Ball State University
Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate
Men's Golf Posts Final Round 279; Top 5 At NMSU
October 31, 2007 | Men's Golf
LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Behind a final-round 67 from junior Ben Lakoff and a score of 68 from junior Andrew Rhodes, the Ball State men's golf team posted a team score of 279 Tuesday to climb four spots and finish fifth at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate.
The 17-team tournament was hosted by New Mexico State.
The Cardinals opened the tournament with a team score of 286 to place among the leaders, before an afternoon round of 291 on Monday.
BSU went 12 strokes lower Tuesday with its 279 -- the fourth-best on the afternoon.
"A top-five finish was our goal," said BSU head coach Mike Fleck. "I am really proud of the way we responded on Tuesday, especially with Ben's 67 and Andrew's 68.
"Today, for the final competitive round of our fall season, I think we caught yet another glimpse of just how good we can be. We should take this final round into the spring season with some confidence."
Lakoff tied for 13th overall, while junior Brian Maurer tied for 23rd. Rhodes tied for 36th.
Complete results.
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Ball State Univ. 286 291 279 856T 13 Ben Lakoff 70 74 67 211
T 23 Brian Maurer 72 70 72 214
T 36 Andrew Rhodes 72 77 68 217
T 47 Ross Cosat 75 73 72 220
T 60 Matt Schumaker 72 74 77 223
1 Texas Tech Univ. 274 283 274 831
2 UT-Arlington 282 278 275 835
3 Nevada, Univ. of 274 292 278 844
Kansas State Univ. 280 286 278 844
5 Ball State Univ. 286 291 279 856
6 Loyola Marymount U. 285 286 288 859
7 ULM 285 290 287 862
8 New Mexico State U. 288 291 285 864
Miami (Ohio) 292 284 288 864
10 Cal Poly 287 286 293 866
11 South Alabama, U. of 292 288 288 868
12 Washington State U. 295 289 289 873
13 Northern Colorado 292 289 302 883
14 Rice University 292 299 294 885
15 Texas El Paso, U. of 293 301 297 891
16 Nebraska, U. of 296 307 298 901
17 Towson University 310 295 311 916
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