ROCKWALL, Texas — The St. Mary's University Men's Golf team had opportunities against DBU in the Semifinals of medal match play at the Lone Star Conference Championship but eventually dropped a 4-1 decision.
The Rattlers got off to a good start, at one point leading in all five matches, but the Patriots were able to stay the course and take leads in four of the five to advance to the finals for the second straight season, where they will face Midwestern State which defeated top-seeded Oklahoma Christian 5-0.
It is the first time in Lone Star Conference history the Rattlers have qualified for medal match play after finishing second in the stroke play portion of the championship.
Freshman
Guillaume Paquette (La Minerve, Quebec) was the lone winner for the Gold and Blue, winning 73 to 78. Paquette recorded five birdies and seven pars over the 18 holes.
Kongpop Kaikaew, a junior from Rayong, Thailand, led by four strokes after the first nine holes, but Samuel Jenkins battled back on the front nine to win by one stroke, 73-to-72.
Sophomore Philip Hallström (Gävle, Sweden) went back and forth throughout the round with opponent Ben Potter, and the pair were tied after 16 holes. Unfortunately, Hallström recorded bogeys on eight and nine to drop the match 80-to-78.
Freshman
Elijah Galvan (Austin, Texas) dropped his match by four strokes, 79-to-75, while junior
Baptiste Touchard (Saint-Agathon, France) fell 79-to-70 to Brecken Franklin.
The Rattlers will await word on an at-large berth to the NCAA Regional Championship. St. Mary's has put itself in a fantastic position for the season to continue. Selections will be announced on April 25. Cal State San Bernardino will host the South Central/West Regional at the Victoria Club in Riverside, Calif.
