Perry Park, Ky. — The Aquinas College golf teams made way for their first competition of the second semester down in Perry Park, Kentucky. The men took eighth, while the ladies collected ninth on the day.

Men:

The men totaled a score 656 (+80) over both days. The men scored 330 (+42) on the first day and 326 (+38) on the second day.

(T-17) Senior Matt Denhartigh 161 (79 + 82).

(T-35) Senior Dominic Luciani 169 (83 + 86).

(40) Sophomore Anthony Lalomia 174 (87 + 87).

(T-35) Sophomore Logan Wolters 169 (91 + 78).

(43) Senior Harry Moody 177 (86 + 91).

(T-19) Freshman Austin Pitsch 162 (82 + 80).

Here are the results overall:

Northern Michigan: 611
Quincy: 618
Asbury: 630
Oakland City: 634
Notre Dame: 636
Lake Superior: 645
Aquinas: 656
Joliet JC: 685

Here is what Head Coach John Konya had to say about the men's performance, "Pretty challenging conditions the first day. We haven't had much opportunity to be on real turf, so it was good to have an event that showed us where we need to devote our focus. We've got work to do, but I was really happy with how steady Austin played. I think he's going to be a very good player for us for the next few years. He's very talented, coachable, and has the right temperament to be an outstanding player. I was also really impressed with how Logan bounced back on the second day after an uncharacteristically rough first day. It will serve him well going forward. I'm excited about our future, but we've got work to do!"

Women:

Here is how the team shot:

(T-34) Senior Brooke Kalisz shot 176 (87+89).

(T-42) Junior Emma Franklin notched 184 (94+90).

(T-51) Sophomore Mara Brydges collected 191 (93+98).

(T- 42) Freshman Jayda Kerns earned 184 (90+94).

(48) Freshman Zoey Quinn 189 tallied (94+95).

(T-31) Freshman Maddie Schense gathered 175 (86+89).

For an overall team score of 723 (356+367).

Here is how the whole competition finished:

Ashland: 615
Northern Michigan: 644
Pikeville: 645
Quincy: 651
Tennessee Wesleyan: 666
Lake Superior: 677
Purdue NW: 679
Oakland City: 704
Aquinas: 723

And this is what he had to say about the ladies performance, "I know that it's often said that 'you are what your scorecards says you are' but the numbers from this event don't tell the story of how talented these ladies are. We haven't had any opportunity to work on short fame, on real turf yet, and that's where many of these girls thrive, so while I'm not happy with how we placed, I know that once  we get the opportunity to work on that aspect of the game, these scores will drop considerably, but it certainly exposed the value of that part of the game. I was really happy with how Brooke hit the ball. She looks very committed to make the most of her final season. I was also impressed with how Maddie got around the gold course. She's very poised, and is part of that young core of talent. We've got work to do, but it will be fun to look back on this time, and see the progress, at the end of the spring season."

Up Next

The men resume play on Friday (Mar. 29th) as they attend the Davenport Invitational at Mines Golf Club.

The ladies are back on the greens on Monday (Apr. 1) for the April Fools Classic held at Rock Hollow Golf Club hosted by Bethel.