NOBLESVILLE, Ind.- The SVSU golf team traveled to Indiana (April 18-19) to compete in the Great Lakes Regional #3, a two-round tournament featuring 19 teams. The Cardinals were unable to get into a groove and came home with a 14th place finish, shooting a 632. Ferris came in on top with a score of 598, Indianapolis finished second with a 604, Grand Valley came in third with a 605 and Bellarmine shot 608 and came in fourth.

After shooting a 314 on Saturday, the Cardinals found themselves in 16th place, two strokes behind Missouri-St. Louis and Kentucky Weslyan. Senior Kasey Hocquard (Cheboygan, Mich.) led the team on the day and shot 75. Andrew Funk from of Drury and Michael Schmitmeyer of Findlay tied for the day’s best score, both shooting a four-under 68.

The Cardinals saw an increase in scores on Sunday but were able to move up to 14th by shooting a 318, making their total score 632. Hocquard led the Cardinals and the field with a one -over par 73. Hocquard is the first Cardinal golfer to record the overall best score for a round this season.

Hocquard was the overall leader for the Cardinals and finished tied for 6th overall with a 4-over 148. Junior Brian King (Livonia, Mich) tied for 58th with a score of 160. Troy Quenneville (Windsor, Canada.) tied for 66th with a 163. Junior Dieter Schulz (Port Huron, Mich.) shot a 165 and finished tied for 73rd and Junior Rob Ronk (Clarkston, Mich.) finished tied for 77th with a 167.

The Cardinal Golf team will be in action again May 4th when they travel to Grand Valley to compete in the NCAA DII Super Regional.