15-stroke advantage over third-place Oregon State. Ryder Cowan of Oklahoma took the lead in the individual standings at 9-under. Cowan has rounds of 67-66-133 to lead a pair of golfers by one stroke.

The top five teams and the best individual from a non-advancing team will move on to the NCAA Men's Golf Championship. Like Monday, Sacramento State will be paired with the 10 individuals in the field during the third round. The groups will tee off the first hole starting at 9:20 p.m.

NCAA CORVALLIS REGIONAL
Corvallis, Ore. | Trysting Tree GC
Par 71 | 7,349 Yards

Team Scores
1. #17 Oklahoma 275-265-540
2. Purdue 272-276-548
3. Oregon State 276-279-548
4. UCLA 283-276-559
5. #6 Arkansas 275-285-560
T6. Georgia Southern 282-280-562
T6. Liberty 292280-562
8. #7 Texas Tech 283-282-565
T9. San Diego 280-288-568
T9. Notre Dame 287-283-570
11. #19 Charlotte 280-291-571
12. Xavier 281-291-572
13. Sacramento State 287-299-586

Individual Top Five
1. Ryder Cowan, Oklahoma, 67-66-133
T2. Michael Lugiano, Liberty, 68-66-134
T2. Clark Van Gaalen, Oklahoma, 68-66-134
4. Emil Borrestuen Herstad, Washington, 66-79-135
T5. Sam Easterbrook, Purdue, 67-69-136
T5. Justin Matthews, Charlotte, 67-69-136
T5. Supopon Armorchaichan, Purdue, 70-66-136
T5. PJ Maybank III, Oklahoma, 70-66-136

Sacramento State Scores
T58. Jai Bahl 70-77-147
T58. Zachary Matzke 73-74-147
T58. Gabriel Smith 74-73-147
T63. Max Thomas 73-75-148
T70. Zach Mate 71-78-149