Wildcats Finish Third at Koasati Pines

KINDER, La. – Abilene Christian challenged the leaders but finished third at the Koasati Pines Intercollegiate on Tuesday.
 
A final round of 288 in some tough playing conditions found the Wildcats 10 strokes behind champion Southeastern Louisiana. ACU finished eight under par as a team.
 
"We made a run today in the windy conditions but ran out of steam in the end," said ACU Head Coach Tom Shaw. "Happy for Jaime Lewis who earned his first top-10 as a starting player for us. As a team, we need to shore up some little things but are otherwise trending in the right direction."
 
Lewis was consistent throughout, shooting three rounds of 71 for a three-under 213. He tied for eighth with teammate Grégoire Hoyeau, who went 70-69-74. Lewis birdied holes 4, 6, 16 and 18 on Tuesday to bring his total to 12. Hoyeau matched Lewis for the team birdie lead at 12 after going one-under on holes 4 and 17 on Tuesday.
 
Zane Heusel and Thomas Buisson tied for 16^th at even-par 216. Heusel had rounds of 74-71-71 and birdied holes 1, 10, 11, 13 and 14 on Tuesday to bring his tournament total to 11. Buisson also had 11 birdies for the tournament after getting three more on Tuesday on holes 4, 10 and 16. Buisson had three rounds of 72.
 
Charlie Jackson birdied holes 6, 10 and 18 in the final round to bring his total to nine for the tournament. He went 72-76-75 for a seven-over 222 and he tied for 37^th place.
 
As an individual entrant, Preston DeFriend tied for 19^th at one over. He had rounds of 72-74-71 for 217. His three birdies on holes 1, 10 and 16 on Tuesday brought his tournament total to 11.
 
The Wildcats head to Ohio State's Robert Kepler Invitational April 19-21.