Men's Golf | 5/24/2023 5:48:00 PM
WARREN, Ohio.-- The No.2 ranked Barry Buccaneers held on to second place and advanced to the match-play finals at the 2023 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship on Wednesday at Avalon Lakes Country Club.
Ninth-ranked Oklahoma Christian claimed the team title at -10, being the only team to finish under par. The big mover of the day was fourth-ranked Lee, who climbed eight spots after a 6-under round three, which was a round-low and the only under-par round three for any team.
BUCCANEER HIGHLIGHTS:
Felipe Alvarez (-5) (71-71-69--211) 5th Place
- Lone Buc under par all three rounds.
- Team-low round of 69 in round 3.
- Tied for second among all golfers in par-4 scoring at -2, led Barry.
- Led Bucs in par-5 scoring at -6.
- Led Barry in pars (37) and tied team lead with Ewart for birdies (11).
AJ Ewart (+1) (70-70-77--217) T-18th Place
- Second on team in par-4 scoring at +3.
- Second on team in par-5 scoring at -5.
- Recorded 31 pars and 11 birdies, which was tied for team lead with Alvarez.
Amani D'Ambrosio (+5) (72-75-74--221) T-40th Place
- Led team in par-3 scoring at +1.
- -3 on par-5 holes.
- Recorded 36 pars, which was second on team.
- Had seven birdies.
Nicolas Quintero (+6) (75-70-77--222) T-46th Place
- -3 on par-5 holes.
- Recorded 33 pars and eight birdies.
Santiago Chamorro (+9) (74-75-76--225) T-64th Place
- Had 31 pars and eight birdies.
| Team Leaderboard |
| 1 |
#9 Oklahoma Christian |
286-277-291--854 (-10) |
| 2 |
#2 Barry |
287-286-296--869 (+5) |
| T3 |
#4 Lee |
297-293-282--872 (+8) |
| T3 |
#1 West Florida |
290-285-297--872 (+8) |
| T3 |
#7 Grand Valley State |
386-295-291--871 (+8) |
| 6 |
#6 Nova Southeastern |
298-283-293--874 (+11) |
| 7 |
#10 Sonoma State |
292-287-296--875 (+12) |
| 8 |
#28 Simon Fraser* |
297-293-288--878 (+15) |
RESULTS
NOTEWORTHY:
- Tied for third among all teams in par-4 scoring at +25.
- Led all teams In total pars with 168.
- Barry advances to match play for the ninth time since the format began in 2011.
- Barry won the national championship in match play in 2013 and 2014.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs, who placed second in stroke play, will be the second seed in match play and face the seven-seed Sonoma State in the quarterfinals tomorrow. Bucs tee off at 7:30 a.m.
*won playoff
