Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
Jake Plumb was the lone Bulldog end the red after round two, leading the way for Louisiana Tech with a 71 (-1) as the squad completed round two of the Argent Financial Classic on Monday at Squire Creek Country Club.
It was another picturesque day for the season-opening event with LA Tech’s A Team finishing tied for seventh after shooting 292 (+4) while the B Team is in 16th after shooting 296 (+8).
“It was up and down for us today,” said head coach Matt Terry. “I was really pumped when we got it under par for the tournament. Those last few holes were playing difficult and we did not play them very well. I was happy to see Jake [Plumb] rebound from yesterday and shoot one under today. Having a birdie-eagle finish by Freddie [Surgey] and Niilo [Maki-Petaja] really helped us.”
The Bulldogs shot up the team leaderboard after Plumb reeled off four straight birdies to start the front nine, putting the Bulldogs at one under as a squad and in third. However, a rough stretch followed that saw LA Tech drop 11 strokes.
Just like in round one, the team was able to dig out of their hole a little bit on the closing par 5 No. 9 as Freddie Surgey made birdie followed by Niilo Maki-Petaja who drained an eagle. The duo would both shoot 73 (+1) for the round, putting each at Even for the tournament and in a tie for 12th on the player leaderboard.
The fourth score used by the Bulldogs’ A Team was that of Morton Bailey who matched his first round with another 75 (+3).
The B Team was three shots better today, anchored by Isaac Adams and Riley Hnatyshyn who each shot 73 (+1). Adams was another Bulldog who had success on the front, sinking birdies on No. 2 and No. 6 to go along with seven pars to shoot 34.
Meanwhile, Hnatyshyn rebounded from a non-birdie round on day one to make five on day two, including a stretch of four birdies over the course of six holes. Gray Kingrea and Joel Thomas Stephens had the other two posted scores for the B Team, each shooting 75 (+3).
“Our gameplans have been good,” said Terry. “We just need to execute better for the entire round. I am anxious to see how both teams go out and play tomorrow.”
Houston and Troy are tied for first at seven under going into round three.
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