LANCASTER, Ohio -- The Wayne State University men's golf team handled its business on Saturday for day one of Ohio Dominican's Bill Blazer Memorial Match Play. In their first match, the top-seeded Warriors defeated eighth-seeded Thomas More 5-0 before taking care of fifth-seeded Malone 4-1 in the nightcap. WSU will play for the Championship on Sunday against the two seed and host, the Panthers.
"I'm very happy with how the boys performed today," said head coach
Mike Horn. "Congratulations to Andrew, Josh, Troy and Grant for winning both of their matches today, and a great job by Will shooting even par in the individual event. I'm very happy with how the boys kept their composure and played very consistent all day long. We're looking forward to giving it our best effort in the championship match tomorrow."
(1) Wayne State 5, (8) Thomas More 0
Grant Ofield (Ada, Mich. / Forest Hills Northern)
4UP
Ben Epplen
Josh Lahner (Roselle, Ill. / Lake Park)
5UP
Nathan Resing
Andrew Daily (Brighton, Mich.)
5UP
Aden Walls
Troy Chapman (Lexington, Ohio)
4UP
Benjamin Egan
Jack Julian (South Lyon, Mich.)
1UP
Connor Albrinck
(1) Wayne State 4, (5) Malone 1
Ofield
UP2
Jaxon Rinkes
Lahner
UP2
Camden Horning
Daily
UP3
Carter Miller
T. Chapman
UP3
Fletcher Cravens
Julian
DOWN4
Alfie Cracker
Competing as individuals,
Will Pollack (Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Northern) and
Luke Maher (Fort Gratiot, Mich. / Port Huron Northern [SC4]) were both in action. Pollack carded an even 72 for first place through 18 holes while Maher was in sixth place among the 18-player field with a six-over 78.
