By
DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
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SUPERIOR, Wis. — As good as Bryce Galewski (Winona, Minn.) during the opening round of the opening round of the Twin Ports Collegiate Friday, the Saint Mary's University senior was even better on Saturday.
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Much, much better.
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Galewski, who carded an opening-round three-over-par 74 to sit second overall, rifled the tournament's best round — a school-record six-under-par 65 — to win medalist honors, and lead the Cardinal men's golf team to a second-place team finish.
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The Cardinal women, meanwhile, maintained their strangle-hold on third place, shooting a second-day 364 — 26 shots better than their opening-round 390 — to finish behind team champion St. Scholastica (345-336—681) and UW-Eau Claire (355-333—688).
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Galewski wasn't the only Cardinal living below the par line Saturday, as Cooper Craiger (Des Moines, Iowa) delivered a career-best two-under 69 to go with his opening-round 80 and a 149 36-hole total. Joe Abdo (Edina, Minn.) added a 72 to his first-round 85 for a 157 total, followed by Josh Hill (St. Michael, Minn. / 86-74—160) and Blair Sanders (Kansas City, Mo. / 89-79—168).
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UW-Superior won the men's team title, posting a 600 36-hole total, followed by Saint Mary's, which set single-day round of 280 Saturday was a school record en route to a 605 total. The Cardinals' second-day 280 shattered the single-day school record by 17 strokes, while their 605 was the team's lowest round since the 2017 season.
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Jessica Massimo (Kenosha, Wis.) was the Cardinals' top golfer, adding an 88 to her opening-round 92 for a 180 total and a tie for 12
th individually.
Celeste Van Klein (Lake City, Minn.) chipped in a 185 (98-87), followed by
Dani Stevens (Delano, Minn. / 98-96—194),
Madyson Ulrey (North Manchester, Ind. / 102-93—195) and
Cassie Sepp (Duluth, Minn. / 109-103—212).
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The Cardinal men return to action next Sunday and Monday, taking part in the UW-Eau Claire Invitational, while the Saint Mary's women head to Onalaska, Wis., next Saturday and Sunday to compete in the UW-La Crosse/Viterbo Invitational.
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