FRIPP ISLAND, S.C. – Longwood men's golf wrapped up the Big South Championships in a tie for fifth on Tuesday afternoon at the Par 71, 6,526 yard course at Fripp Island Resort.
 
David LaFreniere fired the low round on the day to lead the team, as the Lancers finished one stroke back of advancing to match play.
 
NOTABLE RESULTS:
 
Longwood put together a three-round score of 283-281-291—855 (+3) to tie Gardner-Webb for fifth.
 
The Lancers were one shot back of Presbyterian, who finished two-over with a three-round score of 854.
 
LaFreniere was solid for the Lancers, and he closed well with back-to-back-to-back birdies to finish of his- final 18 holes. He had six birdies
 
He carded a one-under 70 for a three-round score of 74-69-70—213 (E) to finish 13^th in the field. It was his best finish of the season.
 
Justin LaRue battled an up-and-down round to finish 14^th in the field, posting a 67-75-72—214 (+1). He closed well by tallying three birdies and six pars in his final nine holes.
 
Scott Jordan also had his best round of the tournament with a 72, and he had a three-round tally of 74-76-72—222 (+9) to tie for 33^rd. In the final round he had a pair of birdies and 13 pars.
 
Nick Fleming tied for 15^th in the field with a 71-67-77-215 (+2), and Hunter Swidzinski finished 29^th with a 71-70-79—220 (+7).
 
WHAT THEY SAID:
 
"We pretty much lived a nightmare this week," said Longwood Head Coach Kevin Fillman. "Looking back, there are so many things that could have, and definitely should have, gone differently. First, I could have coached better. Obviously, the scoreboard says that the players could have played better. We've learned the 'it all comes down to one shot' lesson way too many times over the years, but, truth be told, we left so many shots out there over 54 holes that missing by one shot shouldn't have even been an issue."
 
"In the end, it's a shame for our season to end without even giving ourselves a chance to win the tournament," Fillman said. "We never shied away from talking about winning here being our top goal, and to not meet that goal hurts badly. We had a really good team that played very well all year, and we picked the worst week possible to not play well. I feel absolutely awfully for the guys whose eligibility ended today. Every one of those guys has given so much to both our golf program and to Longwood. I really wish I could have written a different ending for them. I would have done so in a heartbeat."
 
FULL RESULTS:
 
1. Charleston Southern: 277-279-287—843 (-9)
T2. High Point: 293-275-284—852 (E)
T2. USC Upstate: 283-277-292—852 (E)
4. Presbyterian: 282-287-285—854 (+2)
T5. Longwood: 283-281-291—855 (+3)
T5. Gardner-Webb: 282-284-289—855 (+3)
7. Radford: 282-292-285—859 (+7)
8. Winthrop: 286-286-291—863 (+11)
 
13. David LaFreniere: 74-69-70—213 (E)
14. Justin LaRue: 67-75-72—214 (+1)
T15. Nick Fleming: 71-67-77—215 (+2)
29. Hunter Swidzinski: 71-70-79—220 (+7)
T33. Scott Jordan: 74-76-72—222 (+9)
 
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