FOOTBALL Two ASU games moved
At least two of Arkansas State’s 2014 games will be on national television and the date of a nonconference game was changed Tuesday.
The Sun Belt Conference announced Tuesday that ASU’s game at Texas State has been moved to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22, and it will be televised on ESPNU. ASU’s Oct. 21 game at Louisiana-Lafayette - the two schools shared the Sun Belt title last year - will be on ESPN2.
ASU also announced Tuesday that its nonconference game against Utah State in Jonesboro has been moved to Sept. 20. The game was originally scheduled for Sept. 27.
ASU now has an open date Sept. 27 before hosting Louisiana-Monroe in its first Sun Belt game on Oct. 4.
Announcements on other games to be televised will be made at a later date, the conference said. ESPN has until June 1 to select games played in the first three weeks of the season, a window that includes ASU’s season-opener vs. Montana State on Aug. 30 and visits to Tennessee on Sept. 6 and Miami on Sept. 13. After that, games are available to ESPN up until 12 days before the game.
The league is currently looking for options with the Sun Belt Network after Comcast Sports Southeast, a carrier for the Sun Belt Network, announced last month it would cease operations June 1.
- Troy Schulte
GOLF
Trojans, Tullos 2nd at Jones Invitational
The UALR men’s team and freshman Noah Tullos turned in runner-up finishes Tuesday at the ULM/Wallace Jones Invitational at Southern Pines Golf Club in Calhoun, La.
The Trojans shot 881 and finished 11 strokes behind host Louisiana-Monroe (870). Tullos finished 2-under-par 214 for the tournament. Tullos fired a 3-under 69 in the final round.
UALR junior Johann Voss finished at 5-over 211 and tied for seventh. Sophomore Matias Calderon (223) tied for 11th, senior Ben Etchebarne (226) finished at 10 over and junior Colby Benton (230) was 4 over.
UALR’s Kvarnstrom tied for fourth
UALR junior Sofie Kvarnstrom turned in her third consecutive round of 1-over-par 73 for a 3-over 219 and tied for fourth at the John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate in Stockbridge, Ga.
UALR shot a combined 940 to finish 10th. Junior Sofia Berglund finished in a tie for 15th at 9-over 225, sophomore Stina Resen shot 29-over 245 and freshman Melodie Jean Dit Berthelot finished at 37-over 253.
Georgia State’s Maria Palacios won the individual title in a threeway playoff after shooting 2-under 214 for the tournament. Campbell won the team title at 12-over 876.
UCA ties for second at Husky Invitational
Central Arkansas’ women’s team shot a final-round 306 and finished tied for second at the Houston Baptist Husky Invitational at River Bend Country Club in Sugar Land, Texas.
UCA shot rounds of 313-306-306 for a 922 and tied with Louisiana-Monroe. Lamar won the tournament with 915.
Junior Kendra Mann shot 77-72-77-226 and tied for third. Junior Malin Senneryd tied for ninth (83-73-74-230) and senior Carly Dear tied for 22nd (85-80-72-237). Morgan Best, playing as an individual, tied for 15th (76-78-80-234).
BASEBALL Union handles Harding
Union (Tenn.) scored in each of the first three innings as it defeated Harding 6-3 Tuesday in a nonconference game at Jerry Moore Field in Searcy.
Jim Martin gave Union a 1-0 lead in the first inning. The Bulldogs (11-21) added another run in the second and two unearned runs in the third to take a 4-0 lead.
Starter Jacob Stripling (1-3) gave up 4 hits and struck out 1 while taking the loss for Harding (19-14). Harrison Hunter and James Anderson had two hits each for Harding.
Sports, Pages 25 on 04/02/2014