EVANSVILLE, Ind.—The University of Evansville rallied from a two-point deficit to defeat the University of Southern Indiana men's golf team, 9-7, Sunday in an exhibition match at Oak Meadow Country Club.

After gaining a 5-3 lead in Saturday's two-man, best-ball match, the Screaming Eagles saw the Purple Aces reel off six wins in eight individual matches to earn the two-point victory.

Juniors Tanner Mandel (Evansville, Indiana) and Zach Thomas (Evansville, Indiana) each had wins for the Eagles on Sunday. Mandel edged UE's Juan Acosta by two strokes as he shot an 85, while Thomas shot an 80 to defeat UE's Rock Voyvodic by a two-stroke margin.

Of USI's six losses Sunday, three of the defeats came by three strokes or less. Senior David Janney (Indianapolis, Indiana) fell to UE's Jon Pick by three strokes after shooting 83, while freshmen Kyle Tanriverdi (Pewaukee, Wisconsin) and Trevor Grant (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) each lost by two strokes.

Grant had the Eagles' low round of the day, shooting a 79 in his two-stroke loss to UE's Alex Turner. Tanriverdi shot 84 in his two-stroke setback to UE's Tyler Gray.

USI gained its 5-3 lead over the Aces on Saturday as it won two of the four best-ball matches while pushing to an even draw in another. Each of the four matches Saturday was worth two points, while Sunday's matches were worth one point each.

UE won the opening match Saturday as Turner and Wilson Pahud defeated Grant and fellow classmate Preston Van Winkle (Santa Claus, Indiana), 67-72.

Tanriverdi and sophomore Grant Saylor (Newburgh, Indiana) scored a draw in the second match with Gray and Will Knights as each duo shot 72.

Thomas and Janney shot a 72 to defeat Voyvodic and Jon Pick by two strokes in the third match, putting the Eagles in a 3-3 tie, while juniors Alex Wade (Wadesville, Indiana) and Adam Baysinger (Bargersville, Indiana) gave USI a 5-3 lead with their 73-79 win over Acosta and Brett Wolvert in the final match.

USI returns to regular-season play Friday and Saturday when it compete in the Midwest Regional #3 at the Elks Run Golf Course in Batavia, Ohio.

University of Evansville vs. University of Southern Indiana
Men's Golf Exhibition Match
at Evansville, Ind. (Oak Meadow Country Club)
Final Results

UE 9, USI 7

Saturday
-Two points for each two-man match (Best Ball, Medal Play Format)
Wilson Pahud, Alex Turner (UE) def Preston Van Winkle, Trevor Grant (USI) 67 -72
Tyler Gray, Will Knights (UE) draw with Grant Saylor, Kyle Tanriverdi (USI) 72-72
Zach Thomas, David Janney (USI) def Rick Voyvodic, Jon Pick (UE) 72-74
Alex Wade, Adam Baysinger (USI) def Brett Wolvert, Juan Acosta (UE) 73-79

Sunday
-One point for each individual match
Tanner Mandel (USI) def Juan Acosta (UE) 85-87
Brett Wolvert (UE) def Grant Williams (USI) 77-81
Jon Pick (UE) def David Janney (USI) 80-83
Zach Thomas (USI) def Rick Voyvodic (UE) 80-82
Will Knights (UE) def Grant Saylor 77-83
Tyler Gray (UE) def Kyle Tanriverdi (USI) 82-84
Alex Turner (UE) def Trevor Grant (USI) 77-79
Wilson Pahud (UE) def Preston Van Winkle (USI) 79-84