NEW YORK – Kelli Scheck of Butler has been named BIG EAST Female Golfer of the Week and Patrick Adler of Marquette and Peicheng Chen of St. John’s will share BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week honors. All three players earned medalist honors in their respective tournaments.
BIG EAST Female Golfer of the Week
Kelli Scheck, Butler, Jr.
Scheck takes conference honors for the second time this season. She won the individual title at the Butler Fall Invitational on the third playoff hole. She carded a 1-over 211 to tie Youngstown State’s Neeranuch Prajunpanich after 54 holes before the playoff. Scheck posted three consecutive pars in the playoff. In all, she registered 48 pars in 57 holes and made four birdies.
BIG EAST Male Golfers of the Week
Patrick Adler, Marquette, Sr.
Adler captured his first collegiate title, winning the Windon Memorial Classic by five strokes. He fired an 11-under 202 over 54 holes. His 202 score is tied for the sixth best score to par in program history. Adler shot rounds of 65, 69 and 68. He entered the tournament with only two career rounds in the 60s. The Marquette team finished second at 7-under 845, three strokes behind champion Arizona. He is the third MU golfer to win the Windom Classic.
Peicheng Chen, St. John’s, Sr.
Chen claimed medalist honors for the third time in his last four appearances, taking home the individual crown at the UConn Invitational. The senior, who was the medalist at last year’s BIG EAST Championship, shot 4-under 212 to finish first in the field of 78 golfers. He recorded six birdies over a 10-hole stretch to secure his victory. With a strong final round by Chen and his teammates, the Red Storm finished third in the team standings.
Women’s Notes – Georgetown was one of three league teams competing at the Princeton Invitational. Grad student Charlotte Hillary turned in the best round for a Hoya with a 1-under 70 to finish at 5-over 218 (77-71-70) and tie for fifth place. Hillary posted five birdies on the final day. The Hoyas moved from eighth place after the first round to finish second… St. John’s opened their season with an 11th-place finish at Princeton. Junior Kelly Wu finished 26th… Seton Hall also participated at Princeton. The Pirates tied for 14th in the team standings with 910 (314-296-300). The Hall was led by Ana Sarrias Pro, who tied for 14th place with an 11-over 224 (76-73-75)…Creighton junior Morgan Becker posted scores of 79, 75 and 76 for 230 to tie for sixth place at the Big O Classic in Omaha, Neb. The Bluejays took second place in the team standings with a score of 941 (307-315-319).
Men’s Notes – Creighton sophomore Brock Kuhlman tied for 10th place to lead five Bluejay golfers who competed as individuals at the Tommie Invitational at StoneRidge Golf Club in Stillwater, Minn. His opening-round 70 was his best with the program and helped him nail down his first career top-10 finish. He carded a 222 (70-77-75)…Butler junior Leo Zurovac led the Bulldogs in the rain-shortened Virtues Intercollegiate in Nashport, Ohio. He carded a pair of even-par 73s and tied for 18th place. The event was shortened to 36 holes. Butler took seventh place in the 14-team field, finishing 8-over 584…Seton Hall freshman Will Hennessee tied for sixth place at the Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational hosted by West Virginia University. Hennessee helped push the Pirates to a third-place finish with a 1-over 217 (74-71-72) for a 3-under 213. The Pirates were 19-over 883 (302-287-294). Host WVU won at 2-over par…UConn was the team runner-up at its UConn Invitational. The Huskies posted a three-day score of 879 (287, 291, 301). Ray Dennehy shared runner-up honors after posting rounds of 68, 74 and 71 for a 3-under 213. It was his 10th career top-10 finish. He led all players with 18 birdies over the 54 holes…Villanova also played at the UConn Invitational and tied for sixth place in a 13-team field at 33-over par. Freshman Vibhav Alokam led the Wildcats while tying for 11th place individually at 4-over par, which was his second top-20 finish of the fall. Junior Matt Zerfass tied for 15th, one stroke behind Alokam at 5-over. Both players shot 4-under in the second round.