DALLAS, Texas -- The Midwestern State Mustangs struggled through the first two rounds of the Dallas Baptist Patriot Invitational on Monday.

After playing well in the first three tournaments of the spring, the Mustangs ballooned on Monday at the Golf Club of Dallas. MSU stands 16th of 20 teams in the competiton after posting a 301-300--601.

Abilene Christian leads after the first day at one-under 559, while Central Oklahoma is second, six strokes back at 565 and Oklahoma City third at 566.

"We've played good golf all year, but we really didn't today," said MSU coach Jeff Ray. "We struggled terribly on the greens. They're bermuda, really patchy and fast. We just didn't get it done on the greens."

The Mustangs were led on Monday by Raine Copeland who turned in a first round 75, but followed it a 73 to total 148, eight-over par. Jeremy LeGuen also shot a 148 in the first day, posting a 76 then firing a two-over 72.

Sam Smith posted identical 75s for a 150, while Trevor Arianna added a 75-81--156, and A.J. Pursley a 76-80--156.

Abilene Christian's Alex Carpenter is the individual leader with a seven-under 133 after blistering the course with a five-under 65 and adding a two-under 68. Cameron's Jason Timmis is a stroke back at six-under 134 and UCO's Andrew Green is two strokes back and five-under 135.

Texas Wesleyan's Joel Thelen had the round of the day with a six-under 64 in the second round after putting up a three-over 73 in the first. He's tied for fourth with Wayland Baptist's Bradley Sinnitt at three-under 137.

"This is a good regional field," remarked Ray. "We really need to cut into the stroke average tomorrow so it won't hurt us in the rankings."

The final 18-hole round is Tuesday.
  

DBU Patriot Invitational
The Golf Club of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Par-70, 6,750 yards
Team Leaderboard
Place									Team	Round Scores	Total	To Par
1									Abilene Christian	270-289	559	-1
2									Central Oklahoma	279-286	565	+5
3									Oklahoma City	281-285	566	+6
4									Okalhoma Christian	281-293	574	+14
5									Cameron	295-283	578	+18
6									Wayland Baptist	292-292	584	+24
									Missouri Southern	291-293	584	+24
8									St. Mary's	292-293	585	+25
9									Texas Wesleyan	300-286	586	+26
10									Missouri-St. Louis	291-299	590	+30
11									West Texas A&M	287-305	592	+32
12									Dallas Baptist	300-295	595	+35
13									Henderson State	300-296	596	+36
14									Northeastern State	303-294	597	+37
									Arkansas-Fort Smith	298-299	597	+37
16									Midwestern State	301-300	601	+41
17									Southwestern Oklahoma	305-300	605	+45
									St. Edward's	299-306	605	+45
19									Northwood (Texas)	302-306	608	+48
20									Southwest Baptist	300-311	611	+51
Individual Leaderboard
Place									Player, Team	Round Scores	Total	To Par
1									Alex Carpenter, Abilene Christian	65-68	133	-7
2									Jason Timmis, Cameron	69-65	134	-6
3									Andrew Green, Central Oklahoma	69-66	135	-5
4									Bradley Sinnitt, Wayland Baptist	72-65	137	-3
									Joel Thelen, Texas Wesleyan	73-64	137	-3
6									Jeff Rein, St. Mary's	65-73	138	-2
7									Cyril Bouniol, Abilene Christian	67-73	140	E
									Oscar Stark, Oklahoma Christian	69-71	140	E
9									Clark Collier, Oklahoma City	70-71	141	+1
									Elliot Groves, Oklahoma City	69-72	141	+1
									Logan Herbst, Oklahoma Christian	65-76	141	+1
									Colby Shrum, Central Oklahoma	68-73	141	+1
Midwestern State Scorecard
16									Midwestern State	301-300	601	+41
40t									Raine Copeland	75-73	148	+8
40t									Jeremy LeGuen	76-72	148	+8
53t									Sam Smith	75-75	150	+10
87t									Trevor Arianna	75-81	156	+16
87t									A.J. Pursley	76-80	156	+16