April 30, 2004

Middletown, R.I. - Duquesne's University golf team finished the first day of the 2004 Atlantic 10 Golf Championship at the Newport National Golf Club in Middletown, Rhode Island in 10th place with a score of 319, four strokes short of ninth place St. Bonaventure.

Freshman Jon Merriott led the Dukes with an opening round 77 (38- 39) which places the Erie, Pa. native in a tie for 21st place.

The three-day competition continues Saturday, May 1, 2004, at 8:00 a.m.

Duquesne Results

      T 21    Jon Merriott             38- 39      77      T 34    Mike Namey               41- 39      80      T 34    Andrew Kwiatkowski       40- 40      80      T 47    Steve Seiden             43- 39      82      T 52    Tom Hungerford           42- 42      84

Team Scores

         1   Rhode Island, U. of      294         2   Xavier University        297         3   Richmond, Univ. of       299         4   Temple University        307         5   George Washington        309         6   Fordham University       312         7   Dayton, Univ. of         313             St. Joseph's Univer.     313         9   St. Bonaventure U.       315        10   Duquesne University      319        11   La Salle University      321