DADE CITY, Fla. - The University of Dayton men's golf team closed out the first event of the spring 2024 season Tuesday with a win over Central Michigan at the MAC/A-10 Challenge match play event. The Flyers claimed the victory over the Chippewas after the tiebreaker went in favor of Dayton. The three-round event was hosted by Ball State at Lake Jovita Country Club Feb. 5-6. The matches were contested on the South Course at par 72 and 7153 yards.

On Monday, Dayton dropped a 3-1-2 decision to George Washington and bounced back with a 4-2-0 win over Ohio in the nightcap. For the event, Dayton posted a 2-1 record.

MATCH RESULTS
George Washington 3-1-2 Dayton
Jakub Hrinda 2&1 ➡️ Jacob Garland
Jed Dy ⬅️ 6&5 Henry May
Rodrigo Barahona ⬅️ 1UP Colin O'Rourke
Hugo Riboud 2UP ➡️ Ben Cors
Manuel Barbachano ⬅️ 3&1 Grant Smeltzer
Leo Xu TIED Breckin Taylor

Dayton 4-2-0 Ohio
Garland ⬅️ 4&3 Will Kates
May ⬅️ 6&4 Carson Trafford
O'Rourke ⬅️ 3&2 Jack Neville
Cors ⬅️ 3&2 Sam Hogan
Smeltzer TIED Jared DeVille
Taylor TIED Matt Daulton

Central Michigan 3-0-3 Dayton
Philippe Yturralde ⬅️ 2UP Garland
Arie Jackman ⬅️ 1UP May
Jeffrey Andrus 2UP ➡️ O'Rourke
Easton Phillips 1UP ➡️ Cors
Orlando Coons ⬅️ 7&5 Smeltzer
Tyler Frechette 7&6 ➡️ Taylor
 

KEY STATS
3-0 - junior Ben Cors was a perfect 3-0 over three matches
🦅 - Cors carded a two-under-par 3 on the par-five second hole during the team's match against Central Michigan on Tuesday.

COACH'S QUOTE
"I'm very proud of this team for how hard they fought. Both yesterday and today, they played so hard. I saw this group battle out there this week and it was great to see! Great way to start the spring."
- head coach Gip Hoagland

UP NEXT
Dayton will return to action Feb. 19-20 at the Wexford Intercollegiate. The two-day event hosted by Francis Marion will be played at Wexford Golf Course in Hilton Head, S.C.

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