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Husky Golfers Defeat Georgia, Lose to UCLA at Match Play Washington Completes Play with 1-2 Record
Alex Prugh had UW's only victory in its match play loss to UCLA
 
Alex Prugh had UW's only victory in its match play loss to UCLA

Nov. 16, 2004

Howie-in-the-Hills, FL - The 11th-seeded Washington men's golf team won its consolation bracket contest with third-seeded Georgia and then fell to seventh-seeded UCLA to compete its two-days of play at the Collegiate Match Play Championships at the Mission Inn in Howie-in-the-Hills, Fla. The Huskies finished tied for 11th in the 16-team field.

In their first match Monday, Washington defeated Georgia 3-1-1 to eliminate the Bulldogs from the tournament. Erik Olson, James Lepp and Joe Panzeri all picked up wins to lead the Huskies while Zach Bixler halved his match. Alex Prugh lost 5 and 4.

The Huskies were eliminated from the consolation bracket when they fell to UCLA 3-1-1. Prugh picked up UW's lone victory by downing John Poucher 1-up. Lepp halved his match with the Bruins' Peter Campbell. UCLA will face Penn State Tuesday in the finals of the consolation bracket.

In the main draw, top-seeded Georgia Tech will face second seed Oklahoma State for the championship. Texas will face in-state rival Texas A&M in the consolation A final while Clemson will face Florida in consolation B final.

The event was Washington's final tournament of the fall. The Huskies are currently ranked 26th in the most recent Golfweek rankings.

Washington Results 

(11) Washington def. (3) Georgia, 3-1-1
Zach Bixler, Washington halved David Denham, Georgia
Chris Kirk, Georgia def. Alex Prugh, Washington, 5 and 4
Erik Olson, Washington def. Brendon Todd, Georgia, 2-up
James Lepp, Washington def. Kevin Kisner, Georgia, 4 and 2
Joe Panzeri, Washington def. Butler Melnyk, Georgia, 3 and 2

 (7) UCLA def. (11) Washington 3-1-1
Peter Campbell, UCLA halved James Lepp, Washington
Daniel Im, UCLA def. Erik Olson, Washington, 3 and 2
Kevin Chappell, UCLA def. Joe Panzeri, Washington 3 and 2
Chris Heintz, UCLA def. Zach Bixler, Washington 2-up
Alex Prugh, Washington def. John Poucher, UCLA, 1-up

Collegiate Match Play Championship
Second Round Results
Mission Inn Resort
Howie-in-the-Hills, FL

Winners Bracket
Second-Round Results
(1) Georgia Tech def. (8) Arizona, 4-1
(5) Texas def. (13) Clemson, 3-2
(14) Texas A&M def. (6) Georgia State, 4-1
(2) Oklahoma State def. (7) Florida, 4-1

Third-Round Results
(1) Georgia Tech def. (5) Texas 3-0-2
(2) Oklahoma State def. (14) Texas A&M 4-1

Winners Consolation B Bracket
(13) Clemson def. (8) Arizona 3-2
(7) Florida def. (6) Georgia State 2-2-1

Consolation Bracket
(16) Penn State def. (9) Purdue, 3-1-1
(4) Kentucky def. (12) Pepperdine, 3-1-1
(11) Washington def. (3) Georgia, 3-1-1
(10) UCLA def. (15) California, 3-1-1

(16) Penn State def. (4) Kentucky 3-1-1
(7) UCLA def. (11) Washington 3-1-1
Go Huskies!