SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (3/19/2019) -- Freshmen Anthony Occhiuto and Brendan O'Rourke were the low Titans as the University of Detroit Mercy men's golf team ended the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate on Tuesday.

The Titans finished tied for 13th with a 903 (298-303-302) at the Par-72, 6,913 yards Sevierville Golf Club's Rivers Course in Sevierville, Tennessee.

Occhiuto shared 38th totaling a 223 (75-73-75), ending the event with a 3-over 75 and three more birdies. He started the day with back-to-back birdies and was then even on the front nine in the event. 

O'Rourke tallied a 226 (75-76-75) and tied for 52nd. His final round saw him knock in 15 pars, including 11-straight at one point. 

Juniors Scott Sparks and Zack Tenerowicz shared 55th with a 227 and freshman James Hill was 80th with a 238. 

Detroit Mercy will be back in action in two weeks when the Titans head to Indianapolis to play in the Butler Spring Invitational from April 1-2.

Titan Scorecard

• T13th - Detroit Mercy – 903 (298-303-302)
• T38th - Anthony Occhiuto - 223 (75-73-75)
• T52nd - Brendan O'Rourke - 226 (75-76-75)
• T55th - Zack Tenerowicz - 227 (73-79-75)
• T55th - Scott Sparks - 227 (75-75-77)
• 80th - James Hill - 238 (75-79-84)

Here is a recap of the action at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate:

• Occhiuto recorded the only eagle for the Titans knocking in his second shot on the par 4, 16th hole in round two
• Occhiuto led the team with nine birdies, while Tenerowicz  and Hill had six apiece
• O'Rourke led the team with 37 pars
• Hill tied for eighth in the event with a -4, 4.67 average on the course's par 5's

Coach LaFave's Take:

• "The scoring still isn't quite there yet, but many more positives this week to take forward."
• "I think we're still shaking the rust off from a long offseason, but the guys are starting to make better decisions and certainly hitting it better."
• "If the putts start to fall at Butler, we'll make a good run there."