CORVALLIS, Ore. – The University of British Columbia No. 5-ranked men and No. 1-ranked women were named the Under Armour Teams of the Week for April 15 – 21, the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced Sunday.
The British Columbia golf teams had another outstanding weekend, earning their third CCC tournament victories of the season.
The T-Birds' men and women each won their side of the Warrior Invitational on Tuesday by double-digit strokes. The men's team (285-292-282, -6) used a strong final round to close the gap and eventually pull away from Lewis-Clark State College to win by 12 strokes, after trailing the hosts going into the last 18. The women's team (300, 301, +25) led their side from wire-to-wire, finishing 21 strokes ahead of LC State.
Individually, Elizabeth Labbe (75, 73, +4) earned medalist honors, finishing one stroke ahead of teammate Grace Bell (T2 - 75, 74, +5) and six strokes ahead of Bo Brown (T6 - 73, 81, +10), who was leading after day one. All five Thunderbirds golfers finished in the top 10.
On the men's side, all five Thunderbirds also finished in the top 10 and within three strokes of one another. Hudson Lafayette (T5 - 78, 70, 68, E) rebounded from the worst first round in the group to having the best round three in the tournament and finishing tops amongst the T-Birds. Aidan Schumer (T9 – 66, 78, 75, +3) matched the best round over the entire tournament with his six-under 66 in the first 18.
Next up, the teams return home to host the Cascade Collegiate Conference Championship with the hope of finishing off perfect CCC seasons. That event will take place at Loomis Trail Golf Club in Blaine, Washington from April 29-May 1.