VILLANOVA, Pa. – The Wildcats will be traveling to their last away tournament of the 2024 fall season when they compete in the Nassau Intercollegiate hosted by Long Island University at Nassau Country Club in Glen Cove, N.Y. on Monday and Tuesday.

The 'Cats will be sending six golfers to Long Island, a lineup of five, accompanied by one more who will compete as an individual. The tournament will follow a 5 count 4 format to calculate the team score.

Villanova competed in this tournament last year, placing third as a team. Ryan Pamer led the charge, helped by shooting even par (140) through two rounds on day one, finishing four over. That was able to land him tied for third place across all competitors.

THE EVENT
Two rounds will be played on day one, starting at 9:00 a.m. on a shotgun start. The final round on day two will tee off between 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on holes one and ten. The tee time and starting hole will be decided based on individual placement from where competitors finish through the first two rounds. A practice round will be played on Friday afternoon.

Aside from the Wildcats and the host, Long Island, the field will consist of Belmont, Bryant, Boston College, Delaware, Fairleigh Dickinson, Fordham, Hofstra, Iona, Manhattan, Oklahoma Christian, and Rhode Island.

VU's lineup will be paired with Delaware and Rhode Island on day one.

Live stats for this event will be provided through Scoreboard and can be found here. 

THE LINEUP
Nos. 1-5: Ryan Pamer, Vibhav Alokam, Matt Zerfass, Jackson Lehner, Joshua Lavely
Individual: Gus Vickers

Ryan Pamer will be teeing off out of the one spot for the 'Cats for the fifth time this season. His last time out at the Georgetown Intercollegiate, he placed seventh individually. Pamer shot seven over par (220) and was able to shoot two over (74) in the final round to pace himself within the top 10. He has placed in the top 10 in all six events he has played in the Empire State in his collegiate career.

Vibhav Alokam finished tied for 44^th place at the Georgetown Intercollegiate. He shot 19 over (232) across the three rounds. Alokam brings a season stroke average of 74.5 into this event, which is good for second on the squad.

Matt Zerfass shot five over (76) in the last round of the Georgetown event last week, helping him to a 17 over (230) finish. He will be in the third spot for the Wildcats in Glen Cove.

Jackson Lehner achieved his first top five finish as a Wildcat at the Chestnut Hill Invitational. He will be teeing off fourth at Long Island. Lehner finished 15 over par (159) and was able to shoot six over on day two (78). Last year, when participating in this event, he finished tied for 24^th at 16 over (226).

Joshua Lavely matched his highest career finish at the Chestnut Hill Invitational, tying for ninth place. He will round out the team lineup at the Nassau Intercollegiate, where he tied for 15^th last year. In last year's tournament, Lavely put together a 77-73-74=224 line to finish in the top 20 at 14 over (224).

Gus Vickers will be competing in his second tournament of the season and will play as an individual. In his previous outing last week, he placed tied for 21^st at the Chestnut Hill Invitational. During the event, he shot +25 (169) across two days.

NASSAU COUNTRY CLUB | ROUNDS 1 & 2: PAR 70, 6,846 YARDS | ROUND 3: PAR 70, 6,829 YARDS
Nassau Country Club's golf course, the host of the Nassau Intercollegiate, has an extensive history, opening in August of 1899. The club's website states that it was one of the first 50 clubs to be part of the United States Golf Association (USGA).

Earlier this year, it hosted the 2024 IKE MGA Championship, one of many Metropolitan Golf Association events Nassau CC has hosted. The Long Island based club has also hosted the 2014 U.S. Women's Amateur.

UP NEXT
The Nassau Intercollegiate will continue through Tuesday, with the second round teeing off between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. with an awards ceremony immediately following the conclusion of play. The 'Cats will be back in action on Thursday, October 24^th, when they host the Big 5 Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pa.

SOCIAL
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