ROSEMONT, Pa. - The Allegheny men's golf team continued its undefeated season with a first place finish at the Montgomery Cup, hosted by Rosemont College.

The Gators finished with a score of 289 to defeat second place Rosemont by two strokes.

This season matches the best start for Allegheny to a campaign since the 1998-99 season, in which the Gators won the Edinboro Tournament, the Slippery Rock Fall Invitational, and the Mount Union Invitational to begin the year.

Alex Lawson (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) led the way for Allegheny as he finished tied for fourth with equivalent rounds of 73. Aidan Melville (Fayston, Vt./Harwood) shared ninth place as he shot 76 in round one and then dropped four strokes to 72 for round two.

Ryan Dayton (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) earned 12th place with an initial round of 78 before shaving six strokes off his second round score for a two-round total of 150. Matthew Del Rosso (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic) tied for 13th as he cut seven strokes of his 79 on Saturday to earn a 72 on Sunday. Tyler Pham (Pembroke Pines, Fla./The Sagemont School) rounded out the scorers for Allegheny as he tied for 24th with rounds of 79 and 77.

As a team, the Gators shot 19 strokes better in round two than they did in round one, leading them to the two-stroke victory. 

Allegheny returns to the course next Saturday (Oct. 12) as it travels to Rochester, N.Y. for the Nazareth Invitational.