May 6, 2007
Complete Results in PDF Format
Download Free Acrobat Reader
Winter Garden, Fla. - Duquesne's golf team improved on their prevous day's score for the second time in a row and took 10th place following Sunday's final round of the 12-team Atlantic 10 Men's Golf Championship at the Orange County (FL) National Golf Center.
The Dukes, who moved into 10th by one stroke Saturday, compiled a 54-hole total of 917, 18 strokes ahead of 11th-place Fordham. Last season, Duquesne was 12th in the 2006 13-team event.
Four of the five Duquesne athletes improved yesterday's marks. Sophomore Drew Ellis, who was tied for 34th Saturday, paced the Red and Blue with a one-over par 73 and 28th place (tie) in the 60-golfer tournament. Senior Derek Evans amd sophomore Brendan Madden bettered Saturday's outing by three strokes apiece.
Charlotte, which entered the final round with a one-stroke lead over Xavier, won their second straight A-10 title by nine strokes. The 49ers' earned the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA Golf Championship and will be making their third-straight NCAA appearance.
Charlotte's Matt Mincer shot a three-day total of 14-under 202 to win the individual crown. His freshman teammate, Corey Nagy, earned the Rookie of the Year award as the top first-year finisher. Nagy posted a 208, tying for third-place. Charlotte head coach Jamie Green was named the A-10 Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season -- the 49ers' first two campaigns in the Atlantic 10.
Duquesne Scores
T 28 Drew Ellis 76 74 73 223T 40 Brendan Madden 78 77 74 229T 48 Mike Hartman 83 76 75 234 51 Derek Evans 84 78 75 237T 52 Brian Sidone 79 77 83 239
Team Scores
1 Charlotte 275 276 273 824 2 Xavier 279 273 281 833 3 St. Bonaventure 287 290 290 867 4 Richmond 307 285 283 875 5 George Washington 297 291 289 877 6 St. Joseph's 299 287 297 883 7 Rhode Island 292 291 304 887 8 Dayton 294 309 292 895 Temple 304 291 300 89510 Duquesne 316 304 297 91711 Fordham 310 311 314 93512 La Salle 311 317 326 954
