Results

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Rhode Island tied for the second-lowest team score of the day as it moved five spots in the team standings on the final day of the Rutherford Intercollegiate Sunday.

The Rams finished the tournament in a tie for fourth place with Valparaiso. Host Penn State – the only team under par on Sunday – won the team championship with a score of 858, 10 strokes ahead of second-place Connecticut (868). Florida Gulf Coast (880), Rhode Island (885) and Valparaiso (885) rounded out the top five in the 14-team standings.

Individually, Rhode Island got strong play throughout the lineup. Sophomore Aidan O'Donovan was 1-under par and finished the tournament in a tie for fifth place, just five stroke off medalist Caleb VanArragon of Valparaiso.

Graduate student Bryson Richards surged 29 spots up the leaderboard into a tie for 12th overall with a magnificent 4-under round. His 67 was the second lowest score of the day, behind only VanArragon's 66.

Sophomore Josiah Tong – who had to withdraw from Saturday's second round with an injury – came back to shoot a 1-over 72 in the final round.

Freshman Seb Carlsson (tied for 42nd, 5-over 76) and senior Geronimo Narrizano (tied for 48th, 4-over 75) also capped strong weekend performances.

Rhode Island will compete at the Atlantic 10 Championship in Orlando, Fla. from April 26-28.

Head coach Gregg Burke said…
"We had a very nice day today, improving by 13 shots from the second round and 20 shots from the first round.
 
"Aidan was masterful and was in the mix a couple times today. He was able to block out all the noise and just hit very good shots. He was on full command of his game.
 
"Bryson got really hot at one point making four consecutive birdies while only hitting just one green in regulation along the way. I like his chances at A10s.
 
"Josiah played with a bad knee all day and gave us a great score. I would have loved to see him healthy for this event.
 
"Geronimo just hung in there all day.  We needed him down the stretch and he came through."

Team Standings
1. Penn State – 293-287—278-858
2. Connecticut – 290-292-286-868
3. FGCU – 303-293-284-880
t4. Rhode Island – 304-297-284-885
t4. Valparaiso – 303-283-299-885
5. Towson – 303-299-284-886
7. Georgetown – 302-296-290-888
8. Delaware – 302-290-297-889
9. George Mason – 301-293-296-890
10. Eastern Michigan – 297-296-300-893
11. Temple – 306-295-296-897
12. Colgate – 311-312-299-912
t13. St. Bonaventure – 309-297-316-922
t13. Binghamton – 314-308-300-922