BULLARD, Texas -- Midwestern State held on for its second team win of the season claiming a co-championship Tuesday afternoon in the King-Alfred Invitational at Eagle's Bluff Country Club.
The Mustangs fired an 8-over team total of 292 in the final round to finish in a tie with UT Tyler with an 18-over, 54-hole total of 870 just one stroke in front of third-place Texas A&M-Commerce.
The Mustangs claimed the stroke play championship on the second playoff hole.
"We never adjusted to the greens," MSU coach
Jeff Ray said. "UT Tyler played really well. You have to give them credit. We just never started making the putts that we normally make. It was a good team win."
In medal match play, UT Tyler edged in the Oklahoma Christian in the final round, while Texas A&M-Commerce took third place with a win over Midwestern State.
Midwestern State senior
Jake Doggett extended his run of par-or-better scores to 10 consecutive rounds going 71, 69 and 71 for a 2-under total of 211.
But it wasn't enough to hold of Texas A&M International's Mauricio Figueroa, who carded seven birdies on his way to a tournament low 66 in the final round to edge Doggett by a stroke. The sophomore marked scores of 73 and 71 for a 3-under total of 210.
It was Doggett's seventh career runner-up finish as he came just shy of claiming his seventh collegiate win and fifth of the season. Doggett has posted 19 par-or-better scores in 26 tournament rounds this season.
Doggett carded a team-high 13 birdies and topped the field going 3-under par on the course's 12 par-4 holes.
Junior
Garrett Leek fired scores of 70, 73 and 73 for a 3-over 216 to earn his 17th collegiate Top 10 finish and fourth of the season tying for seventh. He ranked amongst tournament leaders going even-par on the course's four par-3 holes on his way to eight birdies.
Sophomore
Ethen Wolf tied for 15th with an 8-over 221 logging scores of 74, 74 and 73, while junior
Jake Leatherwood tied for 18th with an 8-over 222 firing tallies of 73, 74 and 75.
Junior
Mason Mikeska (80-78-77) placed 38th with a 22-over 235.
Midwestern State competes in the RJGA Palm Valley Classic at the Palm Valley Golf Club on April 4-5 in Goodyear, Ariz.
King-Alfred Invitational Team Medal Match Play
First Round (Monday morning)
Match 1 | No. 1 Oklahoma Christian 4, No. 8 Lubbock Christian 0
Match 2 | No. 4 Texas A&M-Commerce 4, No. 5 Dallas Baptist 1
Match 3 | No. 2 Midwestern State 3, No. 7 Texas A&M International 2
Match 4 | No. 6 UT Tyler 2, No. 3 St. Mary's 1
Second Round (Monday afternoon)
Winner's Bracket
Match 5 |Â Oklahoma Christian 3, Texas A&M-Commerce 2
Match 6 | UT Tyler 3, Midwestern State 2
Consolation Bracket
Match 7 | Lubbock Christian 3, Dallas Baptist 2
Match 8 | Texas A&M International 3, St. Mary's 2
Third Round (Tuesday morning)
Winner's Bracket
First-place Match |Â UT Tyler 4, Oklahoma Christian 1
Third-place Match |Â Texas A&M-Commerce 2, Midwestern State 2
Consolation Bracket
Fifth-place Match | Texas A&M International 4, Lubbock Christian 1
Seventh-place Match | St. Mary's 2, Dallas Baptist 1
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King-Alfred Invitational
Eagle's Bluff Country Club
Bullard, Texas
Par 71Â |Â 6,826Â yards
Team Leaderboard
| Pos |
Team |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
| 1 |
Midwestern State |
+18 |
288 |
290 |
292 |
870 |
|
UT Tyler |
+18 |
295 |
288 |
287 |
870 |
| 3 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
+19 |
293 |
293 |
285 |
871 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Christian |
+28 |
290 |
296 |
294 |
880 |
| 5 |
St. Mary's |
+39 |
298 |
302 |
291 |
891 |
| 6 |
Dallas Baptist |
+46 |
306 |
295 |
297 |
898 |
|
Texas A&M International |
+46 |
304 |
302 |
292 |
898 |
| 8 |
Lubbock Christian |
+52 |
298 |
291 |
315 |
904 |
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Individual Leaderboard
| Pos |
Player |
Team |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
| 1 |
Mauricio Figueroa |
Texas A&M International |
-3 |
73 |
71 |
66 |
210 |
| 2 |
Jake Doggett |
Midwestern State |
-2 |
71 |
69 |
71 |
211 |
| 3 |
Zach Burch |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
E |
74 |
72 |
67 |
213 |
| 4 |
Kittiphong Phaithuncharoensuk |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
+1 |
74 |
71 |
69 |
214 |
| 5 |
Jackson Naeger |
UT Tyler |
+2 |
72 |
74 |
69 |
215 |
|
Carter Lewis |
UT Tyler |
+2 |
73 |
72 |
70 |
215 |
| 7 |
Garrett Leek |
Midwestern State |
+3 |
70 |
73 |
73 |
216 |
|
Alejandro Armijo |
Oklahoma Christian |
+3 |
72 |
75 |
69 |
216 |
|
Jeffrey Maciejewski |
Lubbock Christian |
+3 |
72 |
68 |
76 |
216 |
| 10 |
Mateo Pulcini |
Oklahoma Christian |
+4 |
71 |
74 |
72 |
217 |
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Midwestern State Scorecard
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