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PALM COAST, Fla. – The Purdue men's golf team earned wins from Joe Weiler and Jason Hong, but couldn't lost a pair of close matches to fall to Penn State in Friday afternoon's quarterfinal round by a 3-2-1 tally.
The loss sends Purdue to the consolation bracket, where it will face No. 3-seeded Minnesota on Saturday morning.
Joe Weiler defeated Ryan Davis at the No. 1 spot by a 1-up margin. Weiler fell behind by three through seven holes, but rallied to win three holes in a four-hole span midway through the round to move 1-up with four holes to play. The pair then played even the rest of the way as Weiler won the match.
Jason Hong earned Purdue's other win with a 1-up win at the No. 4 spot. Hong also fell behind by two through five holes before taking a lead with seven holes to play. The pair also played even golf the rest of the way as Hong earned the 1-up victory.
Andrew Farraye earned a half-point with an all-square match against Lukas Clark at No. 3. Neither player led by more than one hole during the match.
Penn State 3.5, Purdue 2.5
PALM COAST, Fla. – The Purdue men's golf team earned wins from Joe Weiler and Jason Hong, but couldn't lost a pair of close matches to fall to Penn State in Friday afternoon's quarterfinal round by a 3-2-1 tally.
The loss sends Purdue to the consolation bracket, where it will face No. 3-seeded Minnesota on Saturday morning.
Joe Weiler defeated Ryan Davis at the No. 1 spot by a 1-up margin. Weiler fell behind by three through seven holes, but rallied to win three holes in a four-hole span midway through the round to move 1-up with four holes to play. The pair then played even the rest of the way as Weiler won the match.
Jason Hong earned Purdue's other win with a 1-up win at the No. 4 spot. Hong also fell behind by two through five holes before taking a lead with seven holes to play. The pair also played even golf the rest of the way as Hong earned the 1-up victory.
Andrew Farraye earned a half-point with an all-square match against Lukas Clark at No. 3. Neither player led by more than one hole during the match.
Penn State 3.5, Purdue 2.5
- Joe Weiler (Purdue) def. Ryan Davis, 1-up
- Alec Bard (Penn St.) def. Nic Dentino, 1-up
- Andrew Farraye (Purdue) tied Lukas Clark, All Square
- Jason Hong (Purdue) def. Louis Olsakovsky, 1-up
- James McHugh (Penn St.) def. Cole Bradley, 2-and-1
- Jimmy Meyers (Penn St.) def. Peyton Snoeberger, 4-and-3