Lion men in seventh after 36 holes at LCU Chap Classic

LUBBOCK – The Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s golf team is in seventh place after 36 holes at the LCU Chap Classic, showing marked improvement in the second round after a strict first. 

The Lions shot 605 (313-292, +29), but improved by 21 strokes in the second round after a rough first 18 holes. No Lion was worse than 3-over par in the second round after none were better than 4-over par in the first round. 

Joe Wolcik of Cleveland-Tarkington led A&M-Commerce in the first day of the tournament, who is in 15th place with a 4-over par 148 (76-72). He notched five birdies in the opening round and four birdies in his second round. 

Ryan Palmer (Leander) is one stroke behind him in 17th place at 149 (78-71). He had three birdies in his first round but caught fire in the second round with five birdies, including four in a span of six holes. 

Landon Davis (Forney) had a five-stroke improvement from round to round and is in 28th place at 153 (+9, 79-74). Chance Mulligan (Dallas – Bishop Dunne) is in 32nd place at 155 (+11, 80-75), and Zach Burch (Lubbock – Cooper) is in 42nd place at 157 (+13, 82-75). 

The Lions close out their second spring event with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start Tuesday at Texas Tech’s Rawls Course. 

The Lions close out their second spring event with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start Tuesday at Texas Tech’s Rawls Course.

Rank	Team	Scores		Total	Par
1.	Western Texas College	293	284	577	+1
2.	Rogers St.	296	284	580	+4
3.	Hutchinson CC	292	292	584	+8
4.	Dallas Baptist	308	278	586	+10
5.	Wayland Baptist	299	289	588	+12
6.	West Texas A&M	312	289	601	+25
7.	A&M-COMMERCE	313	292	605	+29
8.	Lubbock Christian	306	303	609	+33
9.	Arkansas-Fort Smith	309	305	614	+38

A&M-Commerce	313	292	605	+29	7th
Joe Wolcik	76	72	148	+4	t-15th
Ryan Palmer	78	71	149	+5	t-17th
Landon Davis	79	74	153	+9	t-28th
Chance Mulligan	80	75	155	+11	t-32nd
Zach Burch	82	75	157	+13	t-42nd

Lions ranked 9th in WBCA poll entering NCAA Regional Tournament.

COMMERCE – The Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s basketball team is the ninth-ranked team in the nation in this week’s Women’s Basketball Coaches Association poll, as announced Tuesday. The Lions have been nationally ranked 21 times in the WBCA poll, seven weeks in a row from 2007-08, and now 14 weeks in a row this season. 

The Lions tied their all-time win mark last week, advancing to the LSC Championship game for the second time in program history. The Lions are currently 28-3, tying the winning streak set by the 2006-07 team that advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight. During the season, the Lions have set program records for most wins in a regular season, most conference wins, longest winning streak, longest conference win streak, best scoring margin, best scoring defense, and highest national ranking. 

The Lions are one of three LSC teams in the national rankings, as Lubbock Christian ranked fourth and West Texas A&M ranked 25th. 

The Lions are the second seed in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Championship Tournament, which will be held at the Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock beginning Friday. It is the third time in program history that the NCAA Tournament selected the Lions, and its the first back-to-back seasons. It is also the Lions’ highest ever seeding in the NCAA Tournament.

The Lions will face a rematch of their LSC semifinal win, as they will take on seventh-seed Eastern New Mexico at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. The semifinal round of the tournament will be on Saturday, with the Regional Championship game to be played on Monday. The winner of the Regional Tournament will advance to the Elite Eight in Birmingham, Ala. which will begin Mar. 24.

WBCA Coaches’ Poll – March 9, 2020 (Poll 16)

Rk.	School (Record)	Pts.	1st	Prev.
1	Drury (32-0)	567	15	1
2	Ashland (31-0)	560	8	2
3	Hawaii Pacific (29-1)	524	0	3
4t	Alaska Anchorage (31-2)	467	0	5
4t	Lubbock Christian (28-3)	467	0	6
6	Grand Valley State (28-3)	459	0	4
7	Walsh (28-2)	421	0	9
8	Indiana (PA) (28-3)	385	0	7
9	A&M-COMMERCE (28-3)	346	0	10
10	Benedict (27-3)	345	0	12
11	Adelphi (27-3)	324	0	8
12	Central Missouri (27-4)	308	0	15
13	Lee (TN) (26-4)	262	0	11
14	Azusa Pacific (25-5)	239	0	13
15	Virginia Union (23-4)	234	0	16
16	University of the Sciences (26-4)	184	0	14
17	Lander (26-5)	163	0	23
18	North Georgia (26-5)	141	0	18
19	Belmont Abbey (27-3)	129	0	17
20	Tampa (24-5)	110	0	19
21	UC San Diego (25-5)	108	0	25
22	Anderson (SC) (26-5)	106	0	20
23	Stonehill (23-5)	101	0	25
24	Kentucky Wesleyan (28-3)	93	0	21
25	West Texas A&M (27-6)	65	0	22