UMass Dartmouth Holds The Lead After Day One Of 2010 GNAC Championship

Providence, R.I. – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth golf team holds a one day lead at the 2010 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship, held at Triggs Memorial Golf Course on Saturday.  The Corsairs shot of 332 over the par 72 course that measures 6,522 yards.  Following closely behind in second place is Johnson & Wales with a team score of 333 while host Rhode Island College is in third place with a 339.

The lone individual was Ebb Walton from St. Joseph’s of Maine with a 78.  There was a three-way tie for second with UMass Dartmouth’s Matt Connolly, Johnson & Wales’ Steve LeDonne and Rhode Island College’s Kyle Harper each carding 79’s.  Rounding out the top five was Joe Connor from Johnson & Wales who shot an 80 over the first 18 holes.

The second and final round of the GNAC Championship will take place on Sunday, October 31st starting at 10:00 a.m.  The winner will receive the conference’s automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division III Championship.

Team Scores

1 Mass.-Dartmouth        332
T 2 Matt Connolly        79
6 George Gillmore        81
T 9 Nick Jagoe                 85
T 15 Scott Woodacre        87
T 19 Brandon Oldham        88

2 Johnson & Wales        333
T 2 Steve LeDonne        79
5 Joe Connor                80
T 11 Mike Quill                86
T 19 Tim Wolak                88
32 Zach Stefanik        100

3 Rhode Island College         339
T 2 Kyle Harper                79
8 Kyle Garcia                84
T 19 Derek Jensen        88
T 19 Bryan Picinisco        88
25 Steve Zahn                91

4 Southern Maine        345
7 Chris Juntura                83
T 15 Cody Berkowitz        87
T 15 Chris Petrin        87
T 19 Rich Getchell        88
24 Aidan Boyce                89

5 St. Joseph's Co. Maine 346
1 Ebb Walton                78
T 9 Kevin Richardson        85
T 11 Michael Patrick        86
T 28 Colin Finn                97
DQ CJ Bergeron

6 Suffolk                371
T 11 John Pettoruto        86
T 11 Barrett Beinecke        86
27 Nick Pratt                96
33 Mario Massiaino        103
34 Patrick Hurley        108

7 Emmanuel                 374
T 15 Nick Cyrus                87
26 Mike Delsignore        92
T 28 Ben Taylor                97
T 30 Dan Ferdenzi        98
T 30 Rob Cavaliere        98

*Courtesy Johnson & Wales Athletic Communications