ALLISON PARK, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's golf team won the La Roche Fall Invitational with a combined score of 306, placing first out of 11 teams at the Wildwood Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon.
The Lions posted a six-stroke difference between second-place La Roche at 312 to win their second tournament of the fall season. Westminster was third with a 319 for the day.
Behrend had three golfers in the top 10, led by Ryan Matlock (Erie, PA/Mercyhurst) with a low score of 73. He fired a 37 on the front and then carded a 36 on the back to tie for second overall.
Jack Perfett (Moon Township, PA/Moon Area) and Noah Kunst (Kittanning, PA/Kittanning) tied for fourth overall with a 76 for the course. Perfett tallied a team-low 35 on the front and recorded a 41 on the back for his total. Kunst shot a 39 on the front nine holes and 37 on the back for the Lions.
Alex Shindledecker (Erie, PA/McDowell) was fourth on the team and tied for 16th with an 81 (41-40) while Mark Peters (Mercer, PA/Mercer) tallied the final score of 92 (44-48).
Behrend returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 30 at the ECAC Championships in Rochester, NY.