New London, N.H. – Junior
Aidan Fuller (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) finished in fourth place to lead the Le Moyne College men's golf team to a second-place finish at the Northeast-10 Conference Championship on Saturday and Sunday at the par-70, 6704-yard Lake Sunapee Country Club.
Senior Dan Molter accepts the runner-up
trophy from Northeast-10 Associate
Commissioner for Sports Admin
& Championships Kerri FaganBentley University captured the team championship with a two-day score of 593. The Falcons posted a 297 on Saturday to grab first place and increased their lead on Sunday with a 296. The Dolphins registered a 606 over the two days to post their top finish at the conference championship since winning the title in 2008. The Dolphins recorded a 301 in the first round to land in third place and then tallied a 305 to jump a spot in the standings. Southern New Hampshire University, which hosted the championship, placed third with a 608 off rounds of 299 and 309. Assumption College and Franklin Pierce University tied for fourth place at 610. The Greyhounds recorded rounds of 304 and 306, while the Ravens posted rounds of 309 and 301. Southern New Hampshire's Jake Nutter earned medalist honors with a championship-record score of 134. Nutter, who won by a championship record nine strokes, carded a 68 in the first round and extended his lead with a 66 in the second round.
Fuller, competing in his first conference championship, registered a 36-hole score of 149 to place fourth, the top finish by a Dolphin since classmate
Alex Kinkaid (Ballston Lake, N.Y./Shenendehowa) in 2012. Fuller opened the championship with a 75 to land in a four-way tie for 10th place. He then registered a 74 on Sunday, including a pair of birdies over his last five holes, to climb into fourth place and earn Northeast-10 Conference First Team All-Conference accolades. Senior
Mitch Hillegas (Binghamton, N.Y./Chenango Valley), playing in his third conference championship, registered a career-best score of 150 to place in a five-way tie for fifth to join Fuller on the all-conference first team. He tied his career-best on Saturday with a 74 to land in a four-way tie for sixth place and then moved up a spot on Sunday with a 76. Senior
Dan Molter (Port Crane, N.Y./Chenango Forks) earned his third straight all-conference honors by placing in a tie for 14th place with a 152 to pick up second team accolades. He landed in a six-way tie for 14th place on Saturday with a 76 and then duplicated the score on Sunday. Senior
Dan Edwards (Elmira, N.Y./Elmira Free Academy) placed 31st with a 158 off rounds of 76 (which tied with Molter for a 14th-place tie) and 82, while classmate
Sam Eno (Dennis, Mass./Dennis-Yarmouth Regional), playing in his third straight conference championship, tied for 35th with an 82 and a 79.
Le Moyne, which had the second-most first team all-conference selections (trailing Bentley's three), returns to New Hampshire on Saturday for the start of the two-day Northeast Challenge at Concord Country Club.