Giacchetto Shines in Day One of Big Ten Match Play Championship

Friday, February 7

Palm Coast, Fla.

Indiana University

Penn State

Giacchetto Shines in Day One of Big Ten Match Play Championship

2/7/2020 7:06:00 PM | Men's Golf

Full Results

PALM COAST, Fla. – Indiana Men's Golf opened day one of the Big Ten Match Play Championship on Friday, falling to Penn State before tying Michigan in the second session. The Hoosiers do advance past Michigan due to a tiebreaker of more overall holes won. Freshman Drew Giacchetto shined for the Hoosiers, earning wins in both of his matchups.

IU will return to action at 7:40 a.m. ET with a meeting against No. 6-seeded Rutgers. The final session will then tee off at 1 p.m.

Tournament: Big Ten Match Play Championship
Location: Palm Coast, Fla.
Course: Hammock Beach Resort • Ocean Course
Indiana Team Standing: 0-1-1 in Consolation Bracket
Top Indiana Individual: Drew Giacchetto – 2-0 on the day
Live Scoring: Golfstat

MORNING MATCH (Penn State – 4.5, Indiana – 1.5)
Ryan Davis (PSU) def. Mitch Davis (IU), 4&3
Alec Bard (PSU) def. Ethan Shepherd (IU), 4&3
Lukas Clark (PSU) and Brock Ochsenreiter (IU), halved
Lou Olsakovsky (PSU) def. Jack Sparrow (IU), 4&3
Drew Giacchetto (IU) def. J McHugh (PSU), 3&1
Jimmy Meyers (PSU) def. Evan Gaesser (IU), 2&1

AFTERNOON MATCH (Indiana – 3, Michigan – 3)
Brent Ito (UM) def. Mitch Davis (IU), 3&1
Ethan Shepherd (IU) def. Charlie Pilon (UM), 3&2
Henry Spring (UM) def. Brock Ochsenreiter (IU), 2&1
Jack Sparrow (IU) def. Ben Dunne (UM), 4&3
Drew Giacchetto (IU) def. Pier Francesco De Col (UM), 4&3
Patrick Sullivan (UM) def. Evan Gaesser (IU), 1up