MURRAY, Ky. – The IUPUI men's golf team closed out the fall season with a fifth-place finish at The Buddy Tuesday (Oct. 17), moving up one spot from day one after shooting 288 today. The team's 15-over total score edged fellow Horizon League member Detroit Mercy by one stroke, with Morgan Tournemire's birdie at the last ultimately being the difference.

Southern Indiana paced the 10-team field, finishing 8-under to take home the hardware. Evansville beat out Central Michigan and hosts Murray State for second place.

"We had some better rounds today but we were fighting our own swings the entire tournament," said assistant coach Sean Lampton.

Three Jaguars carded even-par rounds of 71, including Taylor Gardner, Colten Girgis and Tournemire. Gardner birdied three of his final six holes to get back to even, while Girgis racked up a team high 14 birdies. His 1-under overall score tied for tenth, the first for the Junior.

Tournemire drove the green at the par-4 sixth, his final hole of the day, leading to a two putt from 40 feet for a birdie that separated IUPUI from Detroit Mercy.

Brady Schier, competing as an individual, again played solid, collecting the first top-10 placement of his young career. After carding rounds of 68 and 69 yesterday, the freshman finished with a 1-over 72 Tuesday. His 209 overall was good for a tie for fourth.

"(This was) not the result we wanted as a team, but it was exciting to see Brady play well and get a top five," stated Tournemire. "We have a competitive team this year and a lot of guys have played some really good golf this fall. This is promising for the rest of the season."

"I'm proud of Brady and Colten for both finishing inside the top ten. They played some really nice golf this week," added Lampton.