Sunday, September 22
Erie, PA
Millersville University
at
Mercyhurst Invitational
Men’s golf takes fourth at Mercyhurst Invitational
9/23/2019 9:59:00 PM | Men's Golf
ERIE, Pa. – The Millersville men's golf team carded a 621 (+45) in two rounds to take home the fourth-place slot at the Mercyhurst Invitational at the Lake View Country Club in Erie, Pa.
The Marauders improved their round-one 312 (+24) by three shots on the second day carding a 309 (+21) to move from sixth to fourth on the leaderboard. Ronnie Yanoski and John Devic saw significant jumps their standings on the second day while senior Matt Spak remained at the top and tied for second.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania took home the team title and Clarion's Mitch Faulkner earned the individual win with a 148 (+4).
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS
• Matt Spak led the Marauders, moving two spots from tied for fourth to tied for second overall. Spak carded 74-75 for a two-round total of 149 (+5).
• Ronnie Yanoski jumped 24 spots on the leaderboard in the second day, erasing five shots from his round-one 80. Yanoski cleared the top 25 with a two-day total of 155 (+11) to tie for 20th.
• John Devic leaped from tied for 34th to tied for 29th. Devic shot 79-78 for a total of 157 (+13).
• Christopher Knox and Brady Erb finished tied for 33rd and tied for 37th, respectively. Knox recorded consistent 79's for a two-round total of 158 (+14) while Erb carded 79-80 for a total of 159 (+15).
• Austin Lauver shot 88-85 for a two-round score of 173 (+29).
NOTES
• Spak now holds three top-10 finishes this season including two second-place finishes. Spak tied for first and went to a playoff at Glade Springs and earned second place at the Glade Springs Intercollegiate.
• Yanoski recorded his first top-25 finish.
HEAD COACH SCOTT VANDEGRIFT QUOTES
• "Finishing fourth was really important. We were able to pass a number of key teams today. Mercyhurst may be the host of the NCAA Regional and if they are it will be played at Lake View, so this was a good preview for us. Many of the teams we need to beat to get into the regional were here. A fourth-place finish is a good start for us. We play well on this golf course. We know what we have to do moving forward."
• "Matt Spak played well again. The tenacity the team played with today was great. We are making some technical mistakes, but we're not making the mental errors. They're working so hard on the golf course trying to keep from making mental mistakes. That's a great sign and shows a lot of maturity on our team. Technical skills we can take care of. We know what we need to work on. We have a little more than two weeks before the PSAC Championships and we feel good about how we're playing and what our performance will look like at the PSAC Championships. Our conference is really tough to win, but the team is very upbeat."
UP NEXT
•The team returns to the links on Oct. 1 at the Alvernia Fall Invitational at the Ledgerock Golf Club in Mohnton, Pa.
The Marauders improved their round-one 312 (+24) by three shots on the second day carding a 309 (+21) to move from sixth to fourth on the leaderboard. Ronnie Yanoski and John Devic saw significant jumps their standings on the second day while senior Matt Spak remained at the top and tied for second.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania took home the team title and Clarion's Mitch Faulkner earned the individual win with a 148 (+4).
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS
• Matt Spak led the Marauders, moving two spots from tied for fourth to tied for second overall. Spak carded 74-75 for a two-round total of 149 (+5).
• Ronnie Yanoski jumped 24 spots on the leaderboard in the second day, erasing five shots from his round-one 80. Yanoski cleared the top 25 with a two-day total of 155 (+11) to tie for 20th.
• John Devic leaped from tied for 34th to tied for 29th. Devic shot 79-78 for a total of 157 (+13).
• Christopher Knox and Brady Erb finished tied for 33rd and tied for 37th, respectively. Knox recorded consistent 79's for a two-round total of 158 (+14) while Erb carded 79-80 for a total of 159 (+15).
• Austin Lauver shot 88-85 for a two-round score of 173 (+29).
NOTES
• Spak now holds three top-10 finishes this season including two second-place finishes. Spak tied for first and went to a playoff at Glade Springs and earned second place at the Glade Springs Intercollegiate.
• Yanoski recorded his first top-25 finish.
HEAD COACH SCOTT VANDEGRIFT QUOTES
• "Finishing fourth was really important. We were able to pass a number of key teams today. Mercyhurst may be the host of the NCAA Regional and if they are it will be played at Lake View, so this was a good preview for us. Many of the teams we need to beat to get into the regional were here. A fourth-place finish is a good start for us. We play well on this golf course. We know what we have to do moving forward."
• "Matt Spak played well again. The tenacity the team played with today was great. We are making some technical mistakes, but we're not making the mental errors. They're working so hard on the golf course trying to keep from making mental mistakes. That's a great sign and shows a lot of maturity on our team. Technical skills we can take care of. We know what we need to work on. We have a little more than two weeks before the PSAC Championships and we feel good about how we're playing and what our performance will look like at the PSAC Championships. Our conference is really tough to win, but the team is very upbeat."
UP NEXT
•The team returns to the links on Oct. 1 at the Alvernia Fall Invitational at the Ledgerock Golf Club in Mohnton, Pa.
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