LANCASTER, Ohio -- Facing the host and two seed Ohio Dominican for the Bill Blazer Memorial Match Play Championship on Sunday, the top-seeded Wayne State University men's golf team came up short against the Panthers by a final of 3-2.  Andrew Daily (Brighton, Mich.) and Jack Julian (South Lyon, Mich.) handled their business while Grant Ofield (Ada, Mich. / Forest Hills Northern), Josh Lahner (Roselle, Ill. / Lake Park) and Troy Chapman (Lexington, Ohio) came up short.

Competing as individuals, Will Pollack (Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Northern) and Luke Maher (Fort Gratiot, Mich. / Port Huron Northern [SC4])) were both impressive for the Stroke Play portion.  Pollack placed second among 18 players while Maher was four spots behind him in sixth.

"We certainly did not execute today coming down the stretch," said head coach Mike Horn.  "Hats off to ODU for playing very well and executing during crunch time.  It's always fun to compete against the Panthers.  Coach (Chris) Deibel does an outstanding job.  Congratulations to Andrew (Daily) for winning all three matches.  And hopefully we can take lessons away from this for the GLIAC Championship in just a couple of days."

(2) Ohio Dominican 3, (1) Wayne State 2
Chase Forsyth 1UP, Ofield
Cian Hughes 1UP, Lahner
Daily 5UP, Jonathan Campbell
Nathan Menapace 2UP, Chapman
Julian 2UP, Elijah Zimmerman

Competing as Individuals (of 17 that finished both rounds)
2. Pollack, 151 (+7, 72-79)
6. Maher, 158 (+14, 78-80)

Next up on the schedule for the Green and Gold will be the postseason and the GLIAC Championships on April 16-17 at Stoatin Brae Golf Club in Augusta, Mich. 

The field will play 36 holes that Thursday and 18 more holes on Friday morning to decide the Medalist Honor.  Later on Friday, the top two teams from the Stroke Play Championship will go head to head for the Medal Match Play Championship.