LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ – Record performances by the University of Mary golf team led the Marauders to a head-to-head win over Augustana University in a 2-day matchup between the two Northern Sun foes. Down three strokes after the first round, an impressive closing round allowed UMary to edge Augie 589-596 at the Wigwam Golf Club.
 
After a team score of 303 on day one while Augie checked in with a 300, UMary made a massive improvement in round two as the top four Marauders carded a 286 compared to the Vikings total of 296.

I'm very proud and happy for my guys," said Marauders head coach Laif Olson. "They have worked hard all winter hitting balls and weight training and it showed. This was so much fun and a great step forward for the Marauder Men's Golf Program."
 
The Marauders set several team marks for the most recent era of UMary men's golf, including a low team 18-hole score (286) and low team 36-hole 2-day score (589).
 
Individually Gavin Argent established a new standard for the lowest 18-hole round (66) while Alex Wilson's score of 143 is the low 36-hole 2-day tournament score.
 
Wilson had a tremendous effort for the Marauders over the two days. He opened with a 73 before closing out with a day two total of 70 and finishing the Marauders-Augie Dual one under par. His total of 143 lead all players.
 
After struggling in the first round with a 79, Argent burned up the course with an incredible score of 66 in round two. Argent was 6-under in the second round while finishing second overall at +1.
 
Logan Barrett checked in 5^th overall (77-74 – 151) and 3^rd for the Marauders. Cody Brunner rounded out the UMary team scoring with a 152 (75-77), finishing tied for 6^th overall.
 
Tyce Halter (78-76—154), Jonah Laundergan (86-87—173) and Hunter Keller (87-90—177) rounded out UMary's efforts.
 
Will Allen was the top finisher for Augie, shooting a 2-day total of 148 to finish 3^rd overall.
 
The Marauders next compete at the NSIC Preconference Tournament in Blue Springs, MO, on March 28-29.
 
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