State Golfers Complete Second Round At NCAA Southwest Regional

Friday, May 15

Austin, Texas (University of Texas GC)

8:00 AM

Mississippi State

NCAA Regional

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State Golfers Complete Second Round At NCAA Southwest Regional

May 15, 2009 | Men's Golf

By: hailstate.com

AUSTIN, Texas. ? The Mississippi State men's golf team completed the second round of the NCAA Southwest Regional Friday, firing a 297 at the University Golf Club in Austin. The Bulldogs are in 11th place with a 32-hole score of 602 and stand just nine shots back of the critical fifth position.

The top 5 teams following this weekend's competition will advance to the NCAA Championship May 28-31 at the Kampen Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Ind.

"We had a chance to finish with a pretty good score today but we dropped six shots on the final three holes," said MSU head coach Clay Homan. "We are still in it but we need a solid round tomorrow to have a chance."

State's first-round leader, Josh Bevell, shot a 72 on Friday to stand at 4-over-par for the tournament. The Southhaven, Miss., native is tied for 11th place among individuals heading into Saturday's final round. Senior Matt Fast bounced back after a rough first day with a team-high three birdies and a 72 in round two and is in a tie for 36th after two rounds of play.

Senior Carlos Sainz, Jr. fired a 5-over-par 77 for the second consecutive round and stands in a tie for 48th with a 154. Senior Brian Mason improved on his first-round score by four strokes to card a second-round 76 and moved into a tie for 55th on the leaderboard. Noah Goldman rounded out the Bulldog scorecard and sits in a tie for 62nd after a two-round total of 158.

Host Texas seized the team lead Friday as they carded a 285 on Friday to take the lead by two strokes. Texas Tech fell to second while Florida remained in third. UNLV and Stanford round out the top five. After posting 12 birdies through two rounds of competition, Texas' Lance Lopez stands at 5-under par to lead by four strokes in the individual competition.

MSU will begin its final round in the NCAA Regional event with a 9:20 a.m. CT tee time Saturday on hole #10. Live stats will be available through www.mstateathletics.com.

NCAA Southwest Regional ? Second Round Results
Austin, Texas - 5/15/09

TEAM RESULTS
1. Texas 291-285=576, +8; 2. Texas Tech 282-296=578, +10; 3. Florida 293-287=580, +12; 4. UNLV 296-289=585, +17; 5. Stanford 294-299=593, +25; 6. Lamar 296-298=594, +26; T7. Michigan 301-295=596, +28; T7. California 306-290=596, +28; 9. UT-Arlington 308-290=598, +30; 10. New Mexico State 309-292=601, +33; 11. Mississippi State 305-297=602, +34; 12. Virginia Tech 302-306=608, +40; 13. Jackson State 335-315=650, +82.

MSU INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
t11. Josh Bevell                 74-72=146, +4
t36. Matt Fast                     79-72=151, +9
t48. Carlos Sainz, Jr.         77-77=154, +12
t55. Brian Mason               80-76=156, +14
t62. Noah Goldman            75-83=158, +16