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America East Golf Championships
May 2, 2000

Blue Hen Golfers Take Third Place Finish; Frosh Stepanian Fourth Overall


RIVERHEAD, NY -- Freshman Eric Stepanian (Simsbury, Conn. HS) placed fourth overall and senior Mike Ladden (Conestoga/Berwyn, PA) tied for eighth overall to lead the University of Delaware to a third place team finish at the America East Golf Championships Tuesday at Long Island National Golf Course.

Towson, led by individual medalist Greg Cote, won its second straight conference title and earned the league's automatic NCAA Tournament berth with a 36-hole score of 621 to edge runner-up Hartford by one stroke. Delaware was third with a score of 628 followed by Maine (631), Hofstra (634), Drexel (660), Boston University (666), and Vermont (677).

Stepanian fired a four over par 75 Tuesday for a two-day total of 154 to lead the Blue Hens with a fourth place finish.

Ladden, who completed his Delaware career with his fourth straight America East top 10 finish, tied for eighth place with a 77-79=156.

Also for Delaware, senior Mark Swinger (Liberty/Warrenton, VA) placed 15th with a score of 81-78=159 and freshman Terry Maguire (Cornwall, NY HS) and sophomore Jason Phinney (Milton, Mass. HS) tied for 18th place with scores of 161. Maguire shot 82-79 while Phinney was at 80-81.

Cote, whose par on the final hole clinched the win for the Tigers, led the tournament from start to finish, shooting 71-77=148 to earn the victory. Teammate A.J. Glascock was second with a 76-74=150 and Hartford's Miroslav Holub was third at 80-72=152.

AGATE:

Final Team Standings: 1. Towson - 313-308=621; 2. Hartford - 316-306=622; 3. Delaware - 317-311=628; 4. Maine - 322-309=631; 5. Hofstra - 317-317=634; 6. Drexel - 334-326=660; 7. Boston University - 333-333=666; 8. Vermont - 346-331=677.

Top 10 Finishers: 1. Greg Cote (Towson), 71-77=148; 2. A.J. Glascock (Towson), 76-74=150; 3. Miroslav Holub (Hartford), 80-72=152; 4. Adam Williamson (Maine), 79-75=154 and Eric Stepanian (Delaware), 79-75=154; 6. Joe Giattino (Hofstra), 76-79=155 & Charles Rollo (Hofstra), 77-78=155; 8. David Debree (Maine), 78-78=156, Mike Ladden (Delaware), 77-79=156 & Mike O'Donnell (Boston U.), 81-75=156.

Other Delaware Finishers: 15. Mark Swinger, 81-78=159; 18. Terry Maguire, 82-79=161; 18. Jason Phinney, 80-81=161.

 

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