AVONDALE – Freshman Philipp Westermann continued a solid start to his collegiate career, firing an even-par 72 in overcast, cold and breezy conditions to finish in a tie for fifth-place as the 2010 Allstate Sugar Bowl Mardi Gras Invitational concluded Tuesday at TPC Louisiana.

While Westermann posted his second top-five finish in as many tournaments, the Lions could not overcome the elements as they shot an uncharacteristic 307 and finished seventh in the 15-team field.

Westermann, who fired back-to-back rounds of 72 in Monday's opening day, finished at 216 for the tournament, nine shots behind medalist Alex Ching of San Diego and three strokes behind North Carolina State's Brad Revell.

USD, coached by Tim Mickelson (the brother of PGA veteran Phil Mickelson), claimed the tournament title after shooting a 293 to finish at 870 – three strokes ahead of first-day leader North Carolina State. UNO (878), Troy (879) and UALR (885) rounded out the top five with Wichita State (890), Southeastern (891), Liberty (895), Campbell (900) and Louisiana-Lafayette (905) rounding out the top 10.

Freshman Alvaro Arizabaleta fired a 3-over par 75 to finish at 225 for the tournament while Cedric Scotto, Horacio Leon and James Taverner each finished at 231.

Southeastern, ranked No. 47 nationally in the Golfstat rankings, will return to action March 8-9 when it competes in the 25th annual Louisiana Classics at Oakbourne Country Club.

2010 ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL MARDI GRAS INVITATIONAL
February 22-23, 2010
Avondale, La. (TPC Louisiana)
Par 72, 6,931 yards

TEAM SCORING
1. San Diego 290-287-293-870
2. North Carolina State 286-289-298-873
3. UNO 287-291-300-878
4. Troy 303-288-288-879
5. Arkansas-Little Rock 296-297-292-885
6. Wichita State 293-296-301-890
7. Southeastern 298-286-307-891
8. Liberty 299-301-295-895
9. Campbell 314-285-301-900
10. Louisiana-Lafayette 300-290-315-905
11. Louisiana Tech 303-302-304-909
12. Louisiana-Monroe 311-304-307-922
13. Centenary 311-314-307-932
14. Austin Peay 316-302-329-947
15. Nicholls State 322-318-315-955

SOUTHEASTERN INDIVIDUALS
T5. Philipp Westermann 72-72-72-216
T25. Alvaro Arizabaleta 73-77-75-225
T46. Cedric Scotto 78-73-80-231
T46. Horacio Leon 82-69-80-231
T46. James Taverner 75-72-84-231