Jackets Fall to Rocky at Collegiate Cup (10/13/06) 

BILLINGS, MT – The Yellowjacket men’s golf team fell to Rocky Mountain College in the second day of the annual Collegiate Cup held at Peter Yegen Golf Course.  With nearly every match coming down to the last hole in singles play, Rocky bested MSUB 8-3.

Jacket senior Nate Redfern took his match against Rocky’s Bjorn Ottosson, 1-up.  MSUB’s Brian Lytle also won his match against Brian Pfiffer, 1-up.  MSUB’s Mike Rider and RMC’s Kevin Oden kept with each other the entire way and finished the day even.  Jacket junior Jason Kinsey also ended his day even with RMC’s Cody Salib. Jay Galt of Rocky defeated Kruise Kemp, 4-2.  MSUB’s Zach Ables, Michael Conrad, Jeff Allen, Travis Gates, Mike Watson, and Tyler Nickolas each took their matches down to the wire, but fell short 1-up.

The Yellowjackets ended the day with seven losses and two wins, and two matches finished even. The men’s team is gearing up for their last invitational, held on October 16 and 17 in San Antonio, Texas.  They will be competing in the St. Mary's Invitational to close out the fall season.  The team will consist of Zach Abels, Michael Konrad, Mike Rider, Nate Redfern, and Jason Kinsey.

No results from the women’s competition were reported.