With Lucas Trim leading the way, Villanova clawed its way to
a fourth-place finish in the Coca-Cola Lafayette Invitational, which concluded
Monday at Silver Creek Country Club in Hellertown.
Trim of Tampa, Fla. is the lone senior on the Villanova roster and there is no better way to show some leadership than going out and playing
some good golf. Trim had rounds of 72 and 71 over the 6,655-yard, par-72 Silver
Creek layout to finish in a tie for first at 1-under 143 before falling in a
playoff to end up with a share of second place.
Connecticut, the highest-ranked team in the field in the
latest Golfstat rankings at 121st,
fired the only sub-par team round of the tournament, a 1-under 287 in Monday’s
final round, to cruise to the team title at 6-over 582.
Drexel bounced back from an opening-round 307 with a 1-over
289 to get a share of second place with Bryant at 20-over 596. Bryant had a
pair of 298s.
Villanova improved off a 307 in the opening round with a 298
in the second round to finish alone in fourth at 29-over 605. Fordham rounded
out the top five in the 16-team field another eight shots behind Villanova at
613.
UConn was led by Eric Dietrich, a senior from Cheshire,
Conn. who carded a 2-under 70 in the final round to finish in the tie with Trim
and Wagner’s Anton Frondelius, a senior from Sweden. Frondelius fired a 2-under
70 in Sunday’s opening round and added a 73 in the final round.
Trim and Frondelius parred the first playoff hole with
Dietrich being eliminated with a bogey. Frondelius then parred the second
playoff hole while Trim made a bogey as Frondelius claimed the individual
title.
All five players in Connecticut’s lineup cracked the top 11,
including four in the top eight.
Tim Umphrey, a freshman from Northborough, Mass, matched par
in the second round to finish alone in fourth at 2-over 146. Jimmy Hervol, a sophomore from Hopington, Mass., was
another shot back in a tie for fifth at 147 after a final-round 73.
Nabeel Khan, a sophomore from Westerville, Ohio, also matched
par in the final round with a 72 to finish tied for eighth at 4-over 148. Tyler
Cooke, a senior from Warwick, R.I., finished tied for 11th at 5-over
149.
Backing up Trim for Villanova was junior Andy Butler, a
former Manheim Township standout who matched par in the second round with a 72
to finish tied for 16th at 150. Connor Daly, a freshman from
Bronxville, N.Y. coming off claiming a share of the individual title at the
Wildcat Invitational, finished tied for 42nd. Daly had rounds of 76
and 79 for a 155 total.
Will Byrne, a junior from McLean, Va., finished tied for 55th
at 157 and Andrew Bowyer, a sophomore from Summit, N.J., finished tied for 92nd
at 165.
Andrew MacMillan, a junior from Scottsdale, Ariz., teed it
up as individual and made his case for inclusion in the next team lineup by
finishing in a tie for 11th at 149. MacMillan had rounds of 74 and
75.
Drexel was led by junior Aaron Fricke, a former Garden Spot
standout who finished tied for fifth at 147, one of four Dragons to end up in
the top 20. Fricke had rounds of 74 and 73.
Yoseph Dance, a senior from Richmond, Va., had a strong
finish with a 2-under 70 in the second round to finish tied for 11th
at 149. Freshman Connor Schmidt, a member of Peters Township’s 2015 PIAA Class
AAA runnerup team, also got it going in the second round with a 1-under 71 to
finish tied for 16th at 150.
Sophomore Mike Cook, a former Conestoga standout, finished
tied for 20th at 151. Adam Mistretta, a junior from Livermore,
Calif., bounced back from an opening-round 80 with a 75 in the final round to
finish tied for 42nd at 155.
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