UMSL Finishes NKU Spring Regional in 19th

Rivermen Improve Dramatically in Second Round

Perry Park, Ky. – The UMSL men's golf team placed 19th at the Northern Kentucky Spring Regional this past weekend. The Rivermen had a rough time in the opening round, but saw dramatic improvement in the second round, shooting a team score of 15 strokes better in the closing round.

UMSL had three golfers finish with identical scores of 160 for the two-round event, and each did better in the second round. Diego Jimenez shot an 84-76, Marcus Deckert shot 82-78 and David Archibald had the biggest improvement in the second round, finishing with scores 85-75. Eric Fakes was the fourth UMSL golfer, finishing with a 173 (83-90) in the tournament. As a team, UMSL improved by 15 strokes in the second round, shooting a 319 after a 334 in the opening round.

UMSL will be on the road next weekend for a single round event, the Wisconsin-Parkside GLVC Preview on March 26, before traveling to play in the Bellarmine Invitational, March 27-29.

	TEAM SCORES
Pl	Team	1st Rd	2nd Rd	Total
1	Grand Valley St	293	287	580
2	Lewis	294	295	589
3	Saginaw Valley St	298	298	596
t4	Northern Kentucky	304	293	597
t4	Wayne St	306	291	597
6	Ferris State	298	301	599
7	Northwood	301	299	600
8	Indianapolis	303	298	601
9	Wisconsin-Parkside	300	306	606
t10	Bellarmine	305	303	608
t10	Drury	307	301	608
12	Mercyhurst	299	310	609
13	Findlay	303	307	610
14	Southern Indiana	313	303	616
15	Ashland	307	312	619
t16	Hillsdale	309	311	620
t16	Gannon	306	314	620
18	Kentucky Wesleyan	323	322	645
19	Missouri-St. Louis	334	319	653
t20	Quincy	326	336	662
t20	St. Joseph's	325	337	662

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	UMSL Players
Pl	Player	1st Rd	2nd Rd	Total
t70	Diego Jimenez	84	76	160
t70	David Archibald	85	75	160
t70	Marcus Deckert	82	78	160
98	Eric Fakes	83	90	173