McMaster Leads Men's Golf at NCAA Region V

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – The Penn State Behrend men's golf team finished in 20^th place at the NCAA Region V Tournament held at the Manakiki Golf Course and hosted by Penn State Altoona on Sunday afternoon.

Teams: 22          
Golfers: 116
Course: Manakiki Golf Course | Willoughby, Ohio
Results: Behrend finishes 20^th (346/336 – 682)

Key Moments:

* Behrend improved its score by 10 strokes on the second day with a 336
* The Lions tallied a two-day total of 682
* Daniel McMaster (Murrysville, PA/Greenburg Central) was the front runner for the team over the two days
* McMaster tied for 100^th with a overall score of 167
* McMaster tallied an 82 on day one and 85 on day two
* Owen Blum (Warren, PA/Warren) was one stroke behind McMaster, carding a 168 overall to tie for 102^nd place (87-81)
* Blum carded the lowest score on the team for day two
* In a tie for 108^th place, Johnny Palmieri (Warren, PA/Eisenhower) who finished with a 173 (88-85) for the tournament
 * JR Hufnagel (Evans City, PA/North Catholic) came back from an 89 on day one to card an 85 and finish tied for 110^th place (174)
* Rounding out the top 5 was Dante Mannarino (Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk)
* Mannarino reduced his day-one score by nine strokes to earn a score of 197 to tie for 118^th overall

 Next Up

* Behrend returns to action on Thursday, October 3 at Hilbert. The invitational begins at 12 p.m.