TACOMA, Wash. --- The Pacific Lutheran University Men's Golf team returned for their second round of the weekend, this time taking on Northwest Conference rival Puget Sound in another head-to-head dual in match play format. The Lutes dominated from start to finish, cruising to a 5.0 – 2.0 victory.
 
The two squads brought seven players out to compete in the match play format event, with a total of seven points up for grabs; searching for the magic number of four to earn the victory.
 
Aiden Aoki went out first for the Lutes, winning holes three through five and also seven, to go up by two early on in the match. He dropped holes eight through ten to trail for the first time since the second hole. His opponent outlasted a late push by Aoki, winning the 17^th hole to give the Loggers and early lead with a 3 & 1 win.
 
Sophomore Luke Butler traded blows with his opponent on the front nine, leading by as many as two, but his opponent tied the match on hole 14. The two matched each other's scored for the final four holes, drawing the match and making it Loggers 1.5, Lutes 0.5.
 
Freshman Geo Pirrie lead for the majority of the match, but trailed by one for the first time after hole 13. He battled back, winning holes 14, 15, and 17 to take a 2 & 1 victory, tying the two Tacoma squads back up. Bostrom came out hot, winning each of the first three holes, and he wouldn't look back from there. His opponent cut the lead to just one after the 13^th, but Bostrom won 14 and 16 to take a 3 & 2 victory, giving the Lutes their first lead as a team.
 
Koen Solis dropped the first two holes to his opponent, but won four of five on the front nine to lead by one heading into the final nine holes of play. The match was tied after hole 11, but Solis won holes twelve through fourteen, enough to cruise to a 3 & 2 win; the Lutes third consecutive match win; securing at-least a tie among the team score.
 
Tanner Frinell took a one-up lead on the front, winning the fourth hole, but his opponent fought back and tied the match on the 15^th. Both would match each other the rest of the way in, ending the match tied; also giving the Lutes their fourth and match-securing point over the Loggers.
 
With the team match already locked up, sophomore Marcus Otto, fresh off of taking co-medalist against the Saints on Saturday, trailed by two through the first five holes. He fought back though, winning holes seven through nine, to take a 1 up lead entering the back nine. Both golfers each won two holes, before tying on the 18^th, giving Otto a 1 up victory and sealing a 5.0 – 2.0 victory for the Lutes.
 
"I am super proud of both teams this weekend. We fought hard yesterday against Saint Martin's, but came up just short, so it was nice to come through with a win today. This puts our teams in a good spot heading into the Spring Classic next weekend in Walla Walla." Said first year Head Coach Al Patterson after earning his first dual win of his coaching career.
 
The Lutes now prepare for the second Northwest Conference tournament of the season, the NWC Spring Classic, hosted by Whitman College at Wine Valley Golf Club. The team looks to improve on their fourth-place finish at the NWC Fall Classic next weekend.