SANDESTIN, Fla. – ULM's Guillaume Fanonnel made a 3-foot putt on the second hole of sudden death to lift the Warhawks to a 3-2 victory over Georgia Southern Wednesday in the semifinals of match play of the Sun Belt Men's Golf Championship at Raven Golf Club.

Ranked 60th in the country by golf stat heading into today, the Eagles have a chance at an at-large bid to NCAA Regionals. The selection show is May 1 at 9 p.m. on the Golf Channel.

With the team score tied 2-2, Fanonnel was on the green in two at the par-4 2nd hole, while Eagle Ben Carr was in the rough after his second shot flew to the right of the green. Carr's chip was a hair short and did not run out on the green like he wanted it to, leaving the freshman a 20-foot putt for par. Fannonel lagged to within three feet and made the putt for par after Carr's long putt slid past the hole.

The duo came to 18 all square, and both made par to send the contest into the sudden death playoff. Carr had a 21-foot birdie chance to win on the first playoff hole after reaching the green in two, but his try dove just left of the hole.

Colin Bowles was down four through 13 and won 14 and 15, halved 16, and won 17 and 18 to square the match and send it into a sudden death playoff. The freshman drained a 10-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to win it.

Jake Maples made par on 15 and carried the lead into 18. The junior got on the green in two with a 20-foot putt for birdie and two-putted to halve the hole and win the match.

Quotables from Coach Carter Collins
"We fought an extremely tough match today and lost to a solid opponent. I'm so proud of this group and what they accomplished and can't wait to see what's around the corner. The future is bright for this program!"

ULM 3, Georgia Southern 2
1 – Otto Van Buynder defeats Brett Barron 1 Up
2 – Colin Bowles defeats Andoni Etchenique 1 Up (19 holes)
3 – Jake Maples defeats Michael Gilbert 1 Up
4 – Guillaume Fanonnel defeats Ben Carr 1 Up (20 holes)
5 – Thibault Santigny defeats Steven Fisk 2&1