EATONTON, Ga. – Louisiana Tech saved its best for last Sunday, shooting a season-low six under as the team climbed three spots for a 12th-place finish at the Linger Longer Invitational.
 
LA Tech's 282 was the sixth-best round three among a loaded field that featured nine teams ranked in the top 75 in the country.  Helping the Bulldogs do that were three players who shot under par in the third round at the Great Waters Course at Reynolds Lake Oconee. 
 
Anchoring the team in the final round was Abel Derksen.  The sophomore put together his best round of the season, shooting five under (67).  His round started off with a birdie on the opening hole No. 10.  He would add two more birdies on No. 14 and No. 18 to shoot 33 on the back.
 
His momentum carried over to the front where he took advantage of both Par 5s by making birdies, plus a birdie on the Par 3 No. 4.  It was nearly a bogey-free round for Derksen until a bogey on the final hole sent him to the clubhouse with a career-low 67, tied for the second lowest hole by a Bulldog this season.
 
Derksen would jump 49 spots to finish tied for 45th on the player leaderboard along with teammate Seth Campbell who shot three over 75 in round three.  It was the lone scorecard over par used by LA Tech in the final round as Oskari Schuvalow and Morton Bailey both finished in the red.
 
Schuvalow capitalized on an eagle on the Par 5 No. 6 to shoot 69 while Bailey's back nine that featured four birdies propelled him to a one under 71.  Schuvalow was the top finisher for the Bulldogs, climbing 30 spots in round three to tie for 34th (73-75-69=217).
 
LA Tech was able to leapfrog Rutgers, UNC Greensboro, and Jacksonville.  Georgia ran away with the team title, finishing 21 strokes ahead of second-place Alabama.
 
UP NEXT
LA Tech will return to action March 30-31 when the Bulldogs travel to Carrollton, Texas to take part in the Maridoe Intercollegiate.
 
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