PADUCAH, Ky. – The Bellarmine men's golf team split a pair of match play matches Monday at the Carpenter-Chaney Classic.
 
The fourth-seeded Knights effectively finished third in the four-team event held at the Country Club of Paducah. Bellarmine dropped their opening round match against top-seeded SIU Edwardsville 6-0, but bounced back to take the second match against co-host and third-seeded Morehead State 4-2.
 
SIU Edwardsville won the event, defeating Tennessee-Martin, the other co-host, 4-2 in the first-place match.
 
Kash Albarado, Luke Bischoff, Matthew Santini and Riley Jude Bender earned points for the Knights in the consolation match with Santini enjoying the most lopsided win at 5&4.
 
Santini also led the Knights by holing seven birdies, second-most in the event. Bischoff and Bender were right behind him with six birdies and five birdies, respectively. Albarado finished with a team-high 20 pars.
 
COMPLETE BELLARMINE RESULTS:
 
Round 1 vs. SIU Edwardsville (L 6-0)
Brent Reintjes (SIUE) def. Riley Jude Bender (BELL) 4&2
Will Simpson (SIUE) def. Luke Bischoff (BELL) 3&2
Preston Bily (SIUE) def. Ballard Harris (BELL) 4&3
Alex Eickhoff (SIUE) def. Matthew Santini (BELL) 1UP
Brady Kaufman (SIUE) def. Ben Wulkopf (BELL) 2&1
Parker Bruening (SIUE) def. Kash Albarado (BELL) 1UP
 
Round 2 vs. Morehead State (W 4-2)
Kash Albarado (BELL) def. Seamus Bogan (MSU) 3&2
Remy Stalcup (MSU) def. Ballard Harris (BELL) 4&2
Luke Bischoff (BELL) def. Logan McCormick (MSU) 2&1
Matthew Santini (BELL) def. Mitchell Gastright (MSU) 5&4
Gavin Augenstein (MSU) def. Ben Wulkopf (BELL) 4&3
Riley Jude Bender (BELL) def. Nolan Piazza (MSU) 2&1
 
With the regular season completed, Bellarmine now turns their attention to the ASUN Championship. The three-round event at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club in Valdosta, Ga., begins on Tuesday.
 
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