Ball State University Athletics
Tuesday, February 7
Dade City, FL (Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club)
All Day
Ball State University
vs
Drake
The Cardinals Take Home First Place in the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play
February 07, 2023 | Men's Golf
DADE CITY, Florida – The Ball State men's golf team came out on top at the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play after defeating Drake University in the championship match today.
Similar to the Cardinals' first two rounds of the Earl Yestingsmeier Match play, the championship was a close battle from the start. Ali Khan and Carter Smith each collected ties against their opponents. Ball State's Griffin Hare tallied a 4&2 win and Colin Nasser finished with a 1UP win to give the Cardinals the upper hand, winning in the tie breaker and securing first place.
"I'm very excited for these guys! We put in the time on the correct things during the off season to be ready to go," head coach Mike Fleck said. "Our goal was to come to Lake Jovita and compete to win, and we did just that. It's also nice to get contributions from all six guys. We fought hard in our last two matches to grind out wins. Great start to the spring, now we build on this one!"
The Cardinals are set to compete next at the Dorado Beach Collegiate on Feb. 26-28 when they travel to Dorado, Puerto Rico.
Final Standings:
Championship Bracket
Consolation Bracket
Similar to the Cardinals' first two rounds of the Earl Yestingsmeier Match play, the championship was a close battle from the start. Ali Khan and Carter Smith each collected ties against their opponents. Ball State's Griffin Hare tallied a 4&2 win and Colin Nasser finished with a 1UP win to give the Cardinals the upper hand, winning in the tie breaker and securing first place.
"I'm very excited for these guys! We put in the time on the correct things during the off season to be ready to go," head coach Mike Fleck said. "Our goal was to come to Lake Jovita and compete to win, and we did just that. It's also nice to get contributions from all six guys. We fought hard in our last two matches to grind out wins. Great start to the spring, now we build on this one!"
The Cardinals are set to compete next at the Dorado Beach Collegiate on Feb. 26-28 when they travel to Dorado, Puerto Rico.
Final Standings:
Championship Bracket
- Ball State (3-0 in matches)
- Drake Univesity (2-1)
- Loyola University (2-1)
- High Point University (1-2)
Consolation Bracket
- Eastern Michigan University (2-1)
- University of Dayton (1-2)
- Western Kentucky University (1-2)
- Central Michigan University (0-3)
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