NIU’s men’s golf team was expected to finish among the top squads in this weekend’s 54-hole Stanford University Cardinal Intercollegiate Tournament according to veteran boss Jack Pheanis.

NIU didn’t meet its expectations.

The Huskies were one of two Midwest squads invited to join 19 West Coast schools for the two-day tournament. When all the strokes were tallied, the University of California claimed the team title with an 880, while Rice University was a stroke back in second with host Stanford two strokes back in third. NIU finished in 14th place with a 912.

“I have to admit I’m disappointed. I know we have a good team, but we didn’t show it on this trip. We just didn’t put it together for this meet. We couldn’t get a fourth score as low as we needed,” Pheanis said.”