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DADE CITY, FLA. - The Seton Hall men's golf team opened the 2017 spring season with a convincing 5-to-1 victory over Toledo in the quarterfinal round of the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play event at Lake Jovita Country Club on Monday.

The Hall will now face No. 8 seed Miami (Ohio) in their second match on Monday in the semifinals. The RedHawks upset top-seeded Eastern Michigan, 4-to-2.

The Pirates were led by senior Lloyd Jefferson Go (Guadalupe Cebu City, Philippines), who soundly defeated Toledo's Stephen Watts, 5 & 4. Go lost only the third hole to Watts, but defeated him in holes four, six, seven, eight, 11 and 13 to claim victory after only 14 holes played. Go is now 3-0 all-time at this event.

Kevin O'Brien (Wexford, Pa.) was the second-most impressive Pirate finisher on the morning. The senior defeated Toledo's Grant Godfrey, 4 & 2. Down a hole through his first eight, O'Brien won the next three holes to take a two-hole lead. Victories on holes No. 2 and No. 3 sealed his win with two holes remaining.

Freshman Alex Chalk (Castle Douglas, Scotland) downed his opponent, Spencer Shoemaker, 3 & 2. Even through 11 holes, Chalk also made his move late in the round. The Pirate newcomer won three of the final five holes to clinch the victory with two holes to play.

Sophomores Gen Nagai (Mandaue Cebu City, Philippines) and Chris Yeom (Flushing, N.Y.) both edged their opponents by one hole. Nagai won hole No. 15 to take a two-hole lead, but Toledo's Thomas Thurloway won No. 16 to cut the lead back to one. Nagai however, was able to hold on for the victory.

Yeom trailed by as many as three holes after eight, but was able to make a huge rally. Yeom won holes 11, 13 and 14 to pull even, before falling behind again after Toledo's Colin Joseph won No. 15. A victory on the 17^th hole again tied the score, and a win on his final hole of the afternoon handed the victory to Yeom.

Junior Linus Yip (Sydney, Australia) was the lone Pirate to fall on Monday. He was edged by Toledo's Joe Bryce by one hole. Both golfers led throughout the round, with neither taking a lead of more than a single hole. Bryce was able to win the final hole of the round to record the match victory.

Tournament Details:
EARL YESTINGSMEIER MATCH PLAY
Host: Ball State University
Location: Dade City, Florida
Course: Lake Jovita Country Club (South Course)
Course Vitals: Par-72, 7,153 yards
Dates: February 13-14, 2017

Round One Results:
SETON HALL DEFEATS TOLEDO, 5-1

Lloyd Jefferson Go (Hall) defeated Stephen Watts (Toledo) – 5&4
Gen Nagai (Hall) defeated Thomas Thurloway (Toledo) – 1UP
Chris Yeom (Hall) defeated Colin Joseph (Toledo) – 1UP
Alex Chalk (Hall) defeated Spencer Shoemaker (Toledo) – 3&2
Joe Bryce (Toledo) defeated Linus Yip (Hall) – 1UP
Kevin O'Brien (Hall) defeated Grant Godfrey (Toledo) – 4&2

The Course:
The Lake Jovita 220-acre South course, was designed by US Open Champion Tom Lehman and golf course architect Kurt Sandness. The strategy behind this course was simple: to take full advantage of the uniquely hilly terrain and create a golf course that is professional tour quality in every sense.

In fact, the Par 5-11th hole features a 94-foot drop from tee to green – the largest natural elevation change of any course in the state of Florida. The generous fairways, velvet like greens, and immaculate course conditions provide players of all skill levels with an enjoyable and challenging day of golf.

The Format:
The two-day event will consist of 54 holes of match play competition. Teams are seeded 1 through 8 based upon Golfstat rankings and then placed into a bracket. All teams are guaranteed three matches with losing teams from the first and second rounds continuing to compete in a consolation bracket. Each team match will consist of six individual matches. Lineup order for each team is based upon individual player GolfWeek rankings, with the top-rated player in the No. 1 position and so on.

The Field:
Top-seeded Eastern Michigan will face #8 Miami (Ohio) in round one, while #4 Seton Hall will take on #5 Toledo. The winners will face each other in round two, also on Monday. On the other side of the bracket #2 Notre Dame will face #7 DePaul, while #3 Ball State plays #6 Ohio University.

Results:
Live scoring of the event is available through Golfstat by CLICKING HERE. Complete results of each day's events will also be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.