CHOUDRANT – Southeastern Louisiana's
Cedric Scotto fired a 4-under-par 68 to finish in the lead while the Lions posted solid rounds to place second overall at the 2010 Louisiana Tech Bulldog Classic on Monday at Squire Creek Country Club.
Final round action begins Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. Final results will be available at www.LionSports.net.
Southeastern, ranked No. 47 in the latest GolfStat rankings, posted rounds of 296 and 292 to finish at 588 for the day – six strokes behind Ole Miss. Host Louisiana Tech and UNO were tied for third at 600 while Oklahoma rounded out the top five at 601. Rice (609), Kansas (615), Houston (617), Jacksonville State (617) and Missouri State (617) finished sixth through 10th, respectively in the 16-team event.
Scotto, the reigning Southland Conference Golfer of the Year, opened the tournament with a 1-over 73 and finished at 143 after 36 holes, two shots ahead of Tom Brown of Ole Miss.
The Lions received top-10 performances from the freshman tandem of
Alvaro Arizabaleta and
Philipp Westermann. Arizabaleta posted rounds of 71 and 75 to finish at 146 and in fourth place while Westermann fired rounds of 75 and 73 to finish at 148 and tied for ninth.
Rasmus Astrand (78-77-155) and
Horacio Leon (80-76-156) were tied for 36th and 40th respectively for the Lions while
James Taverner (82-77-159), competing as an individual, was tied for 57th.
LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOG CLASSIC
March 15, 16, 2010
Choudrant, La. (Squire Creek CC)
Par 72, 7,105 yards
TEAM SCORING
1. Mississippi 291-291-582
2. Southeastern La. 296-292-588
T3. Louisiana Tech 302-298-600
T3. New Orleans 297-303-600
5. Oklahoma 303-298-601
6. Rice 306-303-609
7. Kansas 313-302-615
T8. Houston 318-299-617
T8. Jacksonville State 313-304-617
T8. Missouri State 312-305-617
11 Stephen F. Austin 316-304-620
12 UTSA 318-313-631
13 Centenary 322-316-638
14 Austin Peay 318-322-640
T15. Nicholls State 321-321-642
T15. McNeese State 322-320-642
SOUTHEASTERN INDIVIDUALS
1.
Cedric Scotto 73-68-141
4.
Alvaro Arizabaleta 71-75-146
T9.
Philipp Westermann 75-73-148
T36.
Rasmus Astrand 77-78-155
T40.
Horacio Leon 80-76-156
T57.
James Taverner (I) 82-77-159
(I) - competing as an individual
