UMSL Finishes 8th at First Spring Tournament

Rivermen Improve by 11 Strokes in Second Round

Louisville, Ky. – The Missouri-St. Louis men's golf team finished in eighth place at the Bellarmine Intercollegiate Tournament this past weekend, their first spring tournament of the year.

UMSL shot a team score of 350 in the first round, but improved by 11 strokes in the second round, shooting a 339. Matt Thomas shot 81-81 - 163 in the tournament while freshman Luigi Wewege had the biggest improvement, shooting 88 in the opening round and a 78 in the second round for a 166 for the tournament. His second round scored was the sixth lowest round of the day for the tournament. Ryan Miller shot 90-85 - 175 and J.R. Siracusa shot 91-94 - 185.

UMSL will be in action again at the NCAA Spring Regional at Perry Park, Ky., April 1-3.

Place	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Total
1	Northern Kentucky	308	297	605
2	Grand Valley State	307	299	606
3	Bellarmine	311	319	630
4	SIU Edwardsville	320	317	637
5	Findlay	321	321	642
6	St. Catharine CC	321	323	644
7	Saint Joseph's	334	316	650
8	Missouri-St. Louis	350	339	689

 

 

 

 

 

Place	Player	Rd 1	Rd 2	Total
t34	Matt Thomas	81	82	163
t38	Luigi Wewege	88	78	166
t49	Ryan Miller	90	85	175
53	J.R. Siracusa	91	94	185