Patriots finish third at lightning-plagued Cavalier Classic
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Francis Marion University concluded its 2008-09 season with an impressive third-place finish at the 22nd-annual Cavalier Classic hosted by the University of Virginia, when Sunday’s final 18 holes were canceled because of lightning.
The second round was not completed due to a stoppage of play at approximately 3:30 p.m. When play was going to be able to be resumed at 5:15 p.m., it was deemed too late to complete the round with the last group (the top three schools including FMU) needing to finish 12 holes.
The final results reverted back to the round-one statistics.
Senior Peter McGibney fired an even-par 72 on Saturday to pace
Francis Marion.
The Patriots shot a 294 team score to finish eight shots behind
the University of South Carolina (286) and just two shots back of
the second-place Cavaliers (292).
McGibney tied for 14th in the individual standings, while junior
Christopher Couch tied for 21st at 73, senior Ronan O'Connor (74)
tied for 28th, senior Keith Crowley (75) tied for 39th, and senior
Andrew Pitcher (78) tied for 67th.
FMU junior Matt Jackson competed as an individual and tied for
84th after shooting an 81.
The Patriots finished their second season as full-fledged NCAA
Division I members with a 109-51-2 record, including five Top-5
finishes in 11 events.
UNC Wilmington's Josh Brock took home medalist honors after a
5-under 67 on Saturday.
Cavalier Classic
FINAL RESULTS
Fin. School Scores
1 South Carolina
286 -2
2 Virginia, U.
of
292 +4
3 Francis Marion
U. 294 +6
4 James Madison Univ. 295 +7
5 Augusta State
U. 296 +8
Appalachian State U. 296 +8
7 East Carolina Univ. 297
+9
UNC
Wilmington 297
+9
9 Maryland, U.
of 298
+10
Radford
University 298 +10
11 Akron, U.
of
301 +13
12 Longwood University 303 +15
13 George Mason Univ. 304 +16
14 Liberty University 305
+17
15 Seton Hall
Univ. 310 +22
16 Villanova University 312 +24
17 Rutgers University 313 +25
18 Towson University 314 +26
