Lion men wrap up Jack Brown Memorial in sixth place.

LAREDO – The Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s golf team completed the Jack Brown Memorial hosted by Texas A&M International University in sixth place after Tuesday’s final round.

The Lions completed the tournament with a 54-hole score of 892 (294-294-304) and stayed steady in the team standings from Monday’s opening rounds.

Joe Wolcik (Cleveland – Tarkington) placed seventh in the tournament at 1-under par 215 (70-70-75). He carded an eagle on the 612-yard, par-5 17th hole as well as three birdies in the final round.

Zach Burch (Lubbock – Cooper) was 24th on the leaderboard at 223 (+7, 77-72-74), notching a team-best five birdies in a 2-over par round Tuesday.

Alex Welch (League City – Clear Springs) placed 33rd at 10-over par 226 (76-75-75), Landon Davis (Forney) was 44th at 17-over par 233 (72-81-80), and Chance Mulligan (Dallas – Bishop Dunne) was 47th at 19-over par 235 (76-77-82).

The Jack Brown Memorial was the first of five regular-season events in the spring semester for the Lions. The team is away from competition until March 9-10 at the LCU Chap Classic in Lubbock.

Rank	Team	Scores			Total	Par
1.	Rogers State	285	293	280	858	-6
2.	St. Edward’s	280	297	286	863	-1
	St. Mary’s	292	286	285	863	-1
4.	Dallas Baptist	295	290	298	883	+19
5.	Midwestern State	303	289	292	884	+20
6.	A&M-Commerce	294	294	304	892	+28
7.	UT Tyler	304	300	291	895	+31
8.	UT Permian Basin	296	291	309	896	+32
9.	Colorado Christian	301	297	299	897	+33
10.	Tex. A&M Int’l	307	306	291	904	+40
11.	Lubbock Christian	302	304	299	905	+41
12.	Northwestern Oklahoma State	309	307	312	928	+64

 

A&M-Commerce	294	294	304	892	+28	6th
Joe Wolcik	70	70	75	215	-1	t-7th
Zach Burch	77	72	74	223	+7	t-24th
Alex Welch	76	75	75	226	+10	t-33rd
Landon Davis	72	81	80	233	+17	t-44th
Chance Mulligan	76	77	82	235	+19	t-47th

 

Lions hold at No. 4 in WBCA poll after a superb weekend.

COMMERCE – The Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s basketball team is the fourth-ranked team in the nation in this week’s Women’s Basketball Coaches Association poll, as announced Tuesday. The Lions have been nationally ranked 16 times in the WBCA poll, seven weeks in a row from 2007-08, and now nine weeks in a row this season. The Lions are also ranked No. 3 in the Division II Sports Information Directors of America poll.

The Lions are coming off of an undefeated week for the 11th week in a row, picking up a pair home wins. The Lions began the week with a win over No. 8 Lubbock Christian, who is ranked ninth this week. The Lions then defeated Angelo State on Saturday.

The Lions are one of three LSC teams in the national rankings and the highest-ranked team in the LSC. Lubbock Christian is now ranked ninth, while West Texas A&M is No. 16. A&M-Commerce is one of the three undefeated teams remaining in Division II. They rank in the top 25 in several categories, including first in win percentage, sixth in scoring margin, 10th in scoring defense, 8th in turnover margin, 12th in rebounding margin, and 17th in steals per game.

The No. 4 Lions return to the court on Saturday as they host UT Tyler at 2:00 pm at the Field House.WBCA Coaches’ Poll – February 4, 2020 (Poll 11)

Rk	School (Record)	Pts	1st	Prev.
1	Drury (21-0)	572	20	1
2	Ashland (21-0)	555	3	2
3	Grand Valley State (20-1)	514	0	3
4	A&M-COMMERCE (21-0)	511	0	4
5	Indiana (PA) (20-1)	467	0	5
6	Lee (TN) (20-1)	453	0	6
7	Hawaii Pacific (20-1)	437	0	7
8	Alaska Anchorage (21-2)	400	0	9
9	Lubbock Christian (17-3)	343	0	8
10	Adelphi (20-2)	328	0	13
11	Benedict (19-2)	314	0	12
12	Walsh (19-2)	296	0	14
13	Sioux Falls (20-3)	279	0	15
14	Virginia Union (16-3)	244	0	10
15	Azusa Pacific (16-3)	214	0	17
16	West Texas A&M (20-3)	208	0	19
17	North Georgia (17-3)	190	0	11
18	Central Missouri (17-3)	182	0	22
19	Anderson (SC) (17-3)	171	0	20
20	Tampa (16-3)	139	0	24
21	Colorado Mesa (18-3)	104	0	25
22	Lander (17-3)	77	0	NR
23	Fort Hays State (16-4)	68	0	16
24	Kentucky Wesleyan (21-1)	61	0	NR
25	University of the Sciences (18-3)	60	0	NR

2019-20 D2SIDA Women’s Basketball Week 10 National Poll (Feb. 4, 2020)

Rk.	School (First-Place Votes)	W-L	Pts.	Prev.
1	Drury (16)	21-0	400	1
2	Ashland	21-0	384	2
3	A&M-COMMERCE	21-0	358	3
4	Lee	20-1	344	4
5	Grand Valley	20-1	335	5
6	Hawaii Pacific	20-1	322	6
7	IUP	20-1	311	7
8	Adelphi	20-2	278	9
9	Alaska Anchorage	21-2	269	10
10	West Texas A&M	20-3	245	13
11	Central Missouri	17-3	231	T14
12	Walsh	19-2	229	12
13	Sioux Falls	20-3	193	18
14	Belmont Abbey	19-2	189	21
15	Colorado Mesa	18-3	163	22
16	Kentucky Wesleyan	21-1	126	20
17	Tampa	16-3	124	23
18	Lincoln	20-3	108	RV
19	USciences	18-3	102	24
20	UC San Diego	17-4	96	RV
21	Lander	17-3	87	RV
22	Lubbock Christian	17-3	76	16
23	Nebraska-Kearney	20-2	53	RV
24	Union	18-4	49	RV
25	Azusa Pacific	16-3	47	T14