Hamilton, NY – The Villanova golf team shot a 16-over 288 to finish in 10^th place at its first event of the season, the Alex Lagowitz Memorial being played at Seven Oaks Golf Course at Colgate University.
 
The 6,834-yard par 72 course presented a variety of challenges for the Wildcats, who had a different player lead the team in each round.
 
After a stellar second round shooting just 5-over as a team, the Wildcats climbed to as high as sixth place during the final round, but ultimately fell back a spot from where they started the day to their 10^th place finish.
 
Cornell took home the team title by shooting a 16-over, while Rhode Island's Chris Francoeur ran away with the individual title by shooting 7-under.
 
Sophomore Noah Peck was the team leader during the weekend in what was his first collegiate round, finishing up with a 5-over 77 to shoot 6-over for the tournament. Peck had six birdies and an eagle for the weekend.
 
Jack O'Hara was just behind Peck, also carding a 5-over 77 today to finish 7-over on the weekend. O'Hara was steady throughout the weekend and recorded seven birdies.
 
Freshman Matt Minerva had quite an up and down weekend, leading the Wildcats with eight birdies, but had just 28 pars. Minerva's final round alone included six birdies, four pars, six bogeys and two double bogeys. He showed the ability to take advantage on par 5s, going a combined 3-under on the par 5s this weekend.
 
Danny Dougherty turned in a consistent final round, with one birdie and just three bogeys for a 2-over 74, the third best round of his career, and just one shot off his best. Dougherty was rock solid on par 3s, with the fourth best tournament score on the par 3s, just 1-over on the weekend.
 
Dougherty's 74 was tied for the team best of the third round with Mark Benevento, who got back on track after a tough first day with a solid round that included a bogey-free back nine.
 
Villanova's next action will be Sept. 16 and 17 at the VCU Invitational in Richmond, Va.