RINDGE, N.H. (May 5, 2021) – The no. 3 regionally-ranked Franklin Pierce University men's golf team will make their fifth overall and fourth straight appearance in the NCAA Division II Tournament Atlantic/East Regionals Thursday morning at the Lake View Country Club in North East, Pa.

The Ravens completed their spring season finishing lower than third only one time. They are just a couple of years removed from a National Championship Appearance after they placed second and were one stroke away from capturing the regional championship.  Five of the eight slots in the East region were Northeast-10 Conference programs.

SCOUTING THE RAVENS

Pierce kick-started their spring year at the Hartford Invite a tournament that was comprised of all NCAA Division I golfers they took home fourth place (311, +23) which would be the lowest they finished all year. In the three-team Granite State Spring Opener, FPU placed second at 301 (+17). Once the calendar hit April FPU picked up the pace collecting a second-place showing, a third-place showing, a first-place head-to-head victory at Saint Anselm and a program-best second-place finish at the NE10 Championship.

HOW THE RAVENS LINEUP

Franklin Pierce will head to the Erie area with the following five-golfer lineup. Three of the five golfers who competed in the Regionals the last time will make a return trip postseason play this time at the Lake View Country Club, a par 72, 6,883 yard course.

1. Graduate student Sam Myers (Colchester, Vt.) – Tee Times: 5/6: 1st Tee, 10:40 a.m., 5/7: 10th Tee, 9:40 a.m., 5/8 TBD

Myers, a four-time regional participant collected a medalist honor at the Granite State Spring Invitational shooting a 70 (-1) through one round. He placed fifth at the Bentley Spring Invitational (149, +7) and at the Saint Anselm Spring Invitational (150, +8).

2. Graduate student Liam Donohue (Vernon, Conn.) – Tee Times: 5/6: 1st Tee, 11:10 a.m., 5/7: 10th Tee, 9:30 a.m., 5/8 TBD

Donohue, an NE10 All-Championship Team honoree makes his fourth trip to the Atlantic/East Regional. The fifth year student played some of the best golf of his collegiate career this spring tying for second at the Hartford Invitational, a field that consisted of Division I golfers at 73 (+1). He tied for fourth at the Franklin Pierce Spring Invite (76, +5) and deadlocked for fifth at the NE10 Championship (152, +8) for the All-Championship Team selection.

3. Senior Dylan Plis (Camillus, N.Y.) – Tee Times: 5/6: 1st Tee, 11:00 a.m., 5/7: 10th Tee, 9:20 a.m., 5/8 TBD

Plis makes his third trip to the Atlantic/East Regionals and he competes from the three slot. The upperclassman took part in every tournament for the Ravens this spring and notched back-to-back top-two finishes, a tie for second at the Saint Anselm Spring Invitational (147, +5) and first at the Franklin Pierce Spring Invite (71, E).

4. Freshman Thomas Hickey (Moultonbourough, N.H.) – Tee Times: 5/6: 1st Tee, 10:50 a.m., 5/7: 10th Tee, 9:10 a.m., 5/8 TBD

 Hickey is one of two underclassmen making the trip to regionals. The newcomer shined in his collegiate debut at the Granite State Spring Invitational (73, +2) for a share of third place and then a few weeks later tied for eighth at the Franklin Pierce Spring Invite (79, +8).  

5. Sophomore Michael Sosik (Fiskdale, Mass.) – Tee Times: 5/6: 1st Tee, 10:40 a.m., 5/7: 10th Tee, 9:00 a.m., 5/8 TBD

Sosik rounds out the five golfer lineup for the Crimson and Grey. He joined Donohue on the All-Championship Team finishing the conference championship as the runner-up at 148 (+4). The week before at the Franklin Pierce Spring Invite he tied for fourth with a 76 (+5) scorecard. At the Granite State Spring Invitational, Sosik had a share of fifth at 75 (+4).

HEADING TO THE TOURNAMENT?

If you are planning on heading to the Regionals here are some useful links…

LAKE VIEW COUNTRY CLUB | SCORECARD | NORTH EAST, PA. WEATHER

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG?

Can't make it to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania? Host Mercyhurst University has you covered with live results.

WHAT'S NEXT?

The top four teams at each regional site will advance to the NCAA Championship National Finals, which will take place on May 17-21 at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

For more information on Franklin Pierce Athletics, please visit the official website of Franklin Pierce Athletics (http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu). Also be sure to follow the Ravens through the Department of Athletics' official Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceRavens), its YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/franklinpiercesports) and its Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/FPUathletics). Fans wishing to purchase Franklin Pierce golf apparel can do so at the Department of Athletics' online store (http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/store). You can also follow the golf programs on Twitter (https://twitter.com/FPU_GOLF).