Loyola Greyhound

Issue date: 4/8/08 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Loyola College Athletics Mike Mulieri won MAAC Golfer of the Week after his performance in California.

By Tim Curran
Staff Writer


The Loyola men's golf team continues to sweep through their spring schedule with deadly determination. The team, fighting through bad weather and high winds, took first place at the Diablo Grande Invitational in Patterson, Calif., two weeks ago in a total team effort. Senior co-captain Chris Derby led the way, shooting an impressive 69. The Greyhounds shot a total of 914 for the tournament, finishing four strokes ahead of the second-place squad, Austin Peay State.

Derby finished second among all individual golfers in the tournament, junior Michael Mulieri finished sixth and freshmen Keith Hall and Alex Redfearn posted solid rounds of 78 to complete the third and final round.

"The team is right on track as of now," head coach Tom Beidleman said. "All year long, our work has been geared toward winning the MAAC Championship at the end of April."

The Greyhounds followed up the Diablo Grande Invitational with even more success the following week. Just one week after Derby finished with the second lowest three-day total of any golfer in the Diablo Grande Invitational, Mulieri finished with the absolute lowest three-day total of any golfer in the LaCrosse Homes Golf Collegiate tournament, which was held in Baltimore at the Prospect Bay Country Club. The junior shot a final-round 69 and had a three-round score of 144 to lead the Hounds.

Overall, the Greyhounds came in fourth out of 19 teams as Derby, Redfearn and Hall all shot outstanding final rounds on Sunday to help drive the team four spots up in the final rankings.

Most impressive, however, was Mulieri, who won his second individual tournament title this spring. He achieved the same feat back in February at the Carlton Oaks Invitational to open the spring season. Mulieri was also named MAAC Golfer of the Month earlier this week.

When asked about the team's confidence level coming into this season, Mulieri stated: "I am confident that no one has worked as hard as we have during the off season. If someone has, I feel as a team, we are humble enough to remain confident, yet realize we can still work harder."

So far, that hard work has paid off.

The Greyhounds tee up again on April 18 at the Golden Fox Invitational in Farmington, Mich. It is their final tune-up before the MAAC Championships begin on April 25.

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