Ephs finish 3rd at Trinity Invitational

The Ephs improved on their first day effort, but still lost ground to Middlebury and Trinity on the second day of the Trinity Fall Shoot-Out. The Ephs fired a 305 on Sunday, an 11-shot improvement from Saturday, but it was not quite up to the level of play by the host Bantams of Trinity and Middlebury.

Every single Eph who scored on Sunday improved his individual score from Saturday with senior Tyler Zara chopping five shots off his Saturday round of 83 to card a 78.

Sophomore Jack Killea (76-74 = 150) and senior Matt Felser  (76-75 = 151) put up good numbers over the weekend with two solid rounds and finished off their fall portion of the season on a high note. Sophomores Jake Wagner (81-78 = 159), Drew Murray (83-83 = 166) and Zara (83-78 = 161) struggled to find their games during the event.

"It is quite evident the Middlebury and Trinity are the top dogs in our conference right now," said Eph head coach Rick Pohle. "They both have depth and the ability to send a couple of players very low on any given day. We have not been able to stay with them at all this fall. The good news is that the slate gets wiped clean for the spring and we have the ability to pull off what we did last year - win the conference championship and secure the NCAA automatic bid. Our spring trip in March will have to set the tone for the spring season and get us prepared."

Middlebury (310 + 294) and Trinity (309 + 295) tied for the tournament title with identical 604 team scores, but Middlebury won the tie-breaker by virtue of the better 5th score form today's play. Williams total of 621 (316 + 305) was good for third place, while Wesleyan placed fourth with a 644 total.

The Trinity fall Shout-Out concluded the Ephs' competitive fall schedule, however, over the next couple of weeks the Pohle will be deciding the roster for the spring trip and putting together the necessary itinerary to get things back on track.