University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Eagle Golfers Finish 13th In ASU Indian Classic
4/15/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
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Eagle Golfers Finish 13th In ASU Indian Classic
JONESBORO, Ark. -- Southern Miss shot a final round 308 team total in the ASU Indian Classic today to finish in 13th place in the 19-team event, the final tournament of the regular season for Head Coach Steve Johnson and his Golden Eagles.
Shane Rushing recorded Southern Miss' top finish with a 71-74-79--224 score that earned him a tie for 30th place. Michael Soroka (74-75-76--225) tied for 37th, Ben Snow (72-79-78--229) tied for 55th, Justin Emil (78-74-80--232) tied for 67th and Matt Wofford (79-86-75--240), who shot the best Golden Eagle round of the day, finished in a tie for 85th.
North Texas maintained its 36-hole lead with an even 300 team score today, to finish at 286-289-300--875, good enough for a 9-shot victory over runnerup and host Arkansas State (292-296-296--884), an Indian squad that shot the best round of the day (296) and moved from fifth to second. Nebraska (293-292-301--886) moved from fourth to third, Iowa State (287-301-299--887) moved from a tie for fifth into fourth, and LSU (296-295-297--888) jumped all the way from 10th to a tie for fifth, with Arkansas-Little Rock, to round out the top five teams.
After finishing at 5-under-par 139 after Monday's double round, South Alabama's Gareth Maybin (69-70-72--211) shot an even par 72 in today's final round, to finish a shot in front of teammate Ryan Gildersleeve (66-74-72--212). North Texas' Freddy Espericueta (70-70-73--213) and South Florida's Oscar Fraustro (72-69-74--215) finished third and fourth, respectively, and three players tied for the No. 5 spot.
As opposed to Monday's two rounds, when 19 players broke par in round one and 15 under-par rounds were recorded in the second round, only two players managed to better par Tuesday, led by Oral Roberts' Luke Scrymgeour's 4-under-par 68.
The ASU tournament ends one of the more successful regular seasons ever for the Golden Eagles who next will play in the Conference USA Tournament, Apr. 21-23, in Dade City, Fla., near Tampa, Fla.
| ASU Indian Classic | ||||||
| Ridge Point C.C. -- Jonesboro, Ark. | ||||||
| Par: 72 | ||||||
| Yardage: 6,539 | ||||||
| School | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | ||
| 1. | North Texas | 286 | 289 | 300 | 875 | |
| 2. | Ark. State | 292 | 296 | 296 | 884 | |
| 3. | Nebraska | 293 | 292 | 301 | 886 | |
| 4. | Iowa State | 287 | 301 | 299 | 887 | |
| 5. | LSU | 296 | 296 | 297 | 888 | |
| ? | UALR | 285 | 290 | 313 | 888 | |
| 7. | Rice | 292 | 296 | 301 | 889 | |
| ? | Missouri | 295 | 294 | 300 | 889 | |
| 9. | South Alabama | 291 | 298 | 301 | 890 | |
| 10. | Louisville | 295 | 289 | 312 | 896 | |
| 11. | South Florida | 297 | 296 | 307 | 900 | |
| 12. | Oral Roberts | 294 | 308 | 299 | 901 | |
| 13. | Southern Miss | 295 | 302 | 308 | 905 | |
| 14. | SW Mo. State | 296 | 310 | 302 | 908 | |
| 15. | Tulane | 298 | 300 | 312 | 910 | |
| 16. | Middle Tn. State | 303 | 307 | 305 | 915 | |
| 17. | Northern Iowa | 307 | 306 | 305 | 918 | |
| 18. | Illinois State | 309 | 306 | 311 | 926 | |
| 19. | Louisiana Tech | 299 | 317 | 321 | 937 | |
| Southern Miss Scores: | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | ||
| T30 | Shane Rushing | 71 | 74 | 79 | 224 | |
| T37 Michael Soroka | 74 | 75 | 76 | 225 | ||
| T55 Ben Snow | 72 | 79 | 78 | 229 | ||
| T67 | Justin Emil | 78 | 74 | 80 | 232 | |
| T85 | Matt Wofford | 79 | 86 | 75 | 240 | |
| Top Individuals: | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total | ||
| 1. | Gareth Maybin, USA | 69 | 70 | 72 | 211 | |
| 2. | Ryan Gildersleeve, USA | 66 | 74 | 72 | 212 | |
| 3. | Freddie Espericueta, UNT | 70 | 70 | 73 | 213 | |
| 4. | Oscar Fraustro, USF | 72 | 69 | 74 | 215 | |
| 5. | John Humphries, LSU | 73 | 70 | 74 | 217 | |
| ? | Tyler Swanson, Iowa St. | 72 | 71 | 74 | 217 | |
| ? | Charlie Woo, Louisville | 75 | 68 | 74 | 217 | |
| 8. | Five players tied | |||||
