Setting the Scene:
Course: Yale Golf Club – South Kent, Conn. (par 70/6,749 yards)
The field: 15 teams, 75 total golfers
Weather: low 60s, mostly cloudy
Rhode Island's Individual Results:
* Branden Chicorka tied for seventh place after firing a 1-under par 69 during Sunday's final round of play. He finished the tournament with an even-par 36 hole total of 140 - just two shots off the individual medalist. In three tournaments this fall, Chicorka has finished no higher than eighth place.
* Andrew Fiorenzano also finished strong on Sunday, posting an even-par 70 to finish with a two-round total of 145 and a share of 29th place. The 70 was his lowest of the season. He opened up play in Saturday with a day one score of 75.
* Along side Fiorenzano in a tie for 29th place was freshman Nick Fairweather. The newcomer posted his finest collegiate tournament result, after posting a second round 74. Fairweather carded a 1-over par 71 - his lowest round as a collegiate golfer - during Saturday's opening 18 holes of action.
* Fellow newcomer Mat Goldman also enjoyed his best tourney play of his young career. He matched his lowest collegiate round on Sunday, posting a second straight 74. He finished tied for 39th place overall.
* Jared Adams bounced back on Sunday with a score of 75, helping him to a tie for 63rd place. He opened with with a first round 78.
* Notre Dame's Niall Platt took individual medalist honors, posting a two-day score of 138. Platt opened with a 2-under 68 before closing out on Sunday with an even-par 70. There was a four-way tie for second place.
Rhode Island Team Results:
* The Rams posted their lowest team score of the season - 287 - during Sunday's final round. Over the 36 hole tournament, URI compiled a score of 578. A tightly packed leaderboard, just 14 strokes separate the top seven teams.
Quotable:
"We played very well for a long time today and had it a 2-under with six holes to pal. We are very close to being very good. The team got a great tournament out of newcomer Mat Goldman and Branden Chicorka showed again why he is considered one of the best collegiate golfers in New England."
-- head coach Gregg Burke
What's Next:
Rhode Island travels to the Ellington Ridge G.C. in Ellington, Conn. to compete in The Connecticut Cup from Oct. 8-9.
