LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL – Siena Men's Golf continued to hold possession of first place while Siena Women's Golf turned in a nice improvement to continued action at the 2024 MAAC Golf Championships at Disney's Palm Golf Course in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on Saturday.
The men carded a round of -3, 285 for the second straight day to hold a two-stroke lead over Fairfield through 36 holes on the par-72, 6,793-yard course at -6, 570, good for the third-lowest 26-hole score in program history and the program's lowest ever at a MAAC Championship event. The women improved 16 strokes in round two on the par-72, 5,847-yard course to hop La Salle for eighth place, combining rounds of 336 and 320 to finish day two at +80, 646, now seven strokes behind Niagara for seventh place.
The Siena men continue to hold a sturdy presence inside the top-three individually, with freshman
Michael McConie following up a first-round score of 70 with a 68 today to tie Fairfield's Colin Summers for the top spot individually at -6, 138. Fifth Year
Nolan Crowley followed up a round of 69 with a 71 to move into a tie for third at -4, 140. Junior
Nick Lyons shot his second consecutive round of +1, 73 to tie for 13
th at +2, 146, while sophomore
Austin Giroux carded a round of 75 to split for 20
th at +4, 148. After sitting out the opening round due to injury, fifth year
Matthew Ferrari was active in round two with a round of +1, 73.
All four Siena women's players showed improvement in round two beginning with Junior
Jillian Barend, who moved up eight spots with a round of +2, 74 to finish tied for 15
th individually at +10, 154. Freshman
Emely Kintzel improved three strokes with a round of 78 to tie for 28
th at +15, 159, while sophomore
Mackenzie Whitney improved three strokes from round one with an 82 to move into 35
th at +23, 167. Freshman
Isabella Silva turned in a four-stroke improvement to shoot an 89 and finish the day in 41
st at +32, 175.
The Siena men will look to lock up their second straight and sixth overall MAAC Championship when both teams finish the weekend with one final round at the 2024 MAAC Championships on Sunday, April 21 with tee times beginning at 7:30 AM.
