DUPONT, Wash. – With 15-20 mile per hour winds, the Saints had a difficult task in the second round of the NCAA West/South Central Regional. Max Turnquist took charge and led the Saints to a second place finish after 36 holes.
 
COMPLETE RESULTS
 
PREVIOUS ROUND RECAP
 
After shooting three-under par as a team in the opening round, the conditions did not favor the Saints in the second round. Despite the challenge, SMU kept pace with the field, and sit only two strokes from leader Oklahoma Christian entering the final round.
 
Turnquist (71-73-144) provided the Saints with a strong showing, shooting just one-over par to finish tied for eighth overall in the field. Joining him in eighth place overall was Tyler Fitchett (69-75-144), who posted the second lowest round for SMU on the day.
 
Jordan Terada (72-76-148) and Dennis Geissler (74-76-150) both wrapped up the round with four-over par performances to place third and fourth on the team. Closing out the scorecard for SMU was Nick Baker (73-80-153).
 
Tied with Colorado State Pueblo (585), Saint Martin's (585) finished in second, and leads Texas A&M Commerce (586) by just one stroke. The top four teams qualify for the NCAA National Championship in Palm Beach, Florida. Sonoma State (590) sits four strokes outside the cut list.
 
Saint Martin's will tie off in the final five pairings in the third and final round of the regional, tomorrow, Saturday starting at 12:05 PM. Live stats will be available on smusaints.com.