(Sewickley, Pa.) sits in 20th place to pace the Saint Francis men's golf team after the first round of the Battle at Rum Pointe hosted by Iona on Friday.
>> Hoey recorded birdies on No. 6 and No. 10 along with 10 pars to finish the opening round with a five-over par score of 77, eight strokes behind the current leader.
>> The Red Flash sit in 16th place after 18 holes in its first event of the spring.
FLASH MOMENTS
Lukas Cascino (Johnstown, Pa.) (59th place, 82),
Nathan Godbout (St. George, Vt.) (76th place, 84),
Kyle McClintock (Venetia, Pa.) (91st place, 88),
Ben Diskin (Charlotte, N.C.) (98th place, 101) participated for the Red Flash team score. Cascino carded 11 pars, while Godbout recorded birdies on three and 15 with seven pars. McClintock posted nine pars, while Diskin had a birdie on six and four pars on the afternoon.
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Hunter Jurica (Derry, Pa.) (96th place, 92) competed in the event as an individual and had four pars on the day.
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Penn leads the two-round, two-day competition with a score of 299, two strokes ahead of La Salle (301), while Mount St. Mary's (304), Iona (305), Colgate (309), Siena (309) and Fairfield (309) round out the Top-5 teams in the field. Saint Francis sits in 16th place with a score of 331.
NEXT TIME ON THE GREEN
The Red Flash returns to action in the final round of the Battle at Rum Pointe on Saturday.
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