BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. – Led by senior captain Matt Michel (Danvers, Mass./Danvers HS) and freshman Malcolm Oliver (Damariscotta, Maine/Lincoln Academy), the Bentley University golf team recorded its second straight tournament win, capturing the Le Moyne College-hosted Mike Bello Invitational by three strokes on Monday.

Bentley posted a 299 during the second round and finished with a two-day total of 586 at Timber Banks Golf Course. The three-stroke margin matched the Falcons' day one lead when coach Mickey Herron's club turned in the best single-day performance in more than a decade. Concordia College (N.Y.) took second in the 17-team event, and Nyack College and Roberts Wesleyan tied for third, 17 strokes off the pace.

Michel, following a first-round and season-best 69, fired an even-par 72 over the final 18 for a 141, the best 36-hole score of the year for a Bentley player. That bettered the 145 he posted earlier this month during Bentley's victory in the Peter King Memorial on Long Island, and his day two score marked his fifth round of the year shooting 72 or better.

Michel's second straight third-place showing put him two strokes back of both UMass-Lowell's Sylvain Debiais, who won a playoff, and Concordia's Jeff Schaller.

Oliver had his best two rounds as a collegian, posting back-to-back one-over 73s to finish seventh with a 146.

Bentley's other three golfers all turned in a 77 Monday with senior Dan McQueen (Topsfield, Mass./Masconomet Reg. HS) placing 12th with a 148, sophomore Jon Stoddard (Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury HS) tying for 13th at 150, and junior Ryan Hudson (Purchase, N.Y./Iona Prep) tying for 38th at 159. A total of 92 players competed.

Bentley, eighth in the most recent NCAA Division II East Region rankings, will close out the regular season Apr. 23 with the Worcester State Korzec Invitational at Blackstone National in Sutton, Mass. 

Mike Bello Invitational
At Timber Banks Golf Course, Baldwinsville, N.Y.
Final

Team Standings: 1. Bentley 287-299-586, 2. Concordia 290-299-589, 3. Nyack 299-304-603, 3. Roberts Wesleyan 300-303-603, 5. UMass-Lowell 305-299-604, 6. Southern New Hampshire 304-304-60, 7. Le Moyne 310-305-615, 8. Daeman 314-302-616, 9. Assumption 317-316-633, 10. Keystone 322-322-644, 11. Dominican 323-322-645, 12. Franklin Pierce 327-327-654, 13. Oswego 332-331-663, 14. Cobleskill 338-326-664, 15. Saint Rose 331-334-665, 16. Nazareth 347-334-681, 17. Felician 328-354-682.

Top Individuals: 1. Sylvain Debiais, UMass-Lowell, 70-69-139 (won playoff), 2. Jeff Schaller, Concordia, 68-71-139; 3. Matt Michel, Bentley, 69-72-141; 4. Sean Lawrence, Nyack, 71-71-142; 5. Shane Dobesh, Roberts Wesleyan, 68-77-145; 5. Kyle Harman, Daeman, 74-71-145.

Other Bentley Scores: 7. Malcolm Oliver, 73-73-146; 12. Dan McQueen, 72-77-149; t-13. Jon Stoddard, 73-77-150; t-38. Ryan Hudson, 82-77-159.