GOLF TAKES THIRD PLACE AT GRANITE STATE OPENER

Photo by Alex Detter
Photo by Alex Detter
September 19, 2023

Concord, N.H. (9/19/23)  The Dominican University New York men's golf team finished in third place at the Granite State Opener held yesterday and today at Beaver Meadow Golf Course and hosted by Southern New Hampshire University.

The Chargers finished with a team score of 590 (+14) en route to the third place finish behind Post University (581) and Assumption University.

Senior Alexander Lundvall (Stockholm, Sweden) was the top finisher for the Chargers as he scored a combined 143 (-1) to finish in sixth place overall among the 75 golfers.  Lundvall fired off a 71 (-1) on day one and followed with a 72 (E) in action today.

Alejandro Gomez Cervantes (Torreon, Mexico), the reigning Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Golfer of the Week, took seventh place overall after shooting for par in both rounds and finishing with a 144 total score.

TEAM STANDINGS

Rank     Team                                   Rd. 1    Rd. 2    Total               
1 Post 288 293 581 (+5)
2 Assumption 294 288 582 (+6)
3 Dominican (NY) 290 300 590 (+14)
4 Southern New Hampshire 293 302 595 (+19)
T4 Bentley 297 298 595 (+15)
6 Franklin Pierce 298 299 597 (+21)
7 Adelphi 295 303 598 (+22)
8 Saint Anselm 297 305 602 (+26)
9 St. Thomas Aquinas 301 302 603 (+27)
10 Saint Rose 308 302 610 (+34)
11 Felician 313 305 618 (+42)
12 American International 317 319 636 (+60)
13 Saint Michael's 342 343 685 (+109)

DOMINICAN

Rank     Name                                   Rd. 1   Rd. 2   Total          
6 Alexander Lundvall 71 72 143 (-1)
7 Alejandro Gomez Cervantes 72 72 144
T25 Brikke Decoster 71 79 150 (+6)
T39 Bruno Pardo 76 77 153 (+9)
T50 Colin Kowalski 76 80 156 (+12)

UP NEXT

Dominican returns to the links next Monday when they take part in the Penmen Invitational, also hosted by Southern New Hampshire University, at the Concord Country Club.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.