University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies take fourth place at the Georgetown Hoya Invitational
10/29/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
LEESBURG, VA (October 29) – In its last tournament of the fall, the University of Connecticut men’s golf team finished fourth at the Georgetown Hoya Invitational after shooting a 309 in the final round of play on Monday for an overall score of 608. The Huskies, who were four shots off the lead and in third place after Sunday’s first round, finished ahead of 12 other teams but behind Princeton (607), East Carolina (587) and tournament champion Penn State (582).
East Carolina golfer Frank Adams, III was the tournament medalist. Adams led the field after the first day of competition with a 67 and added a 71 today to wrap up the individual championship with a 138.
Connecticut senior Sean Vigue (Lebanon, CT) carded the best UConn score of the day with a 73, giving him a 147 for the tournament and tying him with two others for eighth place. Seniors Kevin Coghlan (North Ridge, CA) and Kevin O’Connor (East Lyme, CT) finished with scores of 151 and 157, respectively, good enough to tie Coghlan for 18th and O’Connor for 39th.
Freshmen Jeff Stebbins (Ramsey, NJ) and Mike Murphy (Woburn, MA) finished tied for 46th and 50th, respectively. Stebbins fired rounds of 81and 78 for a combined 159, while Murphy carded rounds of 75 and 85 for a combined 160.
Top 10 Teams
Team Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Total Finish Penn State 295 287 582 1 East Carolina 297 290 587 2 Princeton 303 304 607 3 Connecticut 299 309 608 4 Eastern Michigan 307 302 609 5 Georgetown 303 307 610 6 Navy 309 302 611 7 Seton Hall 305 307 612 8 Temple 307 313 620 9 Pennsylvania 318 306 624 10Top 5 Individual Scores
Player Rd. 1 Rd. 2Total Finish Frank Adams, III (East Carolina) 67 71
138 (-6) 1 Jim Fuller (Penn State) 70 71
141 (-3) 2 Jay Woodson (James Madison) 69 73
142 (-2) 3 Nat Hoopes (Princeton) 72 72
144 (E) 4 James Milam (Princeton) 74 72
146 (+2) T5 Jason Harris (East Carolina) 73 73 146 (+2) T5 Tristan Lewis (Georgetown) 71 75 146 (+2) T5
UConn Scores
Player Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Total Finish Sean Vigue 74 73 147 (+3) T8 Kevin Coghlan 73 78 151 (+7) T18 Kevin O'Connor 77 80 157 (+13) T39 Jeff Stebbins 81 78 159 (+15) T46 Mike Murphy 75 85 160 (+16) T50
