WESTLAKE, Ohio - The University of Dayton men's golf team overcame a 12-stroke deficit during the final round of play at the Tom Tontimonia Invitational to claim the tournament team title. The two-day event, hosted by Cleveland State, was played at Lakewood Country Club and the course was played at par 71 and 7,104 yards.

Junior Domenic Maricocchi was the team's top finisher with his score of 75-68-69=212 (-1) to tied for fourth place. Dayton's team score of 298-283-288=869 (+17), two strokes ahead of second-place Oakland. Kent State's Will Kurtz won medalist honors with his score of 72-69-65=206 (-7).

DAYTON PARTICIPANTS
t4  Domenic Maricocchi  75-68-69=212 (-1)
t11 Ryan Clements  75-69-75=219 (+6)
t13 Jake Gilkison  71-74-75=220 (+7)
t18 Hayden Zimmerer  77-72-72=221 (+8)
t57 Blake Solomon  79-80-72=231 (+18)
t21 Ryan Flick (IND)  73-76-73=222 (+9)
73  Andrew Hinkebein (IND)  82-78-82=242 (+29)

KEY STATS
• 12 - Dayton was 12 strokes behind day-one leader Oakland heading into the final round of play and the Flyers ended up winning by two strokes.
• 6 - Maricocchi carded six birdies in round three and finished as the only Flyer under par for the tournament

UP NEXT
Dayton will host its only home event of the season Oct. 15-16 in the annual Flyer Invitational. The 54-hole competition will be held at NCR Country Club in Kettering, Ohio.