JURUPA VALLEY, Calif. - UC San Diego men's golf placed sixth and junior Jerry Wu was 11th as The Joust wrapped up Tuesday at Goose Creek Golf Club in California's Inland Empire.

Monday's second round was halted due to darkness and was completed Tuesday morning before the third and final round teed off.

TRITON RESULTS
T-11. Jerry Wu, +4 (70-72-75--217)*
T-18. Ethan Chen, +6 (71-73-75--219)
T-18. Nathan Tseng, +6 (73-71-75--219)
T-42. Kyle Dougherty, +13 (77-73-76--226)*
T-47. Elliot Bunyaviroch, +14 (71-76-80--227)
T-52. Calvin Kong, +16 (75-80-84--229)
T-59. Davis Lee, +19 (78-71-83--232)

* playing as an individual

HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego finished with a 54-hole total of 885, 33-over par on the par-71, 6,785-yard layout at Goose Creek. The Tritons recorded rounds of 290, 291, and 304 to earn sixth place in the 13-team field.

Wu was playing as an individual and did not figure into the team's scoring. He came away four-over after shooting rounds of 70, 72, and 75 for a total of 217. Wu entered Tuesday tied for seventh following his one-under 70 in Monday's opening round. Wu's 70 was the best round by any Triton over the two days.

Senior Ethan Chen and freshman Nathan Tseng each finished among the top-20, tying for 18th. Both Tritons posted a six-over par 219.

Four Tritons recorded rounds of 71 (-1) including Chen (first round), Tseng (second round), Elliot senior Bunyaviroch (first round), and junior Davis Lee (second round).

Bunyaviroch and sophomore Kyle Dougherty each had eagles, both coming in the second round. 

UC San Diego was without Davis McDowell due to injury. McDowell had been the Tritons' top finisher in four of the team's five tournaments leading into The Joust. Last week, the redshirt sophomore won his first collegiate tournament, taking the top spot at the Orange County Collegiate Classic.

No teams finished under par. CSU Fullerton won the team title, coming in at three-over with an 855. The Titans were four strokes ahead of second-place UC Irvine and 10 strokes in front of third-place California Baptist.

Cal State Fullerton's Garrett Boe and California Baptist's Eeli Kujanpaa each finished with a five-under 208 to top the 84-player field. Kujanpa defeated Boe in a two-hole playoff to claim individual medalist honors.

The only other competitor to finish under par was Rei Harashima of UC Irvine, who placed third with a 209 (-4).

The course played to a 75.83 stroke average overall. Tuesday's third round demanded a tournament-high 76.85 stroke average.

QUOTABLE FROM HEAD COACH FRED HANOVER
"We played well in the first two rounds and struggled in the third round today. It was windy and cold and the course was set up with tough pin locations, it was very challenging. Sometimes even your better players are going to have a bad day, that's golf. Not having Davis McDowell in the lineup added to the challenge. Now, were going to focus on hosting our UC San Diego Invitational at Torrey Pines. We're super excited about the location and the fact that we have teams coming from all around the country. I'm looking forward to everyone having a great experience."

TRITON TIDBITS
• California Baptist served as host of the tournament.
• The Tritons recorded 39 birdies over the three rounds, the fifth-most in the 13-team field.
• This is the third-consecutive season that UC San Diego competed in the event.
• In 2022, UC San Diego was seventh of 15 teams and Jerry Wu was the top Triton finisher in fifth.
• In 2021, UC San Diego tied for 13th of 14 teams and Blake Iwaisako tied for 41st.

UP NEXT
The Tritons are off until they host their UC San Diego Invitational March 27-28 on Torrey Pines' North Course in La Jolla. This will be the third year of the event, which was held at La Costa in Carlsbad in 2021 and 2022.

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About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions III and II and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.