Golf tops Villanova and Butler to begin BIG EAST Match Play

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WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — The top-seeded Marquette University men's golf team defeated Villanova, 6-1, and Butler, 5-2, in the first two rounds of in BIG EAST Match Play on Monday at Bear Lake Country Club.

The Golden Eagles will face the No. 3 seed and event-host UConn in Tuesday's final round beginning with the seventh spot in the lineup at 8:49 a.m. Central time. The Huskies took down Creighton, 6-1, and second-seeded Xavier, 4-3 on Monday.

Max Lyons and Mason Schmidtke rolled to 6&5 and 7&6 wins, respectively, against Villanova in the Nos. 2 and 5 spots to begin the day, while all seven matchups against the Bulldogs went at least 16 holes.

First Round (Monday, Feb. 3)
No. 1 Marquette def. No. 8 Villanova, 6-1

Patrick Adler (MU) def. Ryan Palmer, 2&1
Max Lyons (MU) def. Matt Zerfass, 6&5
Johan Widal (MU) def. Vibhav Alokam, 3&2
Ryan Banas (MU) def. Michael Vickers, 2&1
Mason Schmidtke (MU) def. Jackson Lehner, 7&6
Vincent Cervantes (MU) def. Nathan Marion, 2&1
Joshua Lavely (VU) def. Will Hemauer, 6&5

Second Round (Monday, Feb. 3)
No. 1 Marquette def. No. 4 Butler, 5-2

Will Horne (BU) def. Patrick Adler, 1UP
Max Lyons (MU) def. Logan Sutto, 3&2
Johan Widal (MU) def. Leo Zurovac, 3&2
Ryan Banas (MU) def. Johnny Creamean, 2&1
Luke Kruger (BU) def. Mason Schmidtke, 1UP
Vincent Cervantes (MU) def. Henry Quinn, 3&1
Will Hemauer (MU) def. Damon Dickey, 2&1

Third Round (Tuesday, Feb. 4)
No. 1 Marquette v. No. 3 UConn
All times Central

Patrick Adler v. Ray Dennehy (9:31 a.m.)
Max Lyons v. Connor Goode (9:24 a.m.)
Johan Widal v. Bradley Sawka (9:17 a.m.)
Ryan Banas v. Eric Boulger (9:10 a.m.)
Mason Schmidtke v. Alex Heard (9:03 a.m.)
Vincent Cervantes v. Matthew Costello (8:56 a.m.)
Will Hemauer v. Caden Blanchette (8:49 a.m.)

MU is back in the event for the first time since it won the inaugural competition in 2021 at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida.

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