Jezierski and Peladeau Tied for Fourth Place After First Round of GNAC Championships
WARWICK, R.I. – The Worcester State University men’s golf team stands at 7th place of nine teams at the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men's golf Championships after the first round of play on Saturday.
WARWICK, R.I. – The Worcester State University men's golf team stands at 7th place of nine teams at the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men's golf Championships after the first round of play on Saturday.
THE BASICS
October 14, 2017
GNAC Championships | Day One
Valley Country Club
TEAM SCORES
1st Place: Johnson & Wales (297)
2nd Place: Rhode Island College (308)
3rd Place: UMass Dartmouth (311)
4th Place: Suffolk University (312)
5th Place: St. Joseph's (316)
6th Place: University of Southern Maine (319)
7th Place: Worcester State (343)
8th Place: Emmanuel College (354)
9th Place: Albertus Magnus (376)
WORCESTER STATE GOLFERS
Tied 4th Place: Michael Jezierski (74)
Tied 4th Place: Eddie Peladeau (74)
Tied 39th Place: Jared Gammell (94)
44th Place: Mike Manning (101)
45th Place: Joe Saia (0)
RECAP
Johnson & Wales University (RI) had an impressive showing on Day One of the 2017 GNAC Men's Golf Championship at Valley Country Club, shooting a collective 297 (+9) to take control of first place heading into Sunday's competition. Golfers will tee off at approximately 9:45 AM on Sunday to complete the 36-hole, two-day event.
JWU's Christian Maselli and Alex Parente shot a 69 and 70, respectively, on Day One to lead the way for first and second place in the 45-player field. The University of Massachuetts Dartmouth's Jackson Mitchell currently sits in third with a 72, while there is a four-way tie for fourth place (74) between Worcester State University's Michael Jezierski and Eddie Peladeau, Rhode Island College's Michael Caparco, and Suffolk University's Demetri Stamoulis.
Host RIC sits in second place with a team score of 308 (+20), followed by UMass Dartmouth in third place with a 311 (+23) and Suffolk in fourth with a 312 (+24). Defending GNAC champion Saint Joseph's College of Maine sits in fifth place with a 316 (+28).
The student-athletes with the five lowest scores at the end of Day Two on Sunday will receive All-Conference honors, while the individual medalist will be crowned the 2017 GNAC Men's Golf Player of the Year. The tournament winning team will receive the GNAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament in the spring.
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Portions of this Release Courtesy of GNAC