Cowboys Wrap Up Second Day of Action At Big 12 Match Play

HOCKLEY, Texas – Oklahoma State's men's golf team went 0-1-1 in a pair of tightly contested matches at the Big 12 Match Play Tournament on Tuesday at Houston Oaks.

In matches that were each decided on the final hole, the Cowboys dropped a 3-2 contest against Kansas during the morning session before tying Utah, 2-2-1, during their afternoon tilt.

Against the Jayhawks, KU got on the board with a 6-and-5 win from Max Jelinek over Cowboy freshman Brady Catalano. Will King added the second point with his 4-and-2 triumph over sophomore Eric Lee.

The Cowboys answered with a 1-up win from sophomore Preston Stout over Luke Honner. The win moved Stout's career record in the event to 5-1-2.

Sophomore Gaven Lane picked up his first win of the week with a 4-and-3 victory over Noah Holtzman to knot the match.

Sophomore Ethan Fang trailed the majority of his match against Gunnar Broin before pulling even on the 14^th hole. He would grab the lead with three to play. However, Broin would claim two of the final three holes for a 1-up victory.

Against Utah, Sergio Jimenez logged a 2-and-1 victory over Lee in the first match out.

Cowboy freshman Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson answered, winning 4&2 over Brandon Robison. Lane was impressive for the second consecutive match with a 4-and-3 win against Davis Johnson.

The Utes got their second point of the match with Gabriel Palacios' 2-up win over Stout.

With the outcome once again coming down to Fang's match, he took the lead on the match's third hole and held a 1-up advantage before Braxton Watts claimed the 17^th and the duo tied the last to tie the match.

Big 12 Match Play Tournament
Morning Session
Arizona State tied Iowa State, 2-2-1
BYU def. Utah, 3-1-1
K-State def. UCF, 3-1-1

Kansas def. Oklahoma State, 3-2
Jelinek def. Brady Catalano, 6&5
King defeat Eric Lee, 4&2
Preston Stout def. Honner, 1 up
Gaven Lane def. Holtzman, 4&3
Broin def. Ethan Fang, 1 up

Colorado def. Texas Tech, 3-1-1
Baylor def. TCU, 3-1-1
Houston def. West Virginia, 3-1-1

Afternoon Session
Baylor def. Arizona State, 3-2
BYU def. Kansas, 3-1-1
Texas Tech def. Cincinnati, 3-2

Oklahoma State Tied Utah, 2-2-1
Jimenez def. Eric Lee, 2&1
Filip Falhberg-Johnsson def. Robison, 4&2
Palacios def. Preston Stout, 2 up
Ethan Fang tied Watts
Gaven Lane def. Johnson, 4&3

Iowa State def. TCU, 3-2
K-State def. Houston, 3-2
West Virginia def. UCF, 3-2

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Cowboys Wrap Up Second Day of Action At Big 12 Match Play

Players Mentioned

Brady Catalano

Filip Fahlberg-Johnsson

Ethan Fang

Gaven Lane

Eric Lee

Preston Stout

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