RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.—Lewis & Clark College men's golf closed out their Fall season on Monday and Tuesday with a seventh-place finish at The Clash. 

THE BASICS 
 
Men's Golf – 7^th out of 13 Teams – +23 (599: 299-300)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
 
Senior Luke Blankinship and sophomore Trae Fredrickson tied for the team lead with scores of 148 (+4) to help Lewis & Clark finish ahead of nationally ranked Pomona-Pitzer (#17) and Occidental College (#41). 
 
Blankinship turned in the best round of the week at Red Hill Country Club. The senior carded an even-par 72 on Monday. He recorded two birdies, two bogeys and 14 pars to finish in the top-10 in the field on Day 1. On Tuesday, he notched a round of 76 (+4) and added three more birdies. Blankinship finished the week in a tie for 15^th overall. 
 
Fredrickson posted two rounds of 74 (+2). The sophomore recorded three birdies and five bogeys in Round One. He came back on Tuesday and added two birdies and four bogeys to tie for the lowest round on the team. He matched Blankinship by finishing tied for 15^th overall. 
 
Junior Mason Hill finished third on the team across the two-day tournament. Hill recorded a pair of 76 (+4) rounds. He posted five birdies across his two rounds – including three on Tuesday. The junior closed out the tournament tied for 40^th overall with a score of 152 (+8). 
 
Junior Joonho Moon came in fourth in the scoring lineup. He opened the week with a 79 (+7). On Tuesday, Moon shaved seven strokes off his score to finish tied for the team lead with a 74 (+2). He recorded three birdies and 10 pars over his final 18 holes. The junior closed out the tournament with a score of 153 (+9) to place tied for 44^th overall. 
 
Sophomore Nate Loew was the fifth and final member of the River Otters scoring lineup. Loew placed fourth in the lineup on Monday with a 77 (+5). He notched two birdies during his opening 18 holes. The sophomore posted an 85 (+13) on Tuesday. Loew finished the week with a score of 162 (+18) to finish in tie for 68^th place. 
 
Sophomore Brady Gless and senior Kenji Pickeral each competed in the tournament as individuals. 
 
Gless put together one of the best tournaments on the team. He recorded a two-day score of 149 (+5) to finish tied for 23^rd overall. Gless notched the second-lowest score of any L&C player on Monday with a 73 (+1). He notched one birdie, 15 pars and two bogeys in Round One. The sophomore carded a 76 (+4) on Tuesday. 
 
Pickeral matched Moon in a tie for 44^th overall. He opened the week with a 79 (+7). On Tuesday, he shaved five strokes off his score to card a 74 (+2). The senior recorded a team-high five birdies during his second round. He closed out the tournament with a 153 (+9). 
 
BY THE NUMBERS 

• Lewis & Clark finished third in the field with a 5.00 average (Even). 
• #7 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps won the team title with a score of 580 (+4). #35 Redlands University (584, +8) and #36 Willamette University (589, +13) finished second and third overall. 
• Gless led the team and finished tied for sixth in the field with a 3.00 average (Even Par) on Par 3s. 
• Occidental College's Owen Wolak and La Sierra University's finished tied for first in the field of 80 players with a score of 140 (-4). 
• Lewis & Clark finished just four strokes back of #44 Linfield University (595, +19). They edged #17 Pomona-Pitzer (601, +21) by two strokes and #41 Occidental College (609, +33). 

WHO'S NEXT 
 
The Clash marked the end of golf's fall season. The River Otters will return to action in early February when they host the West Coast invite.