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Lafayette Invitational

April 13-14, 2001

 Fifth-place finish Delaware's best of the season heading into CAA Championships

 

LOPATCONG, NJ -- Daniel Spiker and Jeff Hopper each shot a two-day total 150 (76-74) to lead the University of Delaware golf team to a fifth place team finish at the Lafayette Invitational held at The Architects Golf Club this weekend.

Spiker, making his first appearance of the spring season, finished 11 shots behind event-winner Paul Polinsky of Saint Joseph's. Spiker's two-day score was his lowest two-round score of the 2001-02 season and put him in a tie for ninth with seven other golfers.

Hopper also made his first appearance of the spring season, firing a 73 on Sunday after an opening round 77 on Saturday.

Duquesne won the team championship with a two-day score of 590, three shots ahead of Saint Joseph's.

Delaware will participate in the Colonial Athletic Association Championship this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at The Crossings GC in Glen Allen, VA.

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FINAL TEAM SCORES: 1. Duquesne 590; 2. Saint Joseph's 593; 3. Bucknell 597; 4. UMBC 605; 5. Delaware 607; 6. Drexel 609; 7. Monmouth 610; 8. Siena 611; 9. Hofstra 611; 10. Wagner 614; 11. Cornell 618; 12. Lafayette 621; 13. Long Island U. 625; 14. St. Peter's 644; 15. Fairleigh Dickinson 654; 16. Manhattan 655.

TOP INDIVIDUALS: 1. Paul Polinsky (SJU) 72-69-141; 2. Jeffrey Michner (Drexel) 73-71-144, Mike Namey (Duquesne) 74-70-144; 4. Steve Seiden (Duquesne) 72-73-145, 5. Seth Unterschute (UMBC) 71-75-146.

DELAWARE GOLFERS: T-9. Daniel Spiker 76-74-150, T-9. Jeff Hopper 77-73-150, T-22 Jason Phinney 81-71-152, T-42. Mike Hoffman 80-75-155, 81. Drew Garis 84-89-173.

 

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