April 13, 2008

Fighting Illini Invite Results Day 2

 

 

The University of Northern Iowa men's golf team finished with a strong performance Sunday, propelling its way up the leader board to a third-place tie at the Fighting Illini Spring Invitational on the Stone Creek Country Club.

 

The Panthers closed out the second day of competition with a solid second-round score of 304 to finish with an overall score of 620, along with Eastern Illinois. The University of Illinois finished in first place with a score of 609. The Fighting Illini's Matt Hoffman took home first-place individual honors after firing a 148, including a second round score of 73.

 

The duo of Jordan Weber (Bernard, Iowa/Cascade) and Andy White (Keosauqua, Iowa/Van Buren) led the Panthers with a 13th-place tie. They each shot an overall score of 155. Weber struggled in the first day of play with a first round score of 81, but countered in the second round with a low of 74. White shot a low round of 76 in the second round.

 

Sophomore Kyle Bermel (Keota, Iowa/Keota) and Brook Maher (Monroe, Iowa/Prairie City-Monroe) each tied for 24th place, carding identical scores of 158. Bermel shot a second round score of 82 and Maher posted a low of 78.

 

Blake Hibben (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Northern University) shot a second round score of 76 on the final day of competition.

 

The Panthers close out their spring season next week in Davenport, Iowa, when they play host to the Missouri Valley Conference for the State Farm MVC Championships (April 21-22).

 

Team Scores

1. Illinois                       309-300--609

2. Southern Illinois         313-303--616

T3. Eastern Illinois         313-307--620

T3. UNI                        316-304--620

5. De Paul                    304-320--624

6. Illinois State              316-310--626

T7. Loyola-Chicago        317-311--628

T7. Western Illinois        325-303--628

9. Detroit Mercy             321-309--630

10. IUPUI                      331-312--643

11. Bradley                   335-318--653

 

UNI (620)

T13. Jordan Weber         81-74--155

T13. Andy White            79-76--155

T24. Kyle Bermel            76-82--158

T24. Brook Maher           80-78--158

DQ. Blake Hibben           DQ-76