Nov. 12, 2009

Center Valley, Pa. - Patriot League golf teams had a busy stretch of events to finish the fall season in October, and now after a winter break the attention will shift to the spring campaign and the Patriot League Championship on April 24-25.

Patriot League Golf Release - 11.12.09

Patriot League October Golfer of the Month

David Ake, Colgate Sr., Topsfield, Mass.
Ake is honored as the Patriot League October Golfer of the Month after winning the ECAC Championship on Oct. 9-10, and carding a 15th-place finish at the Lehigh Invitational on Oct. 17-18. He was the only Patriot Leaguer to win an invitational during the month, as Ake shot a 74-76-150 to claim first place at the ECAC Championship, an event that included eight other Division I programs. He shot a 75-80-155 to place in 15th at the Lehigh Invitational. Ake wins Golfer of the Month recognition for the first time.

Patriot League Notebook

Finishing Up the Fall

Patriot League golf teams had a busy stretch of events to finish the fall season in October, and now after a winter break the attention will shift to the spring campaign and the Patriot League Championship on April 24-25.

Every team competed in multiple events in October, including four squads that took part in the Lehigh Invitational on Oct. 17-18. Bucknell had the top finish among League teams by taking second out of nine teams in the event, while Lehigh came in fourth, Colgate was fifth and Lafayette placed eighth. Five other teams also recorded a top-three finish in October. Holy Cross was second at the Nichols Invitational, Lafayette placed second at the Trinity College Shootout, Army was second and Navy third at the Service Academy Classic, and Colgate came in third at the ECAC Championship. Colgate senior David Ake finished first in the field in that event, the only individual title for a Patriot League golfer in October.

Every Patriot League team is now off until the spring season begins in late February or March with an eye on the 2010 Patriot League Championship hosted by Colgate at Seven Oaks Golf Course in Hamilton from April 24-25.

Team Notebooks

Army The Black Knights finished out their fall with a pair of October events. They placed second of four squads at the Service Academy Classic on Oct. 5-6, and 10th of 12 at the Davidson College Invitational the next week. Junior Matt Krembel placed in the top 10 in all four of his tournaments in the fall. He finished first, third and fifth among his accolades. He had four rounds under par. William Park finished tied for sixth at the Service Academy Classic with a pair of under-par rounds. James Raymond and Matt Philie also fired under-par rounds. Army will return to action March 15-16 at the Pauma Valley Invitational in California.

Bucknell The Bison competed in three events in October, placing ninth of 15 teams at the Delaware Invitational, seventh of 11 teams at the William & Mary Invitational on Oct. 10-11 and second of nine at the Lehigh Invitational on Oct. 17-18. Andrew Cohen led Bucknell in two events, tying for third at the William & Mary Invitational and notching a fourth-place finish at the Lehigh Invitational. Cohen broke the Bucknell single-season scoring average record. The Bison finished in the top two in four events this fall, winning their host invitational and taking second at Colgate, Cornell and Lehigh.

Colgate The Raiders competed in a pair of October events, finishing third of nine teams at the ECAC Championship from Oct. 9-10 and fifth of nine at the Lehigh Invitational on Oct. 17-18. They had strong individual performances in each of the tournaments, as David Ake won the ECAC Championship with a score of 150, while Ben Jessen tied for second place at the Lehigh invite. Ake finished 15th at the Lehigh Invitational. Colgate is the host of the Patriot League Golf Championship on April 24-25.

Holy Cross The Crusaders had a busy October with four events. They placed 15th at the MacDonald Cup on Oct. 3-4, finished second of 11 squads at the Nichols Invitational on Oct. 11, fourth of six teams at the Southern New Hampshire Invitational on Oct. 11-12, and 11th of 39 squads at the NEIGA Championship on Oct. 19-20. Mike McCarthy played in seven total rounds over three of the events, and had four efforts of 76 or better and only one round over 80.

Lafayette The Leopards took part in four events in October, with their top effort coming in a second-place finish at the Trinity College Shootout on Oct. 10-11. Lafayette was eighth of nine teams at the Lehigh Invitational on Oct. 17-18, fourth at the Monmouth Quad Match on Oct. 22 and fourth of 11 teams at the Fairleigh Dickinson Invitational on Oct. 26. Josh Edelson and Erik Adolfsson each fired top-five finishes in the Trinity College Shootout. Carter Rufe was strong the rest of the month, tying for second at both the Lehigh Invitational and Fairleigh Dickinson Invitational. Lafayette begins its spring season on Feb. 28 at Penn State.

Lehigh The Mountain Hawks participated in two tournaments in October, placing sixth of 15 teams at the Delaware Invitational and fourth of nine at their home invitational on Oct. 17-18. Steve Suarez shot an average of 78.3 in the two tournaments, and was one of only three Mountain Hawks to break 80 in the Delaware Invitational. He was in 14th with a score of 154 at the Lehigh Invitational. Tim Rosenhouse placed sixth in the field, while Duncan Zeiders was one spot behind Suarez in 15th place. Lehigh begins its fall at the Geico Intercollegiate on March 12.

Navy The Mids competed in three events in October: they were third of four teams at the Service Academy Classic on Oct. 5-6, 11th of 17 at the Big Five Invitational on Oct. 10-11 and sixth of nine at the Seton Hall Invitational the next week. Ben Hayes was Navy's top scorer at the latter two events, placing 27th and 11th, respectively. Michael Harrigan placed fourth and earned All-Service Academy honors at the Service Academy Classic. Hayes was 10th in that event.