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 Joe Juszczyk shot 70 in the second round to tie for the lead. |
April 21, 2008
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. - The Wayne State golf team held on to its second-place position after the final round of the Great Lakes Regional at Purgatory Golf Course on Monday.
The Warriors carded a team score of 300 to bring their combined total to 590, 12 strokes behind Grand Valley State. Indianapolis (592), Ferris State (595) and Northern Kentucky (598) rounded out the top five in the 19-team field.
Joe Juszczyk (Dearborn Heights, Mich./Divine Child) shot a round-low 70 on Monday to move into a tie for the lead with GVSU's Josh Orler. Juszczyk (71-70--141) and Orler (67-74--141), who were both three under par for the tournament, met in a playoff which was won by Orler on the second hole.
Ryan Johnson (New Boston, Mich./Huron) tied for eighth with a total score of 148 (71-77), while Brett Hudson (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Orchard Lake St. Mary's) shot 150 (73-77) to tie for 24th. Eric Johnson (Marquette, Mich.) was just a stroke behind Hudson in a tie for 31st (75-76--151), and Michael Wouters (Sterling Hts., Mich./Henry Ford II) bested his first-round score by seven strokes to move into a tie for 78th (84-77--161).
Wayne State, which was tabbed fourth in the most recent NCAA regional rankings April 11, will close out its spring schedule next Monday against Oakland Community College while awaiting the announcement of the NCAA Super Regional selections.