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Golf Junior Varsity Moves up to Seventh Place at Battle at the Bend

Final Fall Tournament Concludes Thursday

Freshman Todd Bissenden led the Cougars after the second day of the Battle at the Bend.
 
Freshman Todd Bissenden led the Cougars after the second day of the Battle at the Bend.
  
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Nov. 8, 2005

MANY, La. - The University of Houston junior varsity golf team fired a team score of 304 on Tuesday during the second of the Battle at the Bend to move into a tie for seventh place after the second day.

The Cougars, who were in 10th place entering Tuesday's round, posted a team score of 606 through the first 36 holes to tie with Nicholls State on the 6,707-yard, par-72 course at Cypress Bend Golf Resort.

New Orleans stood atop the team leaderboard at 567 entering Wednesday's final round. Rice was second at 577 and was followed by Southeastern Louisiana (581), Tulane (586), host Louisiana-Lafayette (590) and Sam Houston State (591).

Stephen F. Austin (607), Texas State (611) and McNeese State (611) rounded out the Top 10 team leaders.

Individually, freshman Todd Bissenden posted a 2-over-par 74 in the second round to finish at 150 through 36 holes and tie for 24th as the Cougars' leading player. Senior Adam Young was tied for 34th at 152.

Other Cougars in action were Steven Frazier (154, t-42nd), Jeremy Reed (154, t-42nd) and Brett Burke (157, t-53rd).

Rice's Parker LaBarge remained atop the individual leaderboard after shooting a 69 for the second straight day and was two strokes ahead of Louisiana-Lafayette's Michael Smith and Matthew Carvell of Southeastern Louisiana.

The tournament, which will be the final fall event of the season for the Cougars, wraps up Wednesday morning with the final 18 holes.

Team Results
1. New Orleans 284-283 -- 567
2. Rice 288-289 -- 577
3. Southeastern Louisiana 292-289 -- 581
4. Tulane 293-293 -- 586
5. Louisiana-Lafayette 298-292 -- 590
6. Sam Houston State 298-293 -- 591
T7. Houston JV 302-304 -- 606
T7. Nicholls State 303-303 -- 606
9. Stephen F. Austin 305-302 -- 607
T10. Texas State 301-310 -- 611
T10. McNeese State 301-310 -- 611
12. Texas-Pan American 305-310 -- 615
13. Centenary 299-328 -- 627

 

 

Individual Leaderboard
1. Parker LaBarge, Rice 69-69 -- 138
T2. Michael Smith, Louisiana-Lafayette 71-69 -- 140
T2. Matthew Carvell, Southeastern Louisiana 71-69 -- 140
T4. Kyle Ritchie, Tulane 70-71 -- 141
T4. Adam Cornelson, New Orleans 71-70 -- 141
T6. Addison Awe, Rice 72-70 -- 142
T6. Kenji Murayama, New Orleans 71-71 -- 142
T6. Robert Gwin, Sam Houston State 68-74 -- 142
T6. Jason Kuperman, New Orleans 71-71 -- 142
T10. Donny Schmitt, Nicholls State 70-73 -- 143
T10. Hugo Leon, Southeastern Louisiana 74-69 -- 143
T10. Anthony Cantu, New Orleans 72-71 -- 143

Houston Cougars Leaderboard
T24. Todd Bissenden Houston JV 76-74 -- 150
T34. Adam Young Houston JV 75-77 -- 152
T42. Steven Frazier Houston JV 73-81 -- 154
T42. Jeremy Reed Houston JV 78-76 -- 154
T53. Brett Burke Houston JV 80-77 -- 157

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