By Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

Hammond, IN---The Express golf team destroyed the competition by taking first place in the Mike Lalaeff Memorial Invite yesterday.

They finished with a two-day team score of 628, which was 21 shots better than second place Purdue Calumet.

Freshman Blaze Hogan finished with the lowest overall score (76-73-149) as the next closest was Purdue-Calumet's Tyler Nicol (76-77-153).

Luke Berger (74-82-156) to finish in a tie for third place, while Timothy Dawkins (81-76-157) finished tied for fifth. Berger had the lowest overall score through the event's first day.

Other Express golf scores included Darren Gessner (87-77-164, T-14th), Jason Glass (79-87-166, T-19th), and Brandon Hoelzer (87-80-167, 21st).

The Lalaeff Invite was the second fall tourney the Express has participated in this year. They finished in second place at the Olivet College Invitational on Sept. 1.

Owens will next play Sept. 22 in the Defiance College Invitational before playing in the Trine University Invitational on Sept. 28.