2006 Northeast-10 Conference Runner-up Le Moyne College
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September 24, 2006
LE MOYNE'S DAN MCCARTHY WINS MEDALIST HONORS, BUT DOLPHINS FINISH SECOND ON TIEBREAKER FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR AT NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
MARCELLUS, N.Y. - Le Moyne College senior Dan McCarthy (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) totaled a four-under par 104 to win the individual championship at the 2006 Northeast-10 Conference Championship hosted by Le Moyne at the Links at Sunset Ridge. Bentley won its second championship on a tiebreaker over Le Moyne. The tournament was shortened to 27 holes due to inclement weather on Sunday.
After teaming for a 304 after 18 holes on Saturday, Le Moyne carried a one-stroke lead into the final round, but for the second consecutive season the Dolphins were declared the runner-up on the conference tiebreaking procedure. Bentley and Le Moyne finished the 27-hole event with 454 strokes.
To earn its first championship since 1992, the Falcons (308-146-454) teamed for a 146 on Sunday's front nine and made up Le Moyne's four-stroke lead. Bentley's four Sunday counters combined for a two-over. Andy Burke and Brian Jassett matched even-par 36's and Brian Jasset and Matt Freedman registered one-over 37's. Burke (77-36-113) and Jasset (76-37-113) completed the tournament tied for ninth with a five-over 113. For his team's championship, Bentley head coach Don Moorhead was named the league's coach of the year.
Saint Anselm (305-154-459) completed the tournament third. Bryant (305-156-461), a 20-time team champion and three-time defending champions, finished in a three-way tie for fourth with Assumption (305-156-461) and Southern N.H. (308-153-461). Pace (325-154-479) was seventh followed by Saint Rose (315-165-480) and UMass Lowell (315-165-480), Saint Michael's (326-158-484) and Franklin Pierce (334-159-493).
McCarthy (69-35-104), the runner-up and conference freshman of the year in 2003, won his second tournament of the season by four strokes. After firing a three-under 69 on Saturday, he carried a one-stroke lead into the final round. His one-under 35 on Sunday was the only score under par. Pat Pelletier (70-38-108), the Northeast-10 Conference Freshman of the Year, finished second followed by Robert Younker (71-38-109) of Assumption. Saint Anselm's Sean Fitzpatrick (74-37-111), UMass Lowell's Tom Thiesing (75-36-111) and Saint Michael's Zach White (77-34-111) finished in a tie for fourth to join McCarthy, Pelletier and Younker on the first team all-conference squad.
Le Moyne freshman Tim Martins (Cortland, N.Y./Cortland) finished seventh with Saint Anselm's Sean Mullane (75-37-112) a four-over 112 (76-36) to head the second team all-conference group. Burke and Jasset added individual honors to go with Bentley's team championship and Bryant's Mike Philipp (78-36-114) and Jason Taesher (74-40-114) were also named second team all-conference.
McCarthy is the fourth Le Moyne College golfer to capture the Gordon McCullough Memorial Award as the medalist at the conference tournament. Joe Tesori won the event last season, Neil Reidy was the medalist in 1998 and Brian Malchak was the champion in 1997.
COMPLETE RESULTS
Northeast-10 Conference Championship
Links at Sunset Ridge
Marcellus, N.Y.
Dates: 9/23-24/2006
Par: 72 36
Yards: 6711 2720
Fin. Top 20
teams
Scores Total Par
t 1 Bentley........................ 308
146 454 +22
t 1 Le Moyne....................... 304
150 454 +22
3 Saint Anselm...................
305 154 459 +27
t 4 Assumption..................... 305
156 461 +29
t 4 Bryant......................... 305
156 461 +29
t 4 Southern NH.................... 308
153 461 +29
7 Pace...........................
325 154 479 +47
t 8 Saint Rose..................... 315
165 480 +48
t 8 UMass Lowell................... 315
165 480 +48
10 Saint Michael's................ 326
158 484 +52
11 Franklin Pierce................ 334
159 493 +61
12 American International......... 359
174 533 +101
Fin. Top 20 Players Team Scores Total Par
1 Dan McCarthy......... Le
Moyne....................... 69
35 104 -4
2 Pat Pelletier........ Southern
NH.................... 70
38 108 E
3 Robert Younker.......
Assumption..................... 71
38 109 +1
t 4 Sean Fitzpatrick..... Saint
Anselm................... 74
37 111 +3
t 4 Tom Thiesing......... UMass
Lowell................... 75
36 111 +3
t 4 Zach White........... Saint
Michael's................ 77
34 111 +3
t 7 Tim Martins.......... Le
Moyne....................... 76
36 112 +4
t 7 Sean Mullane......... Saint
Anselm................... 75
37 112 +4
t 9 Andy Burke...........
Bentley........................ 77
36 113 +5
t 9 Brian Jasset.........
Bentley........................ 76
37 113 +5
t 11 Mike Philipp.........
Bryant......................... 78
36 114 +6
t 11 Jason Taesher........
Bryant......................... 74
40 114 +6
t 13 Jamie Bacon.......... Saint
Rose..................... 75
40 115 +7
t 13 Tyler Cleary.........
Assumption..................... 76
39 115 +7
t 13 Chris Tarallo........ Saint
Anselm................... 77
38 115 +7
t 16 Mike Cristello....... Saint
Rose..................... 75
41 116 +8
t 16 Ryan Parker..........
Bentley........................ 80
36 116 +8
t 16 Brenden Smith........
Bryant......................... 76
40 116 +8
t 19 Scott Congdon........
Bryant......................... 77
40 117 +9
t 19 Matt Freedman........
Bentley........................ 80
37 117 +9
t 19 Ed Natti............. Southern
NH.................... 78
39 117 +9
Bentley wins tournament on tiebreaker
Day two shortened to 9 holes due to inclement weather, teams played
front 9
Le Moyne...................... 304 150
454 +22 t- 1st
Dan McCarthy.................. 69 35
104 -4 1st
Tim Martins................... 76 36
112 +4 t- 7th
Mark Sierotnik................ 81 38
119 +11 t-26th
Joe Tesori.................... 78 41
119 +11 t-26th
Will Schwartz................. 83 44
127 +19 t-47th
