Matadors In Top-Five at Nick Watney Invitational

FRESNO, Calif. - The CSUN Men's Golf team put together two solid rounds Monday as the Matadors are tied for fifth after 36 holes at the Nick Watney Invitational at Dragonfly Golf Club.

CSUN posted team rounds of 294-282 for a 36-hole total of two-over 578 and is tied for fifth in the 12-team field.

Freshman Tomas Helgo is tied for seventh at four-under 140 after posting rounds of 71-69. Helgo is followed by Paul-Louis Gachet who is tied for 15th at one-under 143 after rounds of 70-73. Both first-year Matadors will open the final round Tuesday bidding for his first collegiate top-20 finish.

Senior Tomas Skajem is tied for 32nd at two-over 146 (75-71), Michael Zhang is tied for 44th at five-over 149 (78-71) and Gabriel Barnes is 67th at 15-over 159 (83-76).

Sophomore Ryan Hoffenberg, a transfer from San Diego State, made his Matador debut Monday and is tied for 52nd at seven-over 151 (74-77).

"It's nice when you have two freshman shooting under par, Tomas and Paul-Louis both played well today," said CSUN Head Coach Jim Bracken. "Tomas (Skajem) also played well today so we're definitely moving in the right direction."

The Matadors open the final round tied with UC Irvine for fifth place, four shots behind fourth-place Seattle. Nevada holds the team lead at 552 (-24).

"I know we have talent and lot more depth than we had last year," added Bracken. "I think we're going to keep getting better and I hope to finish up with a strong round tomorrow."

All teams will tee off the final round at 8:15 with the Matadors starting on holes five through eight.

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Matadors In Top-Five at Nick Watney Invitational

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Players Mentioned

Gabriel Barnes

Paul-Louis Gachet

Tomas Helgo

Ryan Hoffenberg

Tomas Skajem

Michael Zhang