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October 2, 2005

SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE LEADS TEAM SCORING, FOUR TIED ATOP INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD AT ECAC DIVISION II GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

LIVERPOOL, N.Y. – Southern New Hampshire teamed for a 15-over 295 to take a four-stroke lead after the opening round of the ECAC Division II Men’s Golf Championship. Four golfers are tied atop the individual leaderboard with one-over par scores at the par 70, 6,607-yard course at the Liverpool Golf & Public Country Club.

Ed Natti fired a two-over 72 to top the Southern New Hampshire golfers. The Penmen lead the only other squad to shoot under 300, Goldey-Beacom by four strokes.

Twenty-nine individual golfers are within four strokes of the leaders. Patrick Cibirka of St. Thomas Aquinas, Chris Giolitto of Pace, Bryant’s Jim O’Connell and Michael Tobiason of Goldey-Beacom each carded a one-over 71 to share the opening round lead. Le Moyne’s top finisher, freshman Brian Muench sits two strokes off the pace in a tie for ninth-place.

Just six strokes separate team slots three through ten. Northeast-10 Conference Champion Bryant and Post are eight strokes off the pace in third, followed by St. Thomas Aquinas, West Chester and New Haven. Franklin Pierce and Saint Michael’s are tied for the eighth spot, while Bentley Dominican and Pace teamed for 309 and a tie for 10^th place. Le Moyne is 13^th with a 311, Saint Anselm is 14^th, followed by Saint Rose, Dowling, Massachusetts Lowell and Wilmington are tied for 17^th, Assumption is 19^th and Adelphi rounds out the 20-team tournament.

Golfers tee off for the second and final round tomorrow morning in Liverpool.
ECAC Division II Championship

Liverpool Golf & Public Country Club
Liverpool, N.Y.
Dates: 10/2/2005-10/3/05
1st Round Scores
Par 70, 6607 yards
Fin.  Top 20 teams                     Total    Par
   1  Southern New Hampshire.........    295    +15
   2  Goldey-Beacom..................    299    +19
t  3  Bryant.........................    303    +23
t  3  Post...........................    303    +23
   5  Saint Thomas Aquinas...........    304    +24
   6  West Chester...................    305    +25
   7  New Haven......................    307    +27
t  8  Franklin Pierce................    308    +28
t  8  Saint Michael's................    308    +28
t 10  Bentley........................    309    +29
t 10  Dominican College..............    309    +29
t 10  Pace...........................    309    +29
  13  Le Moyne.......................    311    +31
  14  Saint Anselm...................    312    +32
  15  Saint Rose.....................    314    +34
  16  Dowling College................    315    +35
t 17  UMass-Lowell...................    322    +42
t 17  Wilmington College.............    322    +42
  19  Assumption.....................    324    +44
  20  Adelphi University.............    338    +58
Fin.  Top 20 Players        Team                             Total    Par
t  1  Patrick Cibirka...... Saint Thomas Aquinas...........     71     +1
t  1  Chris Giolitto....... Pace...........................     71     +1
t  1  Jim O'Connell........ Bryant.........................     71     +1
t  1  Michael Tobiason..... Goldey-Beacom..................     71     +1
t  5  Steve Balchunas...... Franklin Pierce................     72     +2
t  5  Calum Malcolm........ Post...........................     72     +2
t  5  Ed Natti............. Southern New Hampshire.........     72     +2
t  5  Tommy Dorso, Jr...... Post...........................     72     +2
t  9  Jamie Bacon.......... Saint Rose.....................     73     +3
t  9  Rob Fraser........... Saint Anselm...................     73     +3
t  9  Brian Muench......... Le Moyne.......................     73     +3
t  9  Eric Russo........... Southern New Hampshire.........     73     +3
t  9  Mauricio Saavedra.... Adelphi University.............     73     +3
t  9  Jeff Vickers......... Saint Michael's................     73     +3
t 15  Steven Cutler........ Goldey-Beacom..................     74     +4
t 15  Greg Lahue........... Assumption.....................     74     +4
t 15  Jared Miller......... West Chester...................     74     +4
t 15  Sean Mullane......... Saint Anselm...................     74     +4
t 15  Tom Pollock.......... New Haven......................     74     +4
t 20  Jay Gargiulo......... Bentley........................     75     +5
t 20  Adam Goinsalvos...... Southern New Hampshire.........     75     +5
t 20  Rob Hunt............. Goldey-Beacom..................     75     +5
t 20  Bob Mahoney.......... Bentley........................     75     +5
t 20  Chris Menne.......... UMass-Lowell...................     75     +5
t 20  Sam Natti............ Southern New Hampshire.........     75     +5
t 20  Scott Nevers......... UMass-Lowell...................     75     +5
t 20  Lloyd Notley......... Post...........................     75     +5
t 20  Douglas Novogrodski.. Saint Thomas Aquinas...........     75     +5
t 20  Adam Sifts........... Dominican College..............     75     +5

Complete Results