DADE CITY, Fla. - The University of Dayton men's golf team finished in fourth place at the 2022 Earl Yestingsmeier MAC Match Play Championship Tuesday, a two-day event hosted by Ball State at Lake Jovita Country Club. The three-round match play event was contested on the South Course at par 72 and 7,153 yards.

Dayton claimed a first-round win over Ball State before dropping matches against Eastern Michigan and Drake.

MATCH RESULTS
Ball State  2-2-2  Dayton*
Joey Ranieri  Tie  Blake Solomon
Ali Kahn  ⬅️ 2&1  Henry May
Evan Bone  4&3 ➡️  Kyle Schmidt
Joey Wiseman  Tie  Hayden Zimmerer
Griffin Hare  ⬅️ 3&2  Ryan Clements
Colin Nasser  2&1 ➡️  Ethan Snyder
*Dayton declared winner after tiebreaker

Eastern Michigan  ⬅️ 3-2-1  Dayton
Ty Celone  ⬅️ 3&1  Solomon
Cougar Collins  ⬅️ 5&3  May
Marcus Smith  Tie  Schmidt
Zack Mason  ⬅️ 1UP  Zimmerer
Max Watson  4&3 ➡️  Clements
Blaise Vanivelt  1UP ➡️  Snyder

Drake  ⬅️ 3-2-1  Dayton
Tim Lim  ⬅️ 3&1  Solomon
Jack Dumas  ⬅️ 3&2  May
Lucas Scherf  2UP ➡️  Schmidt
Nick Pittman  Tie  Zimmerer
Silvester Tan  1UP ➡️  Clements
Nikko Ganas  ⬅️ 1UP  Snyder

KEY STATS
• 14 - junior Kyle Schmidt led the team with 14 total birdies, third most among the field
• 34 - senior Ryan Clements carded a team-high 34 pars which ranked sixth among the field

COACH'S QUOTE
"Overall, I am very pleased with how the guys competed. Coming out of winter and only practicing inside, it is hard to tell how they will perform. After watching for five rounds, I'm really happy with where we are. The positives far outweighed the negatives. We now have a great gauge for where we are and what we need to do to prepare and be better for the next event." - head coach Gip Hoagland

UP NEXT
Dayton will return to action February 21-22 for the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate. The two-day event will be hosted by Francis Marion at Wexford Plantation in Hilton Head, S.C.

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