4/19/06 --
Freshman Greg Nicolson (Edinburgh, Scotland) recorded his first top-ten finish
of his career in helping the Long Island University men's
golf team to a third place finish at the Cape May Invitational,
hosted by Mount St. Mary's, over the weekend.
Nicolson shot 77-76-77
to end in a tie for sixth place. Junior Patrick Kelly (Brisbane,
Australia) shot a second-round 76, tying Nicolson for team-low
round honors. Kelly ended in a tie for 13th.
Freshman Rob Gallagher
(Morganton, N.C.) shot a third-round 77 to close in a tie for
19th, the best finish of his career.
Niagara University
won the team title, posting a three-day total of 910. The Purple
Eagles' Don Bryson led the charge, finishing at 223 for medalist
honors.
LIU was the top
Northeast Conference finisher, edging Monmouth by five strokes
at 945. The Mount and Fairleigh Dickinson also represented
the NEC and ended in sixth and 10th, respectively.
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