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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Schmidt, Drexel finish off record romp in Wildcat Spring Invitational at White Manor


   With junior Connor Schmidt, the reigning Pennsylvania Amateur champion, rolling to the individual title, Drexel completed a successful defense of its Wildcat Spring Invitational title Tuesday at White Manor Country Club in Willistown Township.
   Schmidt, a member of the 2015 PIAA Class AAA runnerup team as a senior at Peters Township, had opened with a scintillating 8-under-par 63 over the 6,733-yard, par-71 White Manor layout Monday. He cooled off a little Tuesday, adding a 3-under 68 for an 11-under 131 total that was three shots clear of the field.
   Head coach Ben Feld’s Dragons rode Schmidt’s hot first round to a 12-under 272 total and added a solid 5-under 279 Tuesday for a 17-under 551 total that left them with a nine-shot margin of victory over runnerup Akron.
   Schmidt’s 11-under total broke the school record he established as a freshman in 2016 of 7-under and Drexel’s 17-under team total smashed the school record of 11-under. They are both relation-to-par records and both were set at the Matthews Collegiate Invitational in Appalachian, N.Y., according to the Drexel website.
   It was Schmidt’s second win of the spring as he claimed his first collegiate victory in the Lonnie Barton Invitational at the LPGA International Golf Club in Daytona Beach, Fla. last month.
   Akron had posted a 10-under 274 in the opening round and trailed Drexel by just two shots, but fell back a little with a 2-over 286 in Tuesday’s final round. The Zips, however, held onto second place with an 8-under 560.
   The biggest moves of the day were made by Cleveland State and Drexel’s Colonial Athletic Association rival Delaware, both of which finished in a tie for third at 7-under 561, a shot behind Akron. The Vikings fired a 14-under 270, a program record in relation to par, after they had opened with a 7-over 291 while the Blue Hens posted a 10-under 274 after opening with a 3-over 287.
   Delaware’s 274 matched the single-round program record and its 561 total broke the program record for 36 holes by five shots, according to the Delaware website.
   Lafayette closed with a 3-under 281 after opening with a 2-over 286 to finish alone in fifth at 1-under 567, six shots behind Cleveland State and Delaware.
   La Salle added an 8-over 292 to its opening-round 293 to finish 14th at 17-over 585. Host Villanova added an 11-over 295 to its opening-round 294 to share 17th place in the 20-team field with Big East rival St. John’s at 21-over 589.
   Backing up Schmidt for Drexel was sophomore Stephen Cerbara, the 2015 PIAA Class AAA champion as a senior at Holy Ghost Prep who added a 1-over 72 to his opening-round 67 to finish among a group of four players tied for seventh at 3-under 139.
   Angelo Giantsopoulos, a sophomore from Canada, carded a second straight 1-under 70 to finish in the group tied for 11th at 2-under 140. Senior Mike Cook, who starred scholastically at Conestoga, had the Dragons’ second-best score of the day, a 2-under 69, after opening with a 72 as he landed in the group tied for 18th at 1-under 141.
   Jeffrey Cunningham, a sophomore from West Palm Beach, Fla., added a 2-over 73 to his opening-round 72 to finish among the group tied for 33rd at 3-over 145.
   Delaware’s Mike Pulgini, a freshman from Middletown, Del., carded a sparkling 5-under 66 in Tuesday’s final round after opening with a 68 as he claimed runnerup honors in the individual standings at 8-under 134, three shots behind Schmidt.
   Cleveland State’s Zach Robbins, a sophomore from Grand Rapids, Mich., matched the low round of the day with a 6-under 65 and headed a group of four players tied for third at 4-under 138, four shots behind Pulgini. Robbins had opened with a 2-over 73.
   Another of the day’s three 65s belonged to Robbins’ teammate, Anton Krecic, a senior from Columbia Station, Ohio. Krecce had opened with a 76 and finished among the group tied for 18th at 1-under 141.
   Zak Supelak, a sophomore from Copley, Ohio added a 4-under 67 to Cleveland State’s remarkable second-round surge as he joined the quartet tied for seventh at 3-under 139. Supelak had opened with a 1-over 72.
   Joining Robbins in the foursome tied for third at 4-under 138 were Colgate’s Ryan Skae, a junior from Old Tappan, N.J., Rhodes Island’s Dawson Jones, a senior from Howell, N.J., and Lafayette’s Will Halamandaris,  a junior from Crownsville, Md. Skae and Jones each carded a second consecutive 2-under 69 while Halamandaris matched par with a 71 Tuesday after opening with a 67.
   Rounding out the foursome tied for seventh along with Drexel’s Cerbara and Cleveland State’s Supelak, were Lehigh’s Owen Quinn, a junior from Holden, Mass., and Akron’s Beau Bayerl, a redshirt freshman from Ashland, Ohio. Quinn added a 1-under 70 Tuesday to his opening-round 69 while Bayerl, who was in second place after an opening-round 66, cooled off a little with a 2-over 73 Tuesday.
   Backing up Pulgini for Delaware was Roberto Nieves, a freshman from Miami, Fla. who fired a sparkling 4-under 67 Tuesday after opening with a 73 as he landed in the group tied for 11th at 2-under 140. Junior Jack Melville, who starred scholastically at Upper Dublin, gave the Blue Hens a third sub-70 round Tuesday as he posted a 2-under 69 to finish in the group tied for 21st at even-par 142.
   Sophomore Nick Vecellio, a Northwestern Lehigh product, added a 5-over 76 to his opening-round 73 to finish in the group tied for 63rd at 7-overr 149. Rounding out the Delaware lineup was junior R.J. Wren, who starred scholastically at Twin Valley and is an occasional Stonewall looper. Wren recovered from an opening-round 81 with a counting 1-over 72 Tuesday that left him in the group tied for 87th at 153.
    It was the final tuneup for Delaware before the CAA Championship, which tees off April 19 at the Pinehurst Resort’s No. 8 Course in Pinehurst, N.C. Drexel will tee it up in the Finnegan Invitational, a one-day event at LuLu Country Club Monday, in its final tuneup for the CAA Championship.
   The Dragons finished third behind North Carolina Wilmington and the College of Charleston, which had won the last four CAA titles before coming up short of the Seahawks last spring. Delaware finished sixth a year ago. It will be interesting to see if Drexel has enough firepower to challenge the traditional CAA powers for the conference title and a coveted NCAA regional berth.
   La Salle was led by Dragon Theam, a freshman from Jacksonville, Fla. who added a 1-over 72 to his opening-round 73 to finish among the group tied for 33rd at 3-over 145. Matt Werner, a freshman from West Linn, Ore., added a 3-over 74 to his opening-round 72 to join the group tied for 42nd at 4-over 146.
   The rest of the La Salle lineup all landed among the group tied for 55th at 6-over 148 as sophomore David Kim, a former Upper Dublin standout, and Ron Fischang, a sophomore from McKinney, Texas, each added a 2-over 73 to an opening-round 75 and freshman Parker Wine, a Unionville product, carded a 4-over 75 after opening with a 73.
   Host Villanova was led by Connor Daly, the Wildcats’ veteran junior from Bronxville, N.Y. who bettered par with a 1-under 70 after opening with a 72 and finished among the group tied for 21st at even-par 142.
   Reb Banas, a sophomore from Winnetka, Ill., added a 4-over 75 to his opening-round 73 to finish among the group tied for 55th at 6-over 148. Mark Benevento, a redshirt junior from Ocean City, N.J., added a 3-over 74 to his opening-round 75 to finish among the group tie for 63rd at 7-over 149.
   A couple of head coach Jim Wilkes’ freshmen, Matt Davis, a four-year standout at Malvern Prep, and Danny Dougherty, a Tower Hill product, have taken their lumps this season, but Wilkes has continued to put them in the lineup, likely with an eye to the future. Both carded a 5-over 76 Tuesday.  
  Davis, who had opened with a 74, finished among the group tied for 70th at 8-over 150 and Dougherty, who had opened with a 75, joined the group tied for 76th at 9-over 151.
   Another freshman, Jack O’Hara, out of Loudonville, N.Y., competed as an individual and added a 79 to his opening-round 82 for a 161 total.
   Villanova will also tee it up in the Finnegan Invitational at LuLu Country Club Monday, the Wildcats’ final tuneup before the Big East Championship, which doesn’t tee off until April 26 at Callawassie Island Golf Club in Okatie, S.C.
   Backing up Halamandaris for Lafayette was Ryan Tall, the Central League champion as a junior at Conestoga and winner of the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s Junior Boys’ Championship last summer at Blue Bell Country Club. Tall posted a 1-under 70 after opening with a 73 and was among the group tied for 25th at 1-over 143.
   Also for the Leopards, sophomore Cole Berger, a Westtown School product, finished in the group tied for 50th at 5-over 147 after adding a 3-over 74 to his opening-round 73.
   Monmouth moved up to eighth place in the team standings at 20-over 578 on the strength of a solid 4-under 280 Tuesday. The Hawks got a boost from sophomore Ron Robinson, a North Penn product and winner of the 2016 Jock MacKenzie Memorial, one of GAP’s junior major championships. Robinson matched par with a 71 Tuesday after opening with a 75 and finished among the group tied for 42nd at 4-over 146.
   Bucknell junior Peter Bradbeer, a Friend’s Central product with a GAP major, the 2017 Patterson Cup, on his resume, added a 75 to his opening-round 73 to finish among the group tied for 55th at 6-over 148.
   Bison sophomore Chris Tannabe, the 2016 PIAA Class AA champion as a senior at Quaker Valley, bounced back from an opening-round 77 with a 2-over 73 Tuesday that left him in the group tied for 70th at 8-over 150. Tannabe was coming off an individual victory in last week’s Abarta Coco-Cola Collegiate Invitational at the Steel Club in Hellertown.
   Bucknell closed with a 12-over 296 to finish alone in 17th place at 22-over 590.
   Also in the field was Fordham senior Josh Mandarang, a Downingtown East product who added a 7-over 78 to his opening-round 76 for a 154 total. The Rams closed with a 301 to finish 19th at 28-over 596.

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