Sixth time this season Ravens finish among top-five teams in a tournament

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (April 15, 2010) – The Franklin Pierce University golf team shot a 29-over, 317 on Thursday to tie for fourth place in the WNEC Invitational at the Veteran’s Golf Course in Springfield, Mass. It marked the sixth time this season Franklin Pierce finished among the top-five in the team standings of a tournament and the first time this spring they achieved the feat. Babson won the tournament by carding a +18, 306.

Sophomore Brian Fleckles (Sandwich, Mass.) was the highest Franklin Pierce finisher as he placed in a tie for eighth with a six-over par 78. Fleckles was one of three Ravens to finish in the top-15 of the individual standings on the afternoon, as freshman Ian Landry (Loudon, N.H.) and senior Brandon Weiner (Marlboro, N.J.) followed in a tie for 13^th place by each firing a 79 (+7).

Sophomore William Powers (Southbury, Conn.) shot a nine-over, 81 to finish in 26^th, while senior Derek Flodin (Wilmington, Mass.) placed 55^th with a 92 (+20).

Franklin Pierce returns to action next Monday and Tuesday when it competes in the AIC Invitational in Springfield, Mass. For more information on Franklin Pierce golf, please visit the team’s page at athletics.franklinpierce.edu(.)

Team Scores - 1. Babson 306, 2. Western New England College 309, 3.
Brandeis 314, 4. tie between Nichols 317 and Franklin Pierce 317, 6.
Salem State 319, 7. Westfield State 325, 8. UMass Dartmouth 330, 9. tie
between Massachusetts College 331 and Tufts 331, 11. Springfield 341,
12. Suffolk 371.

Individual Results -
1. Joe Young, Babson, 72
2. Pat Pio, Nichols, 73
3. Stephen Adamshick, Western New England College, 75,
3. Charles Sacks, Brandeis, 75
5. Brett Williamson, Westfield State, 76
6. tie between Julian Partyka, Western New England College 77
6. Carmelo Perlaza, Babson, 77.
8. Justin Racine, Western New England College, 78
8. Nick Jagoe, UMass Dartmouth, 78
8. Luke Heffernan, Tufts, 78
8. Brian Fleckles, Franklin Pierce, 78
8. Aaron Cusato, Brandeis, 78
13. Anthony Willett, Western New England College 79
13. Fernando Pineres, Babson, 79
13. Matt Foley, Babson, 79
13. Lee Bloom, Brandeis, 79
13. Ian Landry, Franklin Pierce, 79
13. Brandon Weiner, Franklin Pierce, 79
13. Nick Antonelli, Salem State, 79
13. Jeff Santora, Salem State, 79
13. Bill Connell, Salem State, 79
22. Nick Deni, Nichols, 80
22. Josh Paulhus, Nichols, 80
22. Dan Korpita, Westfield State, 80
22. Shane Ortega, MCLA, 80
26. Bryan Eger, Babson, 81
26. B.J.Powers, Franklin Pierce, 81
26. Conor O'Malley, UMass Dartmouth, 81
26. Sean Cota, MCLA, 81
30. Scott Beaulac, Brandeis, 82
30. Kyle Mangan, Brandeis, 82
30. Jamie Cimini, Salem State, 82
30. Matt Connolly, UMass Dartmouth, 82
30. Andy Polidoro, MCLA, 82
35. Mike Bacon, Western New England College, 83
35. Brett Hershman, Tufts, 83
35. Jeff Gaudet, Westfield State, 83
35. Jared Slingerland, Springfield, 83
39. Dan Cafasso, Nichols, 84
39. Barrett Beinecke, Suffolk, 84
39. Ryne McEvoy, Springfield, 84
39. Patrick Morris, Springfield, 84
43. John Trott, Tufts, 85 (John had a hole-in-one on the par-3,
186-yard, 15th hole)
43. Cal Shapiro, Tufts, 85
43. James Stone, Tufts, 85
43. John Coucci, UMass Dartmouth. 85
47. Derek Robichaud, Westfield State, 86
47. Scott Woodacre, UMass Dartmouth, 86
47. Bill Schwaber, Salem State, 86
50. Ryan Donovan, Westfield State, 88
50. Matt Babeu, MCLA, 88
52. John Pettoruto, Suffolk, 89
53. Shawn Santos, Nichols, 90
53. Alexander Brown, Springfield, 90
55. Derek Flodin, Franklin Pierce, 92
56. Jr. Badigun, Springfield, 93
57. Erik Doldt, Suffolk, 97
58. Colin Topham, MCLA, 99
59. Mario Massimino, Suffolk, 101
60. Alex Mello, Suffolk, 116