STOCKTON, Calif. - Following a challenging second round Tuesday, the UC San Diego men's golf team fell five spots in the standings at the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational.

Pacific is hosting the 15-team, 92-player event at Stockton Golf & Country Club, a par-71, 6,566-yard venue.

HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego shot a 293 today after firing a 282 in Monday's opening round. The Tritons slid from seventh into 12th at seven-over par.

Host Pacific is the team leader at 23-under. The University of San Diego (-21) is second and California (-13) is third.

Nathan Tseng continues to be the top Triton in 28th place at 1-under. He shot a 3-over 74 Tuesday after a 4-under 67 Monday.

Kyle Dougherty had a solid day, shooting a 69 (-2), the low round of the day for UC San Diego. His score elevated him 26 spots into 46th from 72nd. 

TRITON RESULTS
T-28. Nathan Tseng, -1 (67-74)
T-46. Kyle Dougherty, +2 (75-69)
T-52. Francis Catalano, +5 (69-76)
T-57. Akira Isayama, +4 (71-75)
T-74. Justin Gill, +8 (75-75)

Individual (does not count in team scoring)
T-89. Adriel Abaoag, +12 (76-78)

TRITON TIDBITS
• There are seven Big West teams in contention - Cal State Fullerton, CSUN, Idaho (affiliate member), Sacramento State (affiliate member), UC Irvine, UC Riverside, and UC San Diego.
• The Tritons last played this tournament in 2022. They tied for 11th of 16 teams. Davis McDowell was the top finisher for UC San Diego, tying for third in the 93-player field.

UP NEXT
The Tritons' first group tees off at 9 a.m. in Wednesday's third and final round. They will be playing with UC Irvine and Sacramento State. Full Round 3 Pairings

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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.