DADE CITY, Fla. - The University of Dayton men's golf team finished in fourth place at the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play Event hosted by Ball State. DePaul defeated Dayton 4.5-1.5 Tuesday in the third-place match. The two-day event was held on the South Course of Lake Jovita Country Club at par 72 and 1,752 yards.

Drake was crowned champion with its 4-2 win over Eastern Michigan.

RESULTS
Championship Match
(7) Drake def. (4) Eastern Michigan, 4-2

Third Place Match
(8) DePaul def. (3) Dayton, 4.5-1.5
 
Fifth Place Match
(2) Bowling Green def. (1) Ball State, 4-2
 
Seventh Place Match
(5) Loyola def. (6) Xavier, 4-2

COACH'S QUOTE
"Even though we didn't get the result we wanted, we learned a lot this weekend," said head coach Gip Hoagland following today's match. "We got a lot of feedback from the work we have been doing inside this winter. We need to take that feedback, adjust what we are doing and get better. We have two weeks before our next event so we will need to maximize our time and get a few things worked out. We will be ready to go."

UP NEXT
Dayton will return to action Feb. 24-25 when it travels to Florence, S.C., to take part in the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate hosted by Francis Marion.