LAS VEGAS, Nev. —
Valdosta State followed a first round 319 with a second round to finish third at the Las Vegas Desert Classic at the par 72, 7016 yard Revere Golf Club Lexington Course.
Valdosta State stood fourth after the first day of play, which was shortened from 36 to 18 holes due to winds that were reaching over 40 miles per hour. With the winds calmer during Monday's final round, VSU shot a 304 and finished the tournament 47 strokes over par at 623.
West Florida bested the Blazers by 12 strokes to claim the team championships while Midwestern State was 11 strokes in front of VSU in second. Indianapolis finished the tournament 10 strokes behind VSU for fourth while Tiffin shot a 635 for fifth. Host Missouri-St. Louis was a stroke behind Tiffin in sixth while Redlands tallied a 637 for seventh and Embry-Riddle Arizona had a 638 for eighth. Southeastern Oklahoma State was a stroke behind in ninth while Lewis-Clark State rounded out the top 10 at 644.
Southern Indiana shot a 646 for 11th and Illinois-Springfield was 12th at 657 while Lewis tallied a 660 for 13th. Quincy was four strokes behind in 14th and was followed by McKendree (677), Bellarmine (679), Jackson State (679) and the Lewis "B" team (697).
Nate Anderson paced Valdosta State as he finished tied for fifth with an eight over 152 while Abdul Sihag was four strokes behind and tied for 16th. Clarke Hendrick tallied a 157 for 24th and John Fordham shot a 158 for 29th while Drew McGuire finished at 164 to tie for 47th.
Valdosta State returns to action Monday, March 11 when it hosts the First Federal Southeastern Collegiate at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club.
The tournament will feature 36 holes on Monday followed by 18 holes on Tuesday, March 12 and is free to all spectators.
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VSU golf finishes third in Las Vegas
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VSU eliminated
Valdosta State softball’s bid for a national title repeat came up short this season.
The Blazers were eliminated from the NCAA Division II National Championship Tournament Saturday with a 7-5 loss in nine innings to Armstrong Atlantic University, a school based off the Georgia coast in Savannah. -
Win or go home
The Valdosta State softball team faces Armstrong Atlantic University in an elimination game for the 2013 Division II Softball Championship Tournament today at noon.
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Blazers fall to Molloy in eight innings
With only one out remaining and trailing by three, the Molloy Lions strung together four hits to plate three runs in the seventh followed by another run in the eighth inning to defeat Valdosta State’s softball team 5-4 in the first round of the 2013 Division II Softball National Championship Tournament on Thursday in Salem, Va.
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Albritton, Johnson earn All-America honors
Valdosta State softball players Courtney Albritton and Morgan Johnson gathered multiple All-America honors late Wednesday night.
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Sending the Blazers off
The Valdosta State softball team made the long journey to Salem, Va. Tuesday, leaving Valdosta at 10:30 a.m. with devoted fans cheering them out of the parking lot.
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VSU softball wins South Region, headed to nationals
For the third time in four years, and second in a row, Valdosta State’s softball team will play in the national championship tournament.
The Blazers won their third South Region championship Saturday, beating Alabama-Huntsville 8-3 in game three of the best-of-three series at Steel’s Diamond at Blazer Park. -
VSU baseball season comes to an end
Delta State scored seven unanswered runs to defeat Valdosta State 7-2 in an elimination game of the NCAA South Region Tournament at the UT Baseball Field Saturday afternoon.
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Blazers host respected rival UAH in Super Regional
One would expect a matchup featuring two of the top softball programs in Division II to come in the national championship game.
Unfortunately for Valdosta State and Alabama-Huntsville, who have combined to appear in four straight national championship games, they won’t be meeting in title game on Memorial Day in Salem, Va. -
Blazers lose to Delta State, fall to loser’s bracket
If the Valdosta State baseball team is going to win the South Region Tournament, the Blazers going to have to do it from the loser’s bracket.
The Blazers (33-17) dropped their first game of the tournament Thursday, falling to Delta State 4-2 at UT Baseball Stadium.
VSU will face Stillman College, which lost to No. 1 seed and tournament host Tampa Thursday, Friday at 11 a.m. to advance to the weekend portion of the tournament. The loser will be eliminated. -
Former Lady Blazer Ferguson hired to lead Vikettes
The sign above the door still has Shan Garner’s name on it. There is even a Shan Garner plaque sitting on one of the shelves in the corner of the gymnasium office.
That will soon change, though, as Lowndes has hired its newest girls’ basketball coach. - More Blazers Blog Headlines
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