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Alex Saroli trimmed four strokes off of his round one score to shoot a 73 on Sunday.

Men's Golf 9/12/2021 2:33:00 PM Cameron Weidenthaler, Assistant Media Relations Director

Men's Golf Finishes Fourth at Watrous Intercollegiate

Three Warriors tied-for-11th.

BAY CITY, Mich. -- The Wayne State University men's golf team finished competition at the Al Watrous intercollegiate hosted by Saginaw Valley State on Sunday. The Warriors posted a 579 (289, 290) placed fourth in the 15-team field. The two-day event was played at Saginaw Valley Public Golf Course (Par 72, 6,933 Yards).

LEADING THE WAY
WSU was led by a trio of golfers who all tied-for-11th.  Garret Day (Chatham, Ont. / Ursuline College Chatham) shot a 143 (72, 71), while Mat Hawryluk (Chatham, Ont. / Ursuline College Chatham) also carded a 143 (74, 69).  Max Lepplemeier (Wauseon, Ohio / Pettisville) competed unattached and finished with another 143 (72, 71).

SVSU's Jiseung Choi was able to hold onto his day-one lead and won the event with a 139 (68, 71).

THE FIELD
Findlay won the team trophy with a 563, while Saginaw Valley State was second at 572. Grand Valley State (574) was five strokes better than the Warriors. Ashland (580) was fifth, besting Northern Michigan (581) by one stroke. Chasing the top six teams are SVSU B-team (588), Tiffin (588), Northwood (589), Walsh (590), Ferris State (599), Parkside (603), Davenport (609), Lake Superior State (611) and Northwood B-team (615)

WSU RESULTS
Josh DiCarlo (Amherstburg, Ont. / General Amherst) was WSU's top performer on Saturday but finished with a 146 (71, 75).  Tyler Hurtubise (Essex, Ont. / Essex District), competing as an individual and shot 147 (74, 73).

Matt Pelak (Mattawan, Mich.) tallied a 147 (72, 75), while Alex Saroli (LaSalle, Ont. / Holy Names) was another Warrior competing as an individual and carded a 150 (77, 73).

The fourth Green & Gold golfer competing outside the startling five was Haydon Chapman (Marshall, Mich.) and he finished with 150 (77, 73).  Ian Smith (Canton, Mich. / Plymouth) posted a 153 (78, 75).

HEAD COACH THOUGHTS
"An outstanding performance by three Warriors," said head coach Mike Horn. "Garret Day, Mat Hawryluk and Max Lepplemeier all played fabulously! Solid performance from all Warriors and I am very proud of the squad competing as hard as they did without our number one player Sean Niles. I think we proved we can play with anybody when we are playing our best and at full strength. Tyler Hurtubise, Max Lepplemeier and Haydon Chapman all played very well for their first event. V ery proud on how a young and undermanned lineup performed."

UP NEXT
Next up for the men will be the Doc Spragg Fall Invitational hosted by Findlay on Sept. 20-21.

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Players Mentioned

Haydon Chapman: 5' 8"; Redshirt Freshman

Garret Day: 6' 5"; Redshirt Sophomore

Josh DiCarlo: 5' 7"; Junior

Mat Hawryluk: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Tyler Hurtubise: 6' 3"; Freshman

Sean Niles: 6' 0"; Redshirt Senior

Matt Pelak: 6' 3"; Redshirt Sophomore

Alex Saroli: 6' 3"; Redshirt Sophomore

Ian Smith: 6' 1"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Haydon Chapman
: 5' 8"; Redshirt Freshman

Garret Day
: 6' 5"; Redshirt Sophomore

Josh DiCarlo
: 5' 7"; Junior

Mat Hawryluk
: 6' 0"; Sophomore

Tyler Hurtubise
: 6' 3"; Freshman

Sean Niles
: 6' 0"; Redshirt Senior

Matt Pelak
: 6' 3"; Redshirt Sophomore

Alex Saroli
: 6' 3"; Redshirt Sophomore

Ian Smith
: 6' 1"; Sophomore