Photo – Matt Roberts

Mulligan takes sixth in the final fall tournament.

 

MATHEWS, La. – Chance Mulligan placed sixth at the LaTour Intercollegiate this week for the Texas A&M University-Commerce men’s golf team, hosted at the LaTour Golf Club.

Mulligan (Dallas – Bishop Dunne) totaled a score of 213 (70-73-70) over the three rounds for sixth place. The Lions tallied a team score of 887 to finish seventh in the 10-team tournament.

“I’m proud of the way the guys handled this tournament knowing Sam isn’t on the course and that every shot is counting towards the team,” said coach Brian Dolehide. “We are looking forward to getting our work in this off-season and get right back to it in February!”

“I’m very excited for Chance. He played a great tournament and was able to bring in a sixth-place finish to round out the fall.”

Stephen F. Austin won the tournament with a team score of 851. Houston Christian’s Brooks Pawlak, competing as an individual, won the individual title with a score of 208 (67-69-72).

Seth Graber (Wylie) tied for 18th with a score of 217 (70-74-73), Balint Zavaczki (Nyíregyháza, Hungary) tied for 42nd with a score of 229 (76-76-79), Ivan Yabut (Omaha, Neb.) totaled a score of 230 (75-80-75) to tie for 43rd place.

Sam Benson (Gilmer – New Diana) posted a score of 74 in the first round, but a back injury forced him to withdraw from the tournament during the second round because of a back injury.

Dolehide added, “It was unfortunate what happened to Sam Benson out there. He hurt his back and was not able to play most of the tournament. We all hope he gets better soon, and he will be good to go by the spring!”

This week was the final tournament of the fall for the Lions. The Lions will announce the entire spring schedule later this fall.

Pos.	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1	Stephen F. Austin	291	279	281	851
2	Southeastern Louisiana	280	285	292	857
3	New Orleans	288	279	293	860
4	Houston Christian	282	282	298	862
5	UIW	285	288	292	865
6	Nicholls	283	291	300	874
7	A&M-COMMERCE	289	303	295	887
8	Prairie View A&M	290	298	311	899
9	Texas Southern	295	309	306	910
10	University of Mobile	297	319	311	927

7	A&M-COMMERCE	289	303	295	887
6	Chance Mulligan	70	73	70	213
T18	Seth Graber	70	74	73	217
42	Balint Zavaczki	76	76	77	229
T43	Ivan Yabut	75	80	75	230
56	Sam Benson	74	–	–	wd

 

Lion Women’s Golf finishes 16th at the Diamante Intercollegiate.

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, Ark. – The Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s golf team finished 16th at the Diamante Intercollegiate, hosted by Little Rock, at Diamante Country Club this week.

California Baptist won the team title with a score of 838, while Georgia State’s Pariya Sanpanawat won the individual medal with a score of 204 (70-67-67).

Marie Baertz (Luxembourg) tied for 30th place with a score of 217 (72-71-74), Benz Far-Arun (Bangkok, Thailand) finished in a tie for 35th place with a score of 218 (71-70-77), Jordan Dusckas (Flower Mound Marcus) recorded a score of 227 (76-74-77) to tie for 75th place.

Marie Naeher (Neuenbuerg, Germany) totaled a score of 229 (79-74-76) to tie for 78th, and Fahsai Inmee (Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand) tied for 86th place with a score of 233 (81-77-75).

“On a very score-able golf course, we didn’t execute as well as we could have,” said coach Lise Malherbe. “We made loads of birdies but also had too many mistakes that crept in. However, the girls showed heart by posting a semester-low second round 289.”

The Lions’ team score of 889 was ten strokes better than Southern Illinois for 16th place and five strokes back of Bradley.

UP NEXT

The fall season concludes next week at The Judson in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Pos.	Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total
1	California Baptist	281	281	276	838
2	Boston College	282	273	286	841
3	Central Arkansas	285	283	282	850
4	Little Rock	290	284	289	863
5	Arkansas State	290	281	293	864
T6	Missouri State	293	282	290	865
T6	Ball State	291	289	285	865
8	Memphis	289	283	303	875
9	Tarleton	298	293	286	877
10	Houston Christian	291	287	300	878
T11	Wichita State	297	291	291	879
T11	Georgia State	292	291	296	879
13	Stephen F. Austin	294	296	290	880
14	UT Arlington	293	291	298	882
15	Bradley	295	293	296	884
16	A&M-COMMERCE	298	289	302	889
17	Southern Illinois	304	295	300	899

16	A&M-COMMERCE	298	289	302	889
T30	Marie Baertz	72	71	74	217
T35	Benz Far-Arun	71	70	77	218
T75	Jordan Dusckas	76	74	77	227
T78	Marie Naeher	79	74	76	229
T86	Fahsai Inmee	81	77	75	233

 

Lion Volleyball falls in three at Northwestern State.

 

NATCHITOCHES, La. – The Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball team was downed, 3-0, by the Northwestern State Lady Demons on Tuesday night via set scores of 25-20, 25-12, and 25-16 at Prather Coliseum.

Northwestern State defended its home court to split the season series against A&M-Commerce. In the four meetings between the two teams since the Lions joined the Southland Conference, the home team has won each time.

The Lions have now lost four of their last five to fall to 5-7 in SLC action, while Northwestern State is 8-5 in Southland action, with six matches remaining in the regular season for A&M-Commerce.

Coach Joe Morales said, “We had a game plan, and unfortunately, we could not execute it. Northwestern State was beyond ready for us, and we had no focus. Our defense and offense both struggled. Hitting error after hitting error was the theme for us tonight.” 

“We need to not forget about this one and quickly get ready for the next two.” 

The first five points of the match went to A&M-Commerce, but the Lady Demons went on a 10-2 run to take a 13-10 lead. With the set tied at 18, Northwestern State surrendered just two more points in the set and took it by winning three points in a row.

The second set started with both teams exchanging points until the Lady Demons used an 11-2 run to take a commanding 15-7 lead and won the set by taking six of the final seven points. Northwestern State had the 0.345 to 0.059 hitting percentage advantage in the second set.

The Lions trailed 15-14 in the third set, but only two more points were allowed by the Lady Demons the rest of the match, winning the final six points of the match.

Essence Allen (Longview – Tatum) led the team with ten kills and came up just short of a double-double with nine digs. Jade Smith (Houston – Mayde Creek) had 17 digs, Breann Connally (Coolidge – Groesbeck) had 20 assists, and Peyton Roper (Converse – Judson) recorded seven kills.

UP NEXT

The Lions return home to host New Orleans at 6:30 pm on Thursday.