Akron Bounces Back at Mountaineer Invitational

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Bridgeport, W.Va. – The Akron Zips finished the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational hosted by No. 25 West Virginia with rounds of 312 (+24) and 306 (+18) for a 944 (+80) tournament total on Tuesday afternoon.

Akron's scoring was led by junior Fabian Sunden (Sweden), who bounced back from an opening 85 (+15) with a 77 (+5) and 71 (-1) scores. He finished the 54-hole event with a 233 (+17) total, ranking tied at 49^th overall.

Senior Mitchell McFarland (Wheelersburg, Ohio) added 237 (+21) performance to the cause, carding rounds of 80-77-80. McFarland finished 65^th overall.

Also, scoring for the Zips were sophomore Ignacio Puente (Seville, Spain) and freshman Braden Smith (Sterling, Ohio). They notched 238 (+22) and 239 (+23) scores en route to a 70^th and 73^rd place finishes, respectively.

Sophomore Beau Bayerl (Ashland, Ohio) rounded out Akron's scoring efforts with a 247 (+31) tally, which was good for 78^th place.

WVU came from behind to claim a three-stroke victory over the field, registering an even-par 864 total. Florida Atlantic was runner-up with 687 (+3) ledger.

Kevin Scherr (Youngstown State) earned medalist with a 3-under par performance 70-72-71 – 213, while five players tied for runner-up honors with 1-under par performances.

Next, Akron will travel to the Flyer Invitational hosted by Dayton on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 14-15.

15 Akron, U. of (+80) 326-312-306 - 944
T49 Fabian Sundén (+17) 85-77-71 - 233
T65 Mitchell McFarland (+21) 80-77-80 - 237
T70 Ignacio Puente (+22) 81-77-80 - 238
T73 Braden Smith (+23) 83-81-75 - 239
78 Beau Bayerl (+31) 82-84-81 - 247

Top 5 Teams
1 West Virginia 294-284-286 - 864 (E)
2 Florida Atlantic 292-291-284 - 867 (+3)
3 Southern Mississippi 300-298-287 - 885 (+21)
4 James Madison 305-298-283 - 886 (+22)
5 Connecticut 308-291-291 - 890 (+26)

Top 5 Players
1 Kevin Scherr Youngstown State 70-72-71 - 213 (-3)
T2 Jake Benson Rice 74-71-70 - 215 (-1)
T2 Matthew Sharpstene West Virginia 71-72-72 - 215 (-1)
T2 Mark Goetz West Virginia 71-74-70 - 215 (-1)
T2 Alex Ross Davidson College 71-73-71 - 215 (-1)
T2 Robbie Latter Southern Mississippi 75-71-69 - 215 (-1)

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Players Mentioned

Beau Bayerl

Mitchell McFarland

Ignacio Puente

Braden Smith

Fabian Sunden

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