WILKES-BARRE, PA (September 11, 2024) -- The King's College men's golf team began their fall season with a home tri-match sweep over the Colonels of Wilkes University and the Warriors of Lycoming College on Wednesday afternoon. The Monarchs had a team score of 334 (+54), while the Colonels and the Warriors evened with team scores of 351 (+71) at the Wyoming Valley Country Club. 

On the par-70 course, Will Eberz (So.) of Lycoming took first place and scored a round of 74 (+4). JP Gilroy (Sr.) cared a score of 80 (+10) to take the second spot and at third place was Wilkes' Cole Jungwirth (Sr.) with 81 (+11). Michael Conflitti (Sr.) and the Colonels' Trey Hilbert (Jr.) deadlocked at fourth spot with a score of 83 (+13). 

In sixth place was Brendan Percey (Fy.) with a round of 85 (+15). One stroke behind was Matthew Carlson (Jr.) of Wilkes and Jackson Grozelle tying at the seventh spot with 86 (+16). The Warriors' Mike Fry (So.) earned a score of 87 (+17) for ninth and teammate Connor Shanahan (So.) was right behind with a round of 89 (+19) for 10^th place. Michael Kaleta (So.) rounded out the Monarchs and carded a score of 91 (+21) for the 11^th spot.

The Colonels' Brennan Reiner (Jr.) and Lycoming's Dylan Seck (Jr.) split 12^th place with a score of 101 (+31). In the last spots were the Warriors' Branson Dodson (Sr.) scoring a round of 102 (+32) and Sam Hopkins (Jr.) of Wilkes totaling a score of 105 (+35).

The Monarchs are back on the green with another contest against Wilkes at the Huntsville Golf Club on Saturday, September 14^th with a scheduled tee time of 1 p.m. The squad will be back on the road to take on Misericordia on Tuesday, September 17^th at Irem Temple Country Club. A scheduled tee time is set for 1 p.m.