Second Round 306 Drops CSUN Into Tie for Sixth at UCSD Invitational

LA JOLLA, Calif. - Junior Domenic De Luca remained in the top 25 while CSUN Men's Golf team slipped from first into a tie for sixth after two rounds of the UC San Diego Invitational on Monday at Torrey Pines. As a team, the Matadors followed up a 13-over 301 in round one with an 18-over 306 in round two and are five shots out of the top five in the 20-team field.

Tournament: UC San Diego Invitational
Dates: Mar. 23-25, 2025
Location: La Jolla, Calif.
Course: Torrey Pines G.C. (par-72, 7,802 yds)
CSUN Place: T-6th out of 20 teams (607, +31)
Team Leader: Sacramento State (593, +17)
Individual Leader: Thomas Schmidt (Arkansas State) - 139 (-5)

CSUN SCORES

Domenic De Luca followed up an even-par 72 in round one with a 7-over 79 in round two to drop into a tie for 22nd at 7-over 151.
Freshman Tavin Boman carded his second consecutive round of 4-over 76 and is tied for 30th at 8-over 152.
Freshman Nick Fry, who began the day tied for eighth at 2-over 74, slipped into a tie for 30th at 8-over 152 after a 6-over 78 on Monday.
Sophomore Dillon Jonke carded a 2-over 74 on Monday to move up into a tie for 38th at 9-over 153.
Sophomore Liam Judkins posted a 6-over 78 in round two and moved into a tie for 74th at 14-over 158.
Bryson Barnes, competing as an individual, is tied for 94th at 18-over 162 following rounds of 79-83.

TEAM SCOREBOARD
1. Sacramento State 593 (+17); 2. Arkansas State 598 (+22); 3. Utah State 599 (+23); 4. UC Irvine 601 (+25); 5. New Mexico State 602 (+26); 6. CSUN 607 (+31); 6. North Dakota State 607 (+31); 6. Seattle 607 (+31); 9. UC Riverside 608 (+32); 10. George Mason 610 (+34); 11. Gonzaga 616 (+40); 11. Lehigh 616 (+40); 13. UC San Diego 619 (+43); 13. Oklahoma Christian 619 (+43); 15. Cal Baptist 620 (+44); 16. Air Force 622 (+47); 17. DePaul 623 (+47); 18. Houston Christian 630 (+54); 19. Bucknell 633 (+57); 20. Prairie View 646 (+70).

HEAD COACH JIM BRACKEN SAID
"A lot of the teams had better rounds today; we just didn't make a lot of birdies. Dom had some chances but just didn't make many birdie putts. We're still in the top 10, and if we have a better round tomorrow we'll carry some momentum into our next event at UC Davis."

UP NEXT
The Matadors will be paired with New Mexico State, Seattle, and North Dakota State for Tuesday's final round which gets underway with a shotgun start at 7 a.m.

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Second Round 306 Drops CSUN Into Tie for Sixth at UCSD Invitational

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Players Mentioned

Bryson Barnes

Tavin Boman

Domenic De Luca

Nick Fry

Dillon Jonke

Liam Judkins