Oct. 23, 2004

CEDAR CITY, Utah - Jake Blair scored one and one half points for Utah State, but the Aggie golf team trails Southern Utah 4 1/2 to 1 1/2 after the first day of the Ryder Cup style duel between the two schools here on Saturday.

Blair teamed with Brendon Ehlers as they defeated Jared Brader and Jyson Lancaster 4 and 3 in the alternate shot format. SUU claimed the other two alternate shot matches to outscore the Aggies 2-1.

In the four-ball matches, Blair helped USU gain one half point as he teammed with Jared Humphries as they tied Lancaster and Eric Neilson. SUU then claimed the other two matches in winning that format 2 1/2 to 1/2.

The teams will conclude their duel with six single matches on Sunday. Each of those matches will be worth one point. The event is taking place at the Cedar Ridge Golf Course in Cedar City.

SOUTHERN UTAH 4 1/2, UTAH STATE 1 1/2

Alternate Shot

SUU 2, USU 1

Zach Johnson/Taylor Edwards (SUU) def. Cody Huot/Brett Black, 2-1

Kenny Ebalo/Jesse Wheeler (SUU) def. Preston Otte/Jared H umphries, 3 and 2

Jake Blair/Brendon Ehlers (USU) def. Jared Brader/Jyson Lancaster, 4 and 3

Four Ball

SUU 2 1/2, SUU 1/2

Johnson/Wheeler (SUU) def. Huot/Otte, 2 and 1

Ebalo/Edwards (SUU) def. Black/Ehlers, 1 up

Blair/Humphries (USU) tied Lancaster/Eric Neilson, all square