ERIE, Pa. — Mercyhurst men's golf returns home this weekend for its lone home event of the season, hosting the Laker Fall Invitational at Lake View Country Club on Sunday and Monday, Sept. 20-21.
The Lakers will face a six-team field: Wagner, Malone, Saint Francis, UMass Amherst and Coppin State. Mercyhurst has the largest contingent with 10 players entered, followed by UMass Amherst (8), Saint Francis (7), Malone and Coppin State (6 each) and Wagner (5).
Mercyhurst comes in off a 14th-place finish at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational in Huntington, W.Va., where it shot a three-round total of 20-over par (334-306-314). The Lakers played to scores of +14, -1 and +7 and finished 14th in the 14-team field, one spot behind 13th-place Northern Kentucky (+19). Bellarmine won the team title at 13-under.
Freshman Jonah Schollaert led the way with a tie for seventh at 4-under 212 (+2, -4, -2), the only Laker to finish under par. Sophomore Barrett Paolini, competing as an individual, tied for 47th at 5-over 221 (+2, +6, -3). Sophomore Enzo Clerici tied for 53rd at 6-over (+5, -2, +3), and senior Peter Malo Jr. tied for 61st at 7-over (+4, +1, +2). Freshman Tyce McClain finished 84th at 15-over (+3, +4, +8), and freshman Ryder Carlson tied for 86th at 17-over (+7, +6, +4).
Mercyhurst's second-round 306 at Marshall was its best of the week, a 28-stroke improvement on its opener.