Men’s Golf Moves Into Tie for Fourth at CAA Championships

Doug Hurson Tied for Fifth at +5

04/22/07 12:27PM

HOT SPRINGS, VA - William and Mary dropped nine strokes between rounds to shoot 291 and move up into a tie for fourth-place heading into the final day of the CAA Championships. Old Dominion moved into the overall lead, five strokes ahead of Virginia Commonwealth and Georgia State. VCU’s Jens Fahrbring and ODU’s John Murphy remained tied for the lead at 138 (-2)

Team and Individual Standings

Second-team All-CAA performer Doug Hurson (Bethesda, Md.) is tied for fifth overall after dropping six strokes to shoot 69 in the round. Classmate Brent Paladino (Kensington, Conn.) cut three strokes to card 72 and move up to a tie for 11th. Senior Ryan Price (Chantilly, Va.) is tied for 22nd at 10-over, and senior captain Matt Brantingham (Richmond, Va.) cut one stroke to shoot 75 and stand tied for 26th, one shot behind Price. Junior Jimmy Femino (Manassas, Va.) cut three strokes to shoot 75, and is tied for 33rd.

The CAA Championship concludes on Sunday.

CAA Championships
Par-70, 6,679 yards
Team Scores
1. Old Dominion 576 (+16)
2. Virginia Commonwealth 581 (+21)
3. Georgia State 582 (+22)
T4. WILLIAM AND MARY 591 (+31)
T4. UNC Wilmington 591 (+31)
6. Delaware 602 (+42)
7. Towson 604 (+44)
8. James Madison 609 (+49)
9. Drexel 613 (+53)
10. George Mason 621 (+61)
11. Hofstra 624 (+64)

Top Five Individuals
T1. Jens Fahrbring (VCU) 138 -2
T1. John Murphy (ODU) 138 -2
T3. Joel Sjoholm (GSU) 143 +3
T3. Mark Haastrup (GSU) 143 +3
T5. Doug Hurson (W&M) 144 +4
T5. Matt Dowdy (UNCW) 144 +4

Other W&M Individuals
T11. Brent Paladino 147 +7
T22. Ryan Price 150 +10
T26. Matt Brantingham 151 +11
T33. Jimmy Femino 153 +13