Schuberg shoots Personal Low; Fall Season Concludes for Dallas
THE COLONY, Texas – The University of Dallas men's golf team wrapped up the fall portion of its schedule with the second round of The Classic at The Tribute. Dallas improved on Monday's score by three strokes and shot a 314 on the day in the tournament hosted by NCAA Division II Texas A&M-Commerce.
Headlining the individuals was Thomas Schuberg (Camarillo, Calif.) with a personal best 72. This helped his personal-low, two-round score of 147 in the tournament and tied for 20th in a field of 80 golfers.
A pair of golfers for the Crusaders improved on their second round scores as well. Erik Hamm (Brentwood, Tenn.) finished up his first collegiate semester with a 78 to equal 158 for second on the squad overall. Matthew Nickel (Wichita, Kan.) shattered a career-low score with a 77 in the 18-hole frame.
Murray State College clipped 10 strokes off of yesterday's team total and won with a 572 overall. MSC shot 281 on Tuesday. Tyler Junior College maintained second place with a 577 overall. They shot 290 on the day. Texas A&M International posted a 291 in this round and rounded out the top three with a 579.
Kevin Smith from Incarnate Word won with a 141 (69, 72). Murray State's George Whitebread (70, 71) equaled a 141 for second place. There was a tie for third as Allstair Snowdon (77, 65) from the team champion and host school's Wilfredo Sanchez (73, 69) each posted a 142.
QUOTABLES
"This week we ran into a lot of the same problems that we have all year...we haven't been able to avoid the big number too well. But even with those things stacked against us this group was able to break some school records and perform at a high level in flashes. On the good side of the ball, both Tommy and Matt set new personal lows, which was exciting to be a part of. Tommy has really taken off this year and been a constant in our lineup. I'm really proud of the hard work and open mind that he has had in order to get better, we know that the sky is the limit for him and are excited to see what the future holds. Matt really played well today as well. He has a great attitude, and with continued work he is only going to get better and better. While Jake struggled a bit today, yesterday he put together the best ball striking round I have seen him have all year. Given the off-season, he will only get better. He is really close, and once he starts clicking on all cylinders he is going to go really low. Erik didn't have his best stuff this week. Typically, he makes quite a few birdies. This week he only made 1. He was never really able to get going, but he grinded very hard and scrapped together a salvageable round today. Ollie has been making some swing changes all year. In spurts, he hits the ball incredible. But with change sometimes comes inconsistency. And I believe that was the biggest issue this week. The off-season will be key for him, to get some more reps and begin to feel a bit more comfortable with the changes." - Head Coach Garrett Smith thoughts on player performances this tournament
"Overall, the fall season was a tremendous success. We were able to reach heights that have never been seen at UD. We broke several scoring records and intend on breaking them again this spring. Even so, we have played nowhere near our potential all season. But, with some focused and targeted work moving forward we will get there and go even further. I'm excited to see where this group can go and look forward to getting better each and every day." - Coach Smith on his team's first fall season together and outlook for spring