Strong Day One Puts Blue Demons in Second Place
3/31/2025 7:39:00 PM | MEN'S GOLF
DePaul golf scores season-low rounds
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – It was a season-best performance on Monday for DePaul golf at the Don Benbow Butler Invitational, as the team worked into a second place standing through 36 holes. In the second round, the Blue Demons registered a 281, marking a season-best and the best round of 18 for the team since Sept. 26, 2023.
Four Blue Demons sit in the top-25 through day one, including Dominic Lucchesi who led the way with a combined 138 (-2). Lucchesi sits in a tie for fourth place, followed by Pablo Riveiro in 14th with a score of 141 (+1). Rohan Gopaldas and Ryder Henares rounded out DePaul's scorers for Monday, both scoring a 142 (+2) as the pair is tied in 21st. Gopaldas tied a season-best round of 18 in the second round with a score of 70 (-1). Alex Vekich also had his best performance of the season, golfing a 73 (+1) in the first round.
DePaul also had three players compete Monday as individuals – Hank Schaefer, Billy Gnesier and Paul Costello. Schaefer sits in 30th overall with a 144 (+4) after recording a season-best round of 18 with a 70 (-1) in the second-round.
DePaul and the rest of the field will conclude the tournament with a final round of 18 on Tuesday, beginning at 8 a.m. CT.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Butler – 281 + 273 = 554 (-6)
2. DePaul – 282 + 281 = 563 (+3)
T3. Loyola Chicago – 278 + 290 = 568 (+8)
T3. IU Indy – 282 + 286 = 568 (+8)
5. Oakland – 293 + 279 = 572 (+12)
6. Evansville – 285 + 292 = 577 (+17)
T7. Indian Hills CC – 291 + 287 = 578 (+18)
T7. Cleveland State – 288 + 290 = 578 (+18)
T7. Youngstown State – 289 + 289 = 578 (+18)
10. Purdue Fort Wayne – 286 + 296 = 582 (+22)
11. Bradley – 289 + 294 = 583 (+23)
12. Detroit Mercy – 293 + 291 = 584 (+24)
13. Green Bay – 298 + 294 = 592 (+32)
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4. Dominic Lucchesi – 69 + 69 = 138 (-2)
14. Pablo Riveiro – 71 + 70 = 141 (+1)
21. Rohan Gopaldas – 72 + 70 = 142 (+2)
21. Ryder Henares – 70 + 72 = 142 (+2)
30. Hank Schaefer (IND) – 74 + 70 = 144 (+4)
55. Alex Vekich – 73 + 74 = 147 (+7)
71. Billy Gnesier (IND) – 74 + 75 = 149 (+9)
Paul Costello (IND) – 85 (+15)
Four Blue Demons sit in the top-25 through day one, including Dominic Lucchesi who led the way with a combined 138 (-2). Lucchesi sits in a tie for fourth place, followed by Pablo Riveiro in 14th with a score of 141 (+1). Rohan Gopaldas and Ryder Henares rounded out DePaul's scorers for Monday, both scoring a 142 (+2) as the pair is tied in 21st. Gopaldas tied a season-best round of 18 in the second round with a score of 70 (-1). Alex Vekich also had his best performance of the season, golfing a 73 (+1) in the first round.
DePaul also had three players compete Monday as individuals – Hank Schaefer, Billy Gnesier and Paul Costello. Schaefer sits in 30th overall with a 144 (+4) after recording a season-best round of 18 with a 70 (-1) in the second-round.
DePaul and the rest of the field will conclude the tournament with a final round of 18 on Tuesday, beginning at 8 a.m. CT.
TEAM STANDINGS
1. Butler – 281 + 273 = 554 (-6)
2. DePaul – 282 + 281 = 563 (+3)
T3. Loyola Chicago – 278 + 290 = 568 (+8)
T3. IU Indy – 282 + 286 = 568 (+8)
5. Oakland – 293 + 279 = 572 (+12)
6. Evansville – 285 + 292 = 577 (+17)
T7. Indian Hills CC – 291 + 287 = 578 (+18)
T7. Cleveland State – 288 + 290 = 578 (+18)
T7. Youngstown State – 289 + 289 = 578 (+18)
10. Purdue Fort Wayne – 286 + 296 = 582 (+22)
11. Bradley – 289 + 294 = 583 (+23)
12. Detroit Mercy – 293 + 291 = 584 (+24)
13. Green Bay – 298 + 294 = 592 (+32)
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4. Dominic Lucchesi – 69 + 69 = 138 (-2)
14. Pablo Riveiro – 71 + 70 = 141 (+1)
21. Rohan Gopaldas – 72 + 70 = 142 (+2)
21. Ryder Henares – 70 + 72 = 142 (+2)
30. Hank Schaefer (IND) – 74 + 70 = 144 (+4)
55. Alex Vekich – 73 + 74 = 147 (+7)
71. Billy Gnesier (IND) – 74 + 75 = 149 (+9)
Paul Costello (IND) – 85 (+15)
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