Cougar Golf

COUGAR GOLFERS TAKE SECOND AT USP TO COMPLETE SEASON

4-19-08
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The Caldwell College golf team wrapped up its 2008 season with a second-place finish at the University of the Sciences Invitational, held at Island Green Country Club. The Cougars edged the host Devils for second place with a one-round score of 334, while Goldey-Beacom College took first after posting a team score of 322. Junior Chris Parker (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) led the way for Caldwell with an 82 to tie for sixth place overall.

Freshmen Joe Vacca (West Paterson, NJ/DePaul Catholic), pictured, and Brian Luyster (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) finished right behind Parker with identical scores of 83, with John DePeri (Wayne, NJ/DePaul Catholic) turning in an 86. Freshman Rob Arena rounded out the Cougars' lineup with a 94.

All five golfers will return in 2009 for Caldwell, which won two events this season and finished seventh at the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Championship earlier this week.

USP Invitational
Island Green C.C., Philadelphia, Pa.
Team Scores
1. Goldey-Beacom - 322
2. Caldwell - 334
3. USP - 335
4. Philadelphia - 347
5. Felician - 348
6. Chestnut Hill - 369
Caldwell individual scores - t-6. Chris Parker - 82; t-10. Joe Vacca - 83; t-10. Brian Luyster - 83; t-17. John DePeri - 86; 24. Rob Arena - 94.

CALDWELL PLACES SEVENTH AT CACC GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

4-15-08
MIDDLETOWN, Del. - The Caldwell College golf team took seventh place out of 10 teams at the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Golf Championship, held Monday and Tuesday at Back Creek Golf Club. The Cougars finished with a two-round score of 705, with freshman Brian Luyster (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) leading the way with a two-round score of 173 to take 29th overall.

Post University won the team title for the third consecutive year, posting a score of 601. Wilmington University (623) took second, with Goldey-Beacom College (627) edging Dominican College (628) for third. Freshman David McGregor won individual honors with a score of 142, nine shots better than runner-up Thomas Lalonde of Dominican. The University of the Sciences also had a score of 705, but the Cougars held a tie-break advantage to take seventh outright. Last year, Caldwell finished in last place at the conference tournament.

Luyster followed an 87 on the first day with an 86 in Tuesday's second round. Junior Chris Parker (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) and freshman John DePeri (Wayne, NJ/DePaul Catholic) each shot a 177 to tie for 32nd, while freshman Joe Vacca (West Paterson, NJ/DePaul Catholic) finished one stroke behind to tie for 34th. The Cougars' fifth player was freshman Rob Arena (Sparta, NJ/Sparta), who took 45th.

The Cougars will wrap up the 2008 season at the University of the Sciences Invitational on Friday, Apr. 18 in Philadelphia, Pa.

CACC Golf Championship
Back Creek Golf Club (6,505 yards, Par 71), Middletown, Del.
Team Scores
1. Post - 303-298 - 601
2. Wilmington - 305-318 - 623
3. Goldey-Beacom - 313-314 - 627
4. Dominican - 316-312 - 628
5. Holy Family - 336-336 - 672
6. Nyack - 335-343 - 678
7. Caldwell - 347-358 - 705 (Caldwell wins tie-breaker)
8. USP - 350-355 - 705
9. Philadelphia - 366-372 - 738
10. Felician - 391-376 - 767
Caldwell individual scores - 29. Brian Luyster - 87 86 - 173. t-32. Chris Parker - 85 92 - 177. t-32. John DePeri - 89 88 - 177. t-34. Joe Vacca - 86 92 - 178. 45. Rob Arena - 104 95 - 199.

Individual Medalist - David McGregor, Post
Rookie of the Year - David McGregor, Post
Coach of the Year - Wayne Mackey, Dominican
Team Sportsmanship Award - Nyack

CALDWELL GOLFERS TAKE SECOND AT HOLY FAMILY INVITATIONAL

4-9-08
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The Caldwell College golf team finished in second place behind the host Tigers at the Holy Family Invitational, held at the Torresdale-Frankford Country Club Wednesday afternoon. The Cougars were led by freshman John DePeri (Wayne, NJ/DePaul Catholic), who shot an 83 to finish in fifth place overall.

Caldwell posted a one-round total of 342, eight strokes behind Holy Family's 334. Philadelphia University took third with a 379, followed by Chestnut Hill College in fourth with 401.

Freshmen Brian Luyster (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) and Joe Vacca (West Paterson, NJ/DePaul Catholic) tied for sixth with a score of 84, while junior Chris Parker (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) shot a 91 to take eighth. Freshman Rob Arena (Sparta, NJ/Sparta) rounded out the Cougars' lineup with a 98.

The Cougars will compete in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Championship next Monday and Tuesday, Apr. 14-15 at Back Creek Golf Club in Middletown, Del. Caldwell is looking to improve upon its 10th-place finish at last year's conference tournament.

Holy Family Invitational
Torresdale-Frankford C.C., Philadelphia, Pa.
Team Scores
1. Holy Family - 334
2. Caldwell - 342
3. Philadelphia - 379
4. Chestnut Hill - 401
Caldwell individual scores - 5. John DePeri - 83; t-6. Joe Vacca - 84; t-6. Brian Luyster - 84; 8. Chris Parker - 91; 13. Rob Arena - 98.

COUGARS WIN CALDWELL GOLF INVITATIONAL

4-7-08
ESSEX FELLS, N.J. - The Caldwell College golf team shot a team score of 333 to capture the Caldwell Invitational, held at Essex Fells Country Club on Monday afternoon. Philadelphia University placed second with a score of 362, and Chestnut Hill College took third with a 412. This is the second tournament title this season for the Cougars, who won the Holy Family Invitational on Oct. 9. Junior Chris Parker (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) won the individual competition with a one-round score of 78.

Freshman Brian Luyster (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills), right, finished right behind Parker in second place with a 79. Fellow freshmen John DePeri (Wayne, NJ/DePaul Catholic), Joe Vacca (West Paterson, NJ/DePaul Catholic) and Rob Arena (Sparta, NJ/Sparta) helped the Cougars take five of the top six spots, with DePeri shooting an 87 and Vacca and Arena both posting an 89. Philadelphia's P.J. O'Brien turned in an 86 to place third.

The Cougars travel to Philadelphia, Pa., to play in the Holy Family Invitational on Wednesday, Apr. 9.

Caldwell Invitational
Essex Fells C.C., Essex Fells, N.J.
Team Scores
1. Caldwell - 333
2. Philadelphia - 362
3. Chestnut Hill - 412
Individual Scores
1. Chris Parker, Caldwell - 78
2. Brian Luyster, Caldwell - 79
3. P.J. O'Brien, Philadelphia - 86
4. John DePeri, Caldwell - 87
5. Joe Vacca, Caldwell - 89
     Rob Arena, Caldwell - 89
7. Mike Gibbons, Chestnut Hill - 91
8. James Balletto, Philadelphia - 92
    Joe Barricelli, Philadelphia - 92
    James Sandham, Philadelphia - 92
11. Darrell Backman, Chestnut Hill - 99
12. Jon McLaughlin, Chestnut Hill - 104
13. Jill Schoenherr, Chestnut Hill - 118
14. Anthony Amendalia, Philadelphia - 119

CALDWELL GOLFERS OPEN SPRING SEASON AT GOLDEY-BEACOM INVITATIONAL

4-1-08
AVONDALE, Pa. - The Caldwell College golf team began the 2008 spring season at the Goldey-Beacom Invitational, held Monday and Tuesday at Hartefeld National. The Cougars, who were led by junior Chris Parker (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial), placed 14th in the team standings. Millersville University won the tournament, while Gavin Smith of Indiana University of Pennsylvania took medalist honors with a two-round score of 147.

Parker followed up a first-round score of 86 with a team-best 78 in round two to finish in a tie for 49th place. Freshman Joe Vacca (West Paterson, NJ/DePaul Catholic), who shot an 82 in the first round, took 55th, while classmate Brian Luyster (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) opened up with an 80 and placed 62nd. Freshmen John DePeri (Wayne, NJ/DePaul Catholic) and Rob Arena (Sparta, NJ/Sparta) rounded out the Cougars' lineup, finishing in 76th and 78th place, respectively.

Next up for Caldwell is the Holy Family Invitational on Friday, Apr. 4.

Goldey-Beacom Invitational
Hartefeld, Avondale, Pa.
Team Scores
1. Millersville - 300-298 - 598
2. Indiana (PA) - 298-309 - 607
3. Post - 308-302 - 610
4. West Chester - 307-307 - 614
5. Adelphi - 306-312 - 618
6. Pace - 310-309 - 619
7. Dowling - 304-318 - 622
8. Dominican - 307-319 - 626
9. Wilmington - 311-319 - 630
10. UMass-Lowell - 321-310 - 631
11. Goldey-Beacom - 329-319 - 648
12. AIC - 316-336 - 652
13. S. New Hampshire - 329-335 - 664
14. Caldwell - 341-344 - 685
15. Holy Family - 333-358 - 691
16. Felician - 376-365 - 741
Caldwell individual scores - t-49. Chris Parker - 86 78 - 164. t-55. Joe Vacca - 82 86 - 168. t-62. Brian Luyster - 80 90 - 170. 76. John DePeri - 93 90 - 183. 78. Rob Arena - 95 91 - 186.

COUGAR GOLF COMPETES AT CHARGER CHALLENGE

10-15-07
SUFFERN, N.Y. - The Caldwell College golf squad took ninth place in the team standings of the two-day Charger Challenge, hosted by Dominican College at Spook Rock Golf Course Sunday and Monday. The Cougars shot a two-round score of 693 in the 11-team event. The host Chargers won the tournament followed by Pace University and Post University.

Junior Chris Parker (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial), right, led Caldwell with a 168, including a second round score of 83, to finish 42nd overall. Freshmen Brian Luyster (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) and Joe Vacca (West Paterson, NJ/DePaul Catholic) finished right behind Parker in 43rd and 44th, respectively, with Luyster shooting a team-low 82 in the second round. Freshman John DePeri (Wayne, NJ/DePaul Catholic) took 46th place, while junior Josh Cohen (Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.) placed 54th.

The Cougars will resume play in the spring with a full schedule.

Charger Challenge
Spook Rock Golf Course, Suffern, N.Y.
Team Scores
1. Dominican - 302 312 - 614
2. Pace Univ. - 313 304 - 617
3. Post Univ. - 317 301 - 618
4. Dowling - 313 308 - 621
5. St. Thomas Aquinas - 310 315 - 625
6. Adelphi - 312 315 - 627
7. Goldey-Beacom - 317 314 - 631
8. Wilmington - 323 309 - 632
9. Caldwell - 355 338 - 693
10. Felician - 360 366 - 726
11. Philadelphia - 379 364 - 743
Caldwell individual scores: 42. Chris Parker - 85 83 - 168; 43. Brian Luyster - 89 82 - 171; 44. Joe Vacca - 88 87 - 175; 46. John DePeri - 93 86 - 179; 54. Josh Cohen - 105 111 - 216.

CALDWELL CAPTURES HOLY FAMILY INVITATIONAL

10-9-07
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The Caldwell College golf team opened its 2007-08 season with a victory at the four-team Holy Family Invitational Tuesday afternoon at Torresdale-Frankford Country Club. The Cougars turned in a one-round team score of 348 to top Philadelphia University (365), the University of Sciences (366) and the host Tigers, who were incomplete. Freshman Joe Vacca (West Paterson, NJ/DePaul Catholic) carded a team-best round of 82 to tie for second place in his first collegiate meet.

Fellow freshman John DePeri (Wayne, NJ/DePaul Catholic) took sixth with an 86, while junior Chris Parker (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial), pictured, shot an 88 to tie for seventh. Freshman Brian Luyster (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) rounded out the Cougars' scorers with a 92 to place 10th. Junior Josh Cohen (Egg Harbor Twp., NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.) also competed for Caldwell, taking 17th.

Holy Family's John Radick won the event with a score of 74.

The Cougars play in one more event this fall, traveling to Orangeburg, N.Y., for a two-day tournament hosted by Dominican College on Oct. 14-15.

Holy Family Invitational
Torresdale-Frankford Country Club
Team Scores
1. Caldwell - 348
2. Philadelphia - 365
3. USP - 366
Holy Family - inc.
Caldwell individual scores: t-2. Joe Vacca - 82; 6. John DePeri - 86; t-7. Chris Parker - 88; 10. Brian Luyster - 92; 17. Josh Cohen - 109.

COUGAR GOLF ADDS RECRUITING CLASS FOR 2007-08

7-23-07
CALDWELL, N.J. - Three student-athletes will be joining the Caldwell College golf team for the upcoming 2007-08 academic year, head coach Mike Andrusin announced. Andrusin's recruiting class consists of Brian Luyster (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills), Joseph Vacca (West Paterson, NJ/DePaul Catholic) and John DePeri (Wayne, NJ/DePaul Catholic).

"I am excited to see how these three young men play this upcoming season," said Andrusin, who completed his first season at Caldwell this past spring. "They are all looking forward to competing at the collegiate level and they each possess the drive to play well. I am thrilled for the opportunity to recruit and coach for Caldwell, and I think this will be a great season."

Luyster is a two-time all-Passaic County second team selection who received all-North Bergen Interscholastic League honorable mention twice. The past two seasons, Luyster finished in the top 15 at the NBIL Tournament. As a senior, he led Wayne Hills to a record of 25-7.

Vacca received first team all-Passaic County honors twice at DePaul Catholic, including in 2006 when he finished third at the county championships. DePaul's most valuable player as a junior and senior, Vacca also earned all-Northern Hills Conference first team accolades three times.

DePeri was a teammate of Vacca's at DePaul Catholic, where he was named to the all-Northern Hills Conference first team and the all-Passaic County second team in both 2006 and 2007. He also placed fourth at the county championships in 2005 and 2006.

The recruits will join a Cougar golf squad that returns four players from last year's team that placed 10th at the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament.

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