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Golf Finishes 7th in First Fall Tournament

Hamilton, N.Y. – After tying for eighth after one day and two round of action, Villanova finished the Alex Lagowitz Memorial in seventh place. As a team, they scored 889 (308+287+294), which put them at 25-over par.

After leading Villanova through the first two rounds of play, Peter Weaver continued his solid play, shooting 2-over in the third round, to finish at 4-over par. Weaver (75+71+74) had five birdies in his last round of play, finishing with 10 total.

In their first tournaments as Wildcats, Matthew Copeland and Vimal Alokam shot nine and 11-over respectively. Copeland (74+74+77) tallied two birdies all three times through the back nine. In Alokam's (82+73+72) first collegiate action, he was able shake off the nerves after the first round, shooting 1-over and even in the last two rounds.

To round out Villanova's competitors, Luke Alexander finished the tournament with scores of 79+70+79 (+12), Matt Minerva shot 82+73+74 (+13) and Matt Davis scored 80+78+74 (+16).

The Wildcats finished the tournament tied for first with three eagles and third with 195 total pars. As a group they shot 13-under on par 5's after three days of play.

Villanova's next tournament will be next weekend, September 11-12, at the Doc Gimmler Intercollegiate. This tournament will be hosted by St. Johns in Farmingdale, N.Y.
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Players Mentioned

Luke Alexander

Luke Alexander

Junior
Matt Davis

Matt Davis

Senior
Matt Minerva

Matt Minerva

Junior
Peter Weaver

Peter Weaver

Sophomore
Vimal Alokam

Vimal Alokam

Freshman
Matthew Copeland

Matthew Copeland

Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Luke Alexander

Luke Alexander

Junior
Matt Davis

Matt Davis

Senior
Matt Minerva

Matt Minerva

Junior
Peter Weaver

Peter Weaver

Sophomore
Vimal Alokam

Vimal Alokam

Freshman
Matthew Copeland

Matthew Copeland

Graduate Student