University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
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Stories & Highlights
2006-2007 season
 

USP Finishes Eighth at CACC Championships (4/18/07)

After being postponed for a day, the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Golf Championships took place yesterday at Frog Hollow Golf Club in Middletown, Delaware. The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia golf team was one of ten teams competing and battling the less than perfect weather conditions. When all the teams had finished their round, the Devils had placed eighth amongst the ten teams, equaling their finish from last season.

The Devils finished the 18-hole tournament with a score of 340, two strokes behind seventh place Philadelphia University and 29 strokes behind tournament winner Post University. The Eagles won their second consecutive CACC Men’s Golf Championship, edging Goldey-Beacom College by just one stroke, 311-312. Jonathan Carr of Nyack College won the individual title, firing a one-over-par 72, while Post freshman Lee Wanklyn shot a 74 to take home Rookie of the Year honors. Post's Tommy Dorso, Jr. was voted Coach of the Year and Nyack earned the annual Team Sportsmanship Award. The tournament was originally scheduled to be a 36-hole event, but rain and wind forced the opening round to be canceled.

James Kim (Jr. Dulaney HS/Nottingham, Md.) led the Devils with a score of 79, finishing in a tie for 12th place overall. Scott Cahayla (Fr., Lakeland Regional/Ringwood, NJ) finished the day with a score of 84, placing 25th overall amongst the 48 golfers competing. Dan Lovette (Fr., Bishop McCourt/ Davidsville, Pa.) was four strokes behind Cahayla with a score of 88 (34th place) and Blake Vida (So., Pomperaug Regional HS/ Southbury, Conn.) rounded out the Devils top four finishers with a score of 89 (36th place). Adam Strittmatter (So., Ford City HS/New Castle, Pa.) also competed for the Devils, shooting a 91 (38th place).

The Devils will conclude their season with a dual match against Philadelphia University on April 27, 2007.

Devils Place Third in CACC Tri-Match at Frankford Torresdale (4/14/07)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia place third at yesterday's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) tri-match between the Devils, goldey Beacom College and host Holy Family University at Frankford Torresdale Country Club in northeast Philadelphia.

Goldey Beacom finished first with a score of 336, followed by Holy Family (360). The Devils shot 405 on the day to place third. The losses drop the Devils record to 5-10 overall.

Scott Cahayla (Fr., Lakeland Regional/Ringwood, NJ) led the Devils with a score of 89, nine strokes behind medalist Steve Cutler of Goldey Beacom and tied for sixth place overall. Michael Moll (So., Wilson Area HS/Easton, Pa.) (98), Blake Vida (So., Pomperaug Regional HS/ Southbury, Conn.) (105) and Nathan Zook (Jr., Cumberland Valley Christian/ Chambersburg, PA) (113) rounded out the Devils four finishers.

Goldey Beacom was led by Cutler's 80. Mike Williams followed with 82. Rob Hunt (86) and Justin Grossman (88) rounded out their top four finishers. The Tigers were led by Jon Radick's score of 85. Ed Czambelak followed with an 89. Matt Deckert (92) and Ed Webster (94) rounded out Holy Family's top four finishers.

Weather permitting, the Devils will participate in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference golf championships held Monday and Tuesday, April 16-7, 2007 at Frog Hollow Golf Club in Middletown, Delaware.

Devils Earn Wins against Caldwell and Chestnut Hill (4/5/07)

Dan Lovette and Scott Cahayla shot 76 and 77 respectively as the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia coed golf team picked up two more wins, defeating Chestnut Hill College and Caldwell College at Island Green Country Club this afternoon.

The Devils shot 329 on the afternoon, besting Chestnut Hill College (398) and Caldwell College (408). The two wins improve the Devils record to 4-6 overall.

Lovette (Fr., Bishop McCourt/ Davidsville, Pa.) earned medalist honors with his score of 76, battling the cold weather and snow flurries before finishing the round. Cahayla (Fr., Lakeland Regional/Ringwood, NJ) had the second lowest score of the day with a 77. Four strokes behind Cahayla and turning in the third lowest score was James Kim (Jr. Dulaney HS/Nottingham, Md.) who finished with an 81. Michael Moll (So., Wilson Area HS/Easton, Pa.) rounded out the Devils top four scorers with a score of 95.

Chestnut Hill was led by John McLaughlin, who finished four strokes behind Kim with an 85. Nick D'Amico followed with an 87. Bobby Larkin (98) and John Durante (128) rounded out the Griffins top four scorers on the afternoon.

Caldwell's Chris Parker finished just two strokes behind Kim with an 83 on the afternoon. Josh Chen followed with a score of 98. Justin Kamm (105) and Dan Jennings (120) rounded out top four scorers for the Cougars.

The Devils will return to action on Monday, April 9, 2007 when they take on Caldwell College, Holy Family University and Philadelphia University at Essex Fells Country Club in Essex Fells, New Jersey.

Devils Place Second in Quad Match at Island Green (3/31/07)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia coed golf team earned their first two wins of the season in yesterday's quad match at Island Green Country Club, turning in their lowest team score in over seven seasons as the defeated Haverford College and Chestnut Hill College while falling to defending Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference champion Goldey Beacom College.

The Devils shot 315 on the afternoon, placing second behind Goldey Beacom's 304. Haverford shot 334 and Chestnut Hill shot 393 on the afternoon. The Devils improve to 2-6 overall with the wins over the Fords and the Griffins.

Goldey Beacom's Steve cutler had the lowest score of the afternoon with a score of 69. Five strokes off the pace was USP's Scott Cahayla (Fr., Lakeland Regional/Ringwood, NJ). Cahayla shot a career best 74 and tied for the lowest round shot by a Devils this season. Mike Williams of Goldey Beacom and Kevin McGravey of Haverford had the third lowest scores with each of them shooting 77, while USP's Dan Lovette (Fr., Bishop McCourt/ Davidsville, Pa.) was one strike behind the two with a 78.

Justin Grossman and Rob Hunt rounded out Goldey Beacom's top four shooters with identical rounds of 79 giving the Lightning a total of 304 on the afternoon. Adam Strittmatter (So., Ford City HS/New Castle, Pa.) and James Kim (Jr. Dulaney HS/Nottingham, Md.) rounded out the Devils top four shooters with scores of 80 and 83 respectively, to give the Devils a total score of 315. For Strittmatter, his score was a 16-stroke improvement from the round of 96 he shot at yesterday's match against Neumann College at Island Green.

Agnad Singh (82), Jae Cho (87) and Brian Venturo (88) rounded out Haverford's top four shooters. John McLaughlin was low scorer for Chestnut Hill with 82. Nick D'Amico (95), Andy Thorne (100) and Bob Larkin (116) rounded out the Griffins top four shooters.

The Devils return to action on Monday, April 2nd when the take on Holy Family University at Frankford-Torresdale Country Club.

Neumann Narrowly Defeats Devils (3/30/07)

Scott Cahayla earned medallist honors and was one of two golfers to score under 80 as the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia narrowly lost to Neumann College 327-333 yesterday afternoon at Island Green Country Club in northeast Philadelphia.

The loss drops the Devils to 0-5 on the season.

Cahayla (Fr., Lakeland Regional/Ringwood, NJ) completed the 18 holes with a score of 77, his best score of the season and two strokes better than teammate, Dan Lovette (Fr., Bishop McCourt/ Davidsville, Pa.), who shot 79. James Kim (Jr. Dulaney HS/Nottingham, Md.) finished four strokes behind Cahayla with a score of 81. Adam Strittmatter (So., Ford City HS/New Castle, Pa.) rounded out the Devils top four scorers with a score of 96 to give the Devils a final score of 327. Jon Kendter (Fr., Loyalsock Township HS/Montoursville, Pa.) (98) and Lauren Wallis (So, Carbondale Area HS/Carbondale, Pa.) (110) also competed for the Devils.

The Knight's were led by Mark Van Vliet (81) and Mike Marenic (81). Matt Waddington shot 82 while Joseph Coffey rounded out Neumann's top four scorers with 83, giving the Knights a score of 327. Brian McCulla (83), Erik Stoyanovich (88), Rich Brandel (85) and Bill Schetter (93) also competed for Neumann.

The Devils return to action this afternoon when they take on Goldey Beacom College, Haverford College and Chestnut Hill College in a quad match at Island Green Country Club.

 

Devils Drop Match to Holy Family (10/9/06)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia coed golf team dropped their fourth dual match of the season, falling to Holy Family University at Frankford-Torresdale Country Club in Philadelphia this afternoon.

The Tigers defeated the Devils 305-355, with their four top golfers recording 79 or less. The Devils drop to 0-4 with the loss.

The Tigers' Jon Radich earned medallist honors with a score of 71. USP’s Peter Gilbert (So., Whitehall HS/Whitehall, Pa.) was the Devils closest finisher to Radich, shooting a round of 77, six strokes off the pace.

Holy Family’s Ed Webster (77), Alan Flordeliza (78), Matt Deckert (79) and Don Masterson (80) were the next four finishers.

Scott Cahayla (Fr., Lakeland Regional/Ringwood, NJ) was the Devils second best golfer on the afternoon, completing his round with a score of 82. Michael Moll (So., Wilson Area HS/Easton, Pa.), Ralph Cameron (Sr., Hazleton Area HS/Hazleton, Pa.) and Nathan Zook (Jr., Cumberland Valley Christian/Chambersburg, PA) rounded out the Devils golfers competing. Moll shot a 95 while Cameron scored 101. Zook finished his afternoon shooting a 104.

Tigers Hand Devils their Third Loss (10/6/06)

Holy Family University placed four golfers in the 70's as they handed the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia their third loss to start the season yesterday at Island Green County Club in Philadelphia.

The Devils, playing without their top two golfers who were back on campus taking a computer proficiency test, recorded a team score of 377, 72 strokes behind Holy Family's 305. With the loss, USP is now 0-3 on the season.

The Tigers' Jon Radich earned medallist honors with a score of 72. He was followed by teammates Don Masterson (76); Alan Flordeliza (78) and Matt Deckert (79).

USP was led by Peter Gilbert's (So., Whitehall HS/Whitehall, Pa.) score of 82. Michael Moll (So., Wilson Area HS/Easton, Pa.) followed with a score of 95. Benjamin Fong (Sr., Egg Harbor Twp/ Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) and Jared Wallace (Jr., Sunnyside Christian, Toppenish, Wash.) rounded out the Devils top four scorers with rounds of 98 and 102 respectively.

The Devils will face the Tigers again on Monday, October 9, 2006 at Frankford Torresdale Country Club.

Devils Fall to Holy Family (9/27/06)

Dan Lovette earned medallist honors for the second consecutive match, but the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia's golf team fell to Holy Family University 329-343 at Frankford-Torresdale Country Club in Philadelphia yesterday.

Lovette (Fr., Bishop McCourt/Davidsville, Pa.) shot a 74 beating second low-scorer and teammate Scott Cahayla (Fr., Lakeland Regional HS/Ringwood, N.J.) by four strokes. (78). Jon Radich turned in a scorecard of 79 as the Tigers low scorer.

Holy Family's Matt Deckert followed with a score of 80, followed by teammates Don Masterson (84) and Ed Webster (86) to round out the Tigers 329 score.

Blake Vida (So., Pomperaug Regional HS/Southbury, Conn.) and Jon Kendter (Fr., Loyalsock Township HS/Montoursville, Pa.) rounded out the Devils top four scorers. Vida shot a 91 while Kendter shot a 100.

The Devils, now 0-2, will again face the Tigers of Holy Family University, this time at home on October 5, 2006 at Island Green Country Club in Philadelphia.

Golf Team Opens Fall Season with Home Loss (9/22/06)

The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia coed golf team kicked off their fall 2006 campaign yesterday at Island Green Country Club in Philadelphia, falling to Philadelphia University, 335-358.

Dan Lovette (Fr., Bishop McCourt/Davidsville, Pa.) earned medallist honors on the afternoon with a low score of 75. P.J. O'Brien of Philadelphia University shot an 80 to help pace the Rams.

The Rams also got scores of 84 from Joe Barricelli, 85 from Ian Schwartz and 86 from Nick Johns to make up their 335 match score. Scott Cahayla (Fr., Lakeland Regional HS/Ringwood, N.J.) also shot an 86 as the second lowest scorer on the Devils squad.

Rounding out the Devils top four were Adam Strittmatter (So., Ford City HS/New Castle, Pa.) and Jon Kendter (Fr., Loyalsock Township HS/Montoursville, Pa.). Strittmatter shot a 95 while Kendter turned in a scorecard of 102.

The Devils (0-1) will take on Holy Family University on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at Frankford-Torresdale Country Club.

 

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