Oct. 2, 2004

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Baylor men's golf team assaulted the flags as it posted a 6-under par team score of 282 in the final round to move up from 13th to a sixth-place finish at the William H. Tucker hosted by New Mexico Saturday at the University's 7,354-yard, par-72 Championship Course.

Sophomore Jeremy Frye (Palestine, Texas) carded a 3-under par 69 to finish tied for fifth with a 54-hole total of 5-under par 211, a new career low. Frye rolled in seven birdies on the final round, including five of the last seven holes.

Sophomore Matt Briggs (San Antonio, Texas) played the best round of his collegiate career with a 5-under par 67. Briggs played the front nine at 2-under par and, after a bogey on 12, he birdied three straight and four of the last six holes. Briggs tied for 33rd after starting the day tied for 84th.

Sophomores Brian Meck (Austin, Texas) and Dusty Isabell (Athens, Texas) each carded a 73. Meck had two bogeys on the front nine, but came back with a birdie on the back to tie for 72nd. Isabell tied for 46th with a 223, while sophomore Jeremy Alcorn (Brownwood, Texas) posted a 76 to finish tied for 53rd with a 224.

Arizona claimed the team title with a 9-under 855, just two strokes ahead of New Mexico. UNLV was 1-under, Texas Tech was even, followed by Texas A&M at 2-over par. UNLV's Ryan Moore fired a 7-under par 65 in the final round to take individual medalist honors with a 54-hole total of 11-under par 205. New Mexico's Spencer Levin finished second at 9-under par 207, followed by a pair of golfers at 7-under par.

Baylor returns to action at the Pepperdine Club Glove Intercollegiate Monday and Tuesday Oct. 11-12 in Camarillo, Calif.

BAYLOR       7th/19     300-293-282=875
T5. Jeremy Frye       71-71-69=211
T33. Matt Briggs      78-76-67=221
T46. Dusty Isabell    76-74-73=223
T53. Jeremy Alcorn    75-73-76=224
T72. Brian Meck       80-75-73=228

FINAL TEAM LEADER BOARD
1. Arizona             279-284-292=855
2. New Mexico          286-283-288=857
3. UNLV                291-286-286=863
4. Texas Tech          291-292-281=864
5. Texas A&M           289-291-286=866
6. Baylor              300-293-282=875
T7. Wichita State      294-292-290=876
T7. Colorado           291-292-293=876
T9. Nevada             290-287-300=877
T9. BYU                286-293-298=877
11. Colorado State     291-292-295=878
12. Fresno State       300-296-289=885
13. San Diego State    296-294-296=886
14. New Mexico State   291-297-302=890
15. North Carolina     297-304-294=895
16. Hawai'i            305-296-302=903
17. Air Force          303-295-308=906
18. UTEP               303-295-310=908
19. Arkansas           303-306-305=914