Men's Golf | September 20, 2014

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. - La Salle sophomores P.J. Acierno (71) and Joe Markmann (72) led the way for the Explorers on Saturday in the final round of the Rutgers Invitational. Acierno finished 13th in the 95-player field with his 70-74-71=215 (+3), setting a new personal best 54-hole score as a collegian. His previous best was a 218 at the 2013 Atlantic 10 Championship.

Markmann's 72 was a collegiate best as well, breaking his 73 he shot at Turning Stone and also George Mason. His 54-hole score of 76-77-72=225 (+13) put him in a tie for 44th.

"We're moving in the right direction," head coach Brad Kane said. "This was a lot better than Colgate. The guys played with a lot more confidence. We didn't beat a lot of teams but the numbers were good. It's what we needed right now."

Senior Justin Smith shot a 77 (+6) on Saturday for his 74-76-77=227 (+15) to tie for 51st. Greg Goodreds finished 70th with a 77-75-80=232 (+20) and graduate student Tonny Aizpun shot a 77-77-79=233 (+21) to tie for 71st.

As a team, the Explorers were consistent, carding a 299-300-299=898 (+46) to tie for 12th in the 18-team field. The Blue and Gold were five shots out of ninth place.

Wofford (+7) came from behind to win the team title by one shot over Rutgers (+8). Fairfield was third (+10) followed by Wagner (+16) and Lehigh (+18).

Fairfield's Steve Burak was the medalist with a 68-66-72=206 (-7). Rutgers' Jacob Stockl was second with a 66-69-72=207 (-6).

The Explorers will visit George Mason next weekend.