Pirates Drop Opening Match to Bowling Green, 5.5-0.5

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Pirates Drop Opening Match to Bowling Green, 5.5-0.5

3/23/2026 7:35:00 PM | Men's Golf

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SOUTH PITTSBURG, TENN. – The Seton Hall men's golf team lost its opening round match to Bowling Green on Monday, 5.5-to-0.5, at the Sweetens Cove Intercollegiate.

The upset loss for the second-seeded Pirates drops them into the consolation bracket where they'll meet third-seeded Queens University on Tuesday, which was also an upset victim at the hands of sixth-seeded Belmont, 4-to-2.

Joining Bowling Green and Belmont in the winner's bracket are top-seeded Miami (Ohio) and fourth-seeded Wright State.

Blake Goodnight (Dallas, Texas) was the top performer for the Pirates, tying Bowling Green's Filip Geber after 18 holes. The freshman had five birdies on the afternoon and won the crucial 18^th hole to force the tie.

Eli Shah (Newtown Square, Pa.), occupying the top lineup spot for The Hall, fell to Bowling Green's Pedro Garcia, 2&1. After trailing for much of the round, the junior registered victories on holes No. 12 and No. 13 to tie the match. Shah, however, dropped holes No. 14 and No. 15 to fall back down by two before ultimately falling in 17 holes.

After tying the first hole, senior David Lally (Wicklow, Ireland) lost the second hole and never found the equalizer, falling 3&1, to the Falcon's Angelo Luciani. Lally had four birdies through 17 holes.

Will Hennessee (Tulsa, Okla.) also tied the first hole, but then took a lead with a victory in the second hole, and a win on hole No. 4 put him 2UP. Bowling Green's Andrew Lee, however, rallied late going up two holes with four to play. Hennessee rallied with victories on holes No. 15 and No. 16 to tie the match. After a tie on hole No. 17, Lee bested Hennessee with a birdie on No. 18 to win the match, 1UP.

Sophomore Luke Nolan (Austin, Texas) never led against the Falcon's David Chavez, dropping the opening hole, and couldn't pull even. He eventually fell, 3&2, in 16 holes.

George Fricker (Woodbridge, England) and Bowling Green's LT Harris tied the first three holes, but Harris won the next two holes to take the lead. Fricker cut his deficit to one with a victory on hole No. 6, but Harris again extended his advantage to two holes, and eventually three through 14 holes. Fricker fell, 3&1.

Tournament Details:
SWEETENS COVE INTERCOLLEGIATE
Host: Miami University (Ohio)
Location: South Pittsburgh, Tenn.
Course: Sweentens Cove Golf Course
Course Vitals: Par-71, 6,306 yards
Dates: March 23-25, 2026

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THE COURSE:
Welcome to the foothills of the Sequatchie Valley, adjacent to Battle Creek in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. Sweetens Cove Golf Club is a public golf course located 30 minutes from Chattanooga in the central time zone.

The course itself presents an entirely unique golfing experience in the Southeastern region of the United States in that it was conceived, designed, and built as an inland links course. Borrowing architectural inspiration from some of the game's greatest layouts, King-Collins crafted a course that is reminiscent of the original version of Augusta National according to renowned golf writer and historian, Anthony Pioppi. In his definitive account of nine-hole golf courses, To The Nines, he wrote, "Sweetens Cove…harkens back to one of the most influential golf courses ever built in the United States [Augusta National]….Collins and his partner, [Tad] King, have embraced the original MacKenzie-Jones tenets with gusto. Writing about Augusta then, MacKenzie could have been describing Sweetens today."

THE FIELD:
In addition to Seton Hall and host Miami (Ohio), the field included six other teams including: Belmont, Bowling Green State, Northern Kentucky, Ohio University, Queens University and Wright State.

THE FORMAT:
Eight teams are playing in a match play tournament. Six golfers will play in each match for each team.

THE RESULTS:
Live scoring will be available throughout the tournament via Scoreboard.clippd.com. Complete results of each day's events will also be available following competition at SHUpirates.com.