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Gannon Men's Golf Team Finishes Fourth at Mercyhurst Fall Invitational

Junior Drew Deimel finished third at the Mercyhurst Fall Invitational with the best 36-hole score of his career.

Dan Teliski, Director of Athletic Media Relations

10/11/2009 8:20:53 PM

ERIE, Pa. - The Gannon men’s golf team finished fourth out of 11 teams Sunday afternoon at the Mercyhurst Fall Invitational hosted by the Downing Golf Course.

Indiana (Pa.) won the team title with a two-day total of 588. The Crimson Hawks were third after posting a 297 during Saturday’s first round, but won the event with a 291 on Sunday.

Daemen (296-298-594), Millersville (296-304-600), Gannon (300-303-603) and West Chester (302-302-604) rounded out the top five.

IUP’s Brad Boyle overcame a five-stroke deficit on the final day and won the individual title with a two-round score of two-under-par 142. He shot rounds of 73 and 69.

Drew Demiel (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) was only two strokes off the pace, finishing third with a two-day total of 144. The junior posted a pair of 72s en route to his best career 36-hole score.

Corey Bowers (T15th, 74-77-151), Rob Hersch (T25th, 75-79-154), Derek Aicher (T35th, 79-78-157) and Jason Ramus (46th, 87-76-163) completed Gannon’s five-member team. Bowers also recorded his best career 36-hole score. Aicher tied his season-low round on Sunday en route to his best 36-hole total during the fall season.

Dom Lombardi (T35th, 81-76-157) and Matt Barnes (T44th, 77-84-161) competed as individuals. Jake Scott shot an 85 during Saturday’s round, before withdrawing from the event.

Gannon returns to action Monday, October 12 when it hosts the Gannon Fall Invitational at Lake Shore Country Club.

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Tiffany Crocker

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Crocker led the No. 1 Gannon women's basketball team to its first-ever Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship last weekend at the Hammermill Center. The Lady Knights won the tournament with victories over Edinboro (81-67), Kutztown (81-65) and California (Pa.) (77-68). Crocker was named PSAC Tournament Most Valuable Player after averaging 15.7 points, 7.3 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 2.7 steals in three games. She scored a career-high 27 points against Cal in the PSAC title game, including 22 in the second half. Crocker narrowly missed her second career double-double with nine assists. The Dublin, Ohio native was 7-of-11 from the field, 3-of-5 from three-point range and 10-of-10 from the free throw line. She began the week with 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists against Edinboro in the quarterfinals. Crocker had four points, seven rebounds and seven assists against Kutztown in the semifinals. In all, she dished out 22 assists compared to 10 turnovers in 114 minutes during the tourney.

Greg Radwan

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