ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's golf team placed sixth out of eight teams with a score of 320 at the Gannon Spring Invitational held at Whispering Woods on Saturday afternoon.
The Lions had two players in the Top 10 led by Ryan Matlock (Erie, PA/Mercyhurst) with a team-low score of 75 to tie for fifth place overall. Sean Sculley (Erie, PA/Mercyhurst) was one stroke behind with a 76 to tie for seventh.
Division II California won the invitational with a 308 total. Mercyhurst came in second (308) after losing on a tiebreaker, while Humber, Roberts Wesleyan and Gannon all tied for third with a 311. The Lions finished sixth and then the second team tied for seventh (353).
Alex Shindledecker (Erie, PA/McDowell) tied for 18th place with a score of 79 and Cody Stinson (Erie, PA/Harbor Creek) tied for 38th, carding a 90 on the day. The fifth golfer for the first team was Mark Peters (Mercer, PA/Mercer) tallied the final score of 94 to tie for 43rd.
The second team tied with the second team from Roberts Wesleyan with a 353. Andy Goss (Allison, Park, PA/Hampton) led with an 85 to tie for 33rd, while Noah Kunst (Kittanning, PA/Kittanning) had an 86 on the day for 35th place. JT Kuchnicki (Pittsburgh, PA/Montour) fired a 90 to tie for 38th and Garrett Schlick (Harmony, PA/ Seneca Valley) tallied a 92 for third and fourth on the team, respectively. Zac McCue (Prospect, PA/Slippery Rock) recorded a 99 for the final score.
The Lions return to action on tomorrow at the two-day Mercyhurst Invitational.
