Men's Golf Finishes Fifth at Mercyhurst Invitational

Men's Golf Finishes Fifth at Mercyhurst Invitational

NORTH EAST, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's golf team finished fifth out of 16 teams with a team score of 620 at the two-day Mercyhurst Invitational held at Lake View Country Club on Monday.

Teams: 16
Golfers: 85
Course: Lake View Country Club | North East, PA
Results: Behrend in fifth place out of 16 teams (305/315 - 620)

Key Moments:

* Noah Kunst (Kittanning, PA/Kittanning) shaved 11 strokes off his first-day total (83) to lead the team with the second-best score of the day (72) to place tied for 20th overall with a combined score of 155
* Jack Perfett (Moon Township, PA/Moon) had an identical day-one score (78) for a 156 total and tie for 27th place
* Humber College won the invitational with a team score of 599, followed by IUP in second (201) and Mercyhurst in third (605)
* Daniel Thomas (Moon Township, PA/Moon) was third on the team for the day with an 81, while Mark Peters (Mercer, PA/Mercer) was fourth (84) and Alex Pol (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) was the final golfer with an 86

Behrend Individual Scores:

Kunst (T20 – 155)
Perfett (T26 – 156)
Peters (T29 – 158)
Pol (T31 – 159)
Thomas (T42 – 161)

Next Up

* The Lions return to action on Saturday at the two-day Oswego Invitational held at the Oswego Country Club. First day tee times begin at 12 p.m.