Spartans Split Day Two at B1G Match Play Championships

PALM COAST, Florida – The Michigan State men's golf team went 2-2 at the 2019 Big Ten Match Play Championships after going 1-1 on Saturday on the Ocean Course at the Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast Florida. The Spartans fell to Wisconsin, 4-2, then bounced back to top Northwestern, 3.5-2.5, to finish the event in seventh place.

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"I think it was productive weekend," MSU head coach Casey Lubahn said. "There are some things we need to button up and there were a couple guys maybe didn't have their best stuff, but we got a couple of good wins in some hard fought matches."

The Spartans' Donnie Trosper picked up wins in both of his matches on Saturday and finished the tournament a perfect 4-0.

"Donnie was basically brilliant coming off the flu all week," Lubahn said. "To go 4-0 is a really big accomplishment."

Trosper defeated Griffin Barela (4 & 2), while Andrew Walker topped Sam Anderson (1 up) to earn the Spartans' wins in the 4-2 loss to Wisconsin.

In the afternoon 3.5-2.5 win over the Wildcats, James Piot got a 2 & 1 win over Ryan Lumsden; Trosper defeated David Nyfjall, 3 & 2; and Zach Rosendale finished 2 up Lucas Becht. Kaleb Johnson finished all square with Pete Griffith.

The Spartans are back in action March 4-5 in Bluffton, South Carolina, at the Colleton River Collegiate.

Wisconsin 4, Michigan State 2
Jordan Hahn def. James Piot, 2&1
Andrew Walker def. Sam Anderson, 1 up
Pete Kuhl def. Troy Taylor II, 1 up
Donnie Trosper def. Griffin Barela, 4&2
Cameron Frazier def. Kaleb Johnson 2 up
Tom Calbi def. Zach Rosendale, 4&2

Michigan State 3.5, Northwestern 2.5
Everton Hawkins def. Troy Taylor II, 2&1
Kaleb Johnson, Pete Griffith, AS
Zach Rosendale def. Lucas Becht, 2 up
James Piot def. Ryan Lumsden, 2&1
Eric McIntosh def. Andrew Walker, 3&2
Donnie Trosper def. David Nyfjall, 3&2

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Players Mentioned

Kaleb Johnson

James Piot

Zach Rosendale

Troy Taylor II

Donnie Trosper

Andrew Walker