Men's Golf Preview: Las Vegas Desert Classic at Las Vegas, Nev.

February 27, 2014

Sunday-Monday, March 2-3, 2014 - 12:30 pm/8 am (PST) - Paiute Golf Resort, Las Vegas, Nev.

This Weekend's Tournament: The Polar Bears will begin their spring schedule in style by participating in the Las Vegas Desert Classic hosted by Missouri-St. Louis in Las Vegas ... The men's tournament will consist of 18 teams, primarily NCAA Division II schools ... The tournament is a 36-hole affair with 18 hole each day on the 6,886-yard Snow Mountain Course ... Sunday's round will begin at 12:30 (PST) and Monday's round will start at 8 am (PST) ... Thus far this season, Ohio Northern is led in scoring by junior Brandon Lambert with a 75,1 stroke average ... Sophomore Rick Deichert is second at 77.3 strokes per round and freshman Blaine Ricketts is third at 78.3 strokes per round.

ONU 2013-14 Record: 23-17-1 Overall.

ONU head coach Chad Bucci: Bucci is in his first season at ONU with a 23-17-1 record, a winning percentage of .573.