September 11, 2005
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Le Moyne College junior Dan McCarthy (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) carded a one-under par 143 (72-71) to win the Colgate Fall Invitational. Le Moyne finished in a tie for 10th among 16 schools at the season-opening event.
The only golfer to finish under par, McCarthy followed up an even-par 72 Saturday with a one-under 71 on Sunday. He nipped Lehigh’s Max Muller by one stroke to capture medalist honors.
Muller paced Lehigh to a team title. The Mountain Hawks teamed for a score of 602 (294-308) to edge St. Francis by two strokes. Bucknell finished third followed by Cornell, Colgate A, Rochester and Niagara tied for sixth, Ottawa was eighth, Rider ninth and Le Moyne and Canisius tied for 10th with 629 totals. Hamilton was 12th, Fordham 13th, Colgate B 14th, Wagner 15th and Lafayette rounded out the field.
McCarthy, the Syracuse Post-Standard Amateur Champion this summer, has finished atop his last two collegiate tournaments. He tied for medalist honors at the NCAA Regional in the spring.
TEAM SCORES: 1 Lehigh 294-308=602; 2 St. Francis 300-304=604; 3. Bucknell 306-299=605; 4 Cornell 300-308=608; 5 Colgate A 302-311=613; 6 Rochester 305-310=615, Niagara 308-307=615; 8 Ottawa 309-309=618; 9 Rider 309-319=628; 10 Canisius 310-319=629, Le Moyne 312-317=629; 12 Hamilton 310-326=636; 13 Fordham 317-322=639; 14 Colgate B 321-329=650; 15 Wagner 324-326=650; 16 Lafayette 327-327=654.
TOP INDIVIDUALS:1. Dan McCarthy Le Moyne 72-71=143 -1; 2. Max Muller Lehigh 70-74=144 E; 3. Steve Foisy St. Francis 72-75=147 +3; 4. Ricky Hayes Colgate A 75-73=148, Stephen Goodridge Rochester 73-75=148 +4; 6. Charlie Waddell Bucknell 76-73=149, Robbie Fritz Cornell 74-75=149, Alan Borowsky Lehigh 73-76=149, Will Robinson Lehigh 73-76=149; 10. Chris Agostinelli Niagara 76-74=150 +6.
LE MOYNE GOLFERS: 1. Dan McCarthy 72-71=143 -1; 32. Brian Muench 78-78=156 +12; 59. Mark Sierotnik 81-83=164 +2066. Joe Tesori 81-85=166 +22; 77. Will Schwartz 85-89=174 +30
