MOBILE, Ala. - South Alabama closed out the tournament strong, with the third round being their best. The Jags gained a position on Tuesday to finish their hosted tournament in 11th place.

Freshman Tim Kretschmann surged up the leaderboard in the final day, going five-under in the third round to secure a three-under total and tie for 20th place (73-71-66–210). Senior Kevin Dahlberg also tied for 20th after swinging three under in his final two rounds (74-68-68–210)

South worked out of a hole early, with a +7 opening round that led to the Jags clawing back under par over the final two rounds. This marks the second time this season USA has finished below par.

TEAM SCORES
(1) SMU, 274-274-279–827 (-25); (2) Kent State, 276-280-272–828 (-24); Kansas State, 275-282-275–832 (-20); (4) Texas State, 278-281-277–836 (-16); (5) Memphis, 283-274-282–839 (-13); (6) UAB, 281-279-280–840 (-12); (7) SIU, 284-278-281–843 (-9); (8) Southern Miss, 287-275-282–844 (-8); (9) Davidson, 281-280-284–845 (-7); (10) Oral Roberts, 287-277-282–846 (-6); (11) South Alabama, 291-281-278–850 (-2); (12) Louisiana Tech, 287-283-284–854 (+2); (13) Seton Hall, 289-283-296–868 (+16)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
(1) Zachary Kingsland (SMU), 66-64-69–199 (-14); (2) Jack Burke (Texas State), 65-68-69–202 (-11); (t-3) Isaiah Ibit (Kent State), 68-69-67–204 (-9); (t-3) Anthony De Schutter (SIU), 70-65-69–204 (-9); (t-3) Joshua Stewart (Davidson), 67-69-68–204 (-9); (t-6) Nick Mason (Kansas State), 67-71-67–205 (-8); (t-6) Will Davis (Davidson), 69-69-67–205 (-8); (t-6) Jordan Gilikson (Kent State), 67-69-69–205 (-8); (t-9) Jonathan Ericsson (UAB), 70-68-68–206 (-7); (t-9) Cooper Shultz (Kansas State), 68-67-71–206 (-7); (t-9) Connor Brown* (Alabama), 70-69-67–206 (-7)

*- Indicates individual player

SOUTH ALABAMA SCORES
(t-20) Kevin Dahlberg, 73-71-66–210 (-3); (t-20) Tim Kretschmann, 74-68-68–210 (-3); (t-28) Hugo Thyr, 71-70-71–212 (-1); (t-33) Joshua Achord*, 72-71-70–213 (E); (t-36) Mason Crowder*, 69-71-74–214 (+1); (t-61) Josh Hill, 74-72-73–219 (+6); (71) 73-72-77–222 (+9)

*- Indicates individual player

UP NEXT
South Alabama will travel to Lafayette for the LA Classics hosted by Louisiana on March 10-11.

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