University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
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Stories & Highlights
2009-2010 season 

Devils Finish Tenth at Swarthmore Invitational (10/19/09)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia golf team finished in tenth place at Monday's Swarthmore College Fall Invitational Tournament at Rock Manor Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.

The Devils finished with a score of 361, five strokes behind ninth place Philadelphia Biblical University. Rutgers-Camden won the tournament with a team score of 312, followed by Cabrini College (322), Neumann University(332) and host Swarthmore College (332).

Senior Scott Cahayla (Lakeland Regional/ Ringwood, NJ) led the Devils shooting a seven-over par 78 to finish in a four way tie for fifth place. Freshman Joseph Mauro (New Hartford Sr. HS/New Hartford, N.Y.) was the next USP finisher with a score of 86, placing 34th amongst the 69 finishers. Juniors Anuj Patel (St. Mary's Ryken HS /Leonardtown, Md.) (98) and Jason Franck (Twin Valley High School/ Elverson, Pa.) (99) rounded out the Devils four scorers. Sophomore Patrick Cliggett (Pennridge HS/Perkasie, Pa.) was the fifth USP golfer participating and also finished with a score of 99.

Rutgers-Camden's Josh Feldschneider won the tournament with an even par round of 71.

The Devils return to action on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 against Philadelphia University at the ACE Club.

Golf Team Splits Tri-Match (10/10/09)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia golf team earned a split in Saturday afternoon's tri-match at The ACE Club in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, losing to host Philadelphia University while defeating Wilmington University.

Philadelphia University finished with a team score of 339 while USP scored 356. Wilmington did not have a score due to one of their four players not finishing. The split gives the Devils a 5-1 record for the fall.

The Devils were led by junior Jason Franck (Twin Valley High School/ Elverson, Pa.), who shot an 82 on the afternoon., tying him for second place amongst the 14 golfers competing. Senior Scott Cahayla (Lakeland Regional/ Ringwood, NJ) was one stroke behind Franck with a score of 83, tying him for fourth place overall. Rounding out the Devils top four scorers were sophomore Pat Cliggett (Pennridge HS/Perkasie, Pa.) (92) and junior Anuj Patel (St. Mary's Ryken HS /Leonardtown, Md.) (99).

Wilmington's Nick Mafale had the lowest score of the match, shooting a five-over 77. Ryan O'Donnell led the Rams with a score of 82.

The Devils return to action on Monday, October 19, 2009 when they take on Swarthmore College at Rock Manor Golf Club starting at 1:00 p.m.

Devils Defeat Griffins (10/6/09)

Senior Scott Cahayla earned medalist honors as the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia golf team earned their fourth win of the fall season, defeating Chestnut Hill 330-356 at Island Green Country Club in Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon.

Cahayla (Lakeland Regional/ Ringwood, NJ) shot a four-over par round of 76 to finish five strokes ahead of Chestnut Hill's Tim Streeper. USP sophomore Ryan DeLorraine (Hempfield HS/Lancaster, Pa.) and freshman Joseph Mauro (New Hartford Sr. HS/New Hartford, N.Y.) finished in a three way tie for third with CHC's Mike Gibbons with rounds of 84. Junior Anuj Patel (St. Mary's Ryken HS /Leonardtown, Md.) rounded out the Devils scorers with a sixth place finish and a score of 86.

Darrell Bachman (92) and Mario Incollingo (99) rounded out the Griffins scorers for the match.

Cahayla trailed Streeper by one stroke after the first nine holes, 37-38 but was able to pull even with a birdie on the 11th hole. Streeper parred the 12th hole and Cahayla had a bogey to put Streeper ahead again by one stroke. Scott added a birdie on the 13th hole and took command when Streeper recorded a triple bogey on the same hole, giving Cahayla a three stroke lead. The lead increased to five over the final five holes. Cahayla finished the match with four birdies along with parring ten holes.

Mauro and DeLorraine each had two birdies en route to their scores of 84 while parring six and four holes respectively. Patel parred five holes and added a birdie on the par 3 14th hole. The Devils' fifth golfer on the afternoon, freshman Matthew Garin (Monsignor Farrell HS/Staten Island, N.Y.), shot 89 to finish in seventh place amongst the ten golfers competing.

The Devils return to action on Saturday when the play Philadelphia University at the ACE Club. First tee time is 1:00 p.m.

 

Devils Win Home Opener (9/30/09)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia golf team held their home opener Wednesday afternoon at Island Green Country Club and came away with a win in the quad match, defeating Caldwell College, Felician College and Chestnut Hill College.

The Devils finished with a score of 332, ten strokes ahead of Caldwell College (342). Felician College was third with a score of 348 while Chestnut Hill was fourth with a score of 370.

Felician's Joe Leardo earned medalist honors for the match, shooting a two-over par 74. Daniel Garcia of Caldwell College was second with a score of 76.

The Devils were led by junior Jason Franck (Twin Valley High School/ Elverson, Pa.). Franck shot an eight-over par 80 to place fourth amongst the 21 golfers competing. Jason parred 10 holes and recorded a birdie on the par four sixth hole. One stroke behind Franck was freshman Joseph Mauro (New Hartford Sr. HS/New Hartford, N.Y.) with an score of 81. Mauro parred eight holes and recorded birdies on the par five second and par five tenth holes. Also recording a birdie on the par-five tenth hole was senior Scott Cahayla (Lakeland Regional/ Ringwood, NJ). In addition to the birdie, Cahayla parred five holes and finished tied for eighth place with a score of 85.

Rounding out the Devils top four scorers was sophomore Patrick Cliggett (Pennridge HS/Perkasie, Pa) . Cliggett finished one stroke behind Cahayla to finish in 11th place overall with a score of 86. Junior Anuj Patel (St. Mary's Ryken HS /Leonardtown, Md.) was the Devils fifth player, finishing tied for 13th place with a score of 91. Patel tied with teammate Ryan DeLorraine (Hempfield HS/Lancaster, Pa.) who was playing as an individual. Freshman Matthew Garin (Monsignor Farrell HS/Staten Island, N.Y.) also shot as an individual, shooting 95 on the afternoon.

The Devils return to action next week in their second home quad match of the fall, taking on the same three teams (Caldwell, Felician, Chestnut Hill) at Island Green Country Club on Tuesday, October 6, 2009.

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