Sunday, April 28
Orlando, Fla.
8:15 AM
University of Richmond
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18 HOLES
Spiders Rally To Fifth-Place Finish At A-10 Championship
04/28/2019 | Men's Golf
ORLANDO, Fla. – For the second straight day, the Richmond Spiders men's golf team worked to dig itself out of a hole of its own making. Richmond completed Sunday's third and final round of the A-10 Championship with a team score of 286 (-2), the Spiders second straight round under par after opening the tournament with a 29-over par round of 317 on Friday. Richmond move up three spots on the leaderboard Sunday to finish the tournament fifth in the 11-team field at 888 (+24).
The Spiders top individual finisher was junior Andrew Sciarretta at 220 (+4), tied for 10th in the 55-man field. It was Sciarretta's second career top-10 finish as well as his second top-10 at an A-10 Championship. He finished tied for second at the 2017 conference tournament as a freshman.
"I think there's a little bit of extra motivation at a conference tournament because in the back of your mind you know it could be your final time together as a team," said Sciaretta. "We've worked so hard together all year there is a real desire to sure we end the season on a high note."
In his final collegiate tournament, senior Ben Wanichek tied for 17th at 221 (+5) after shooting a one-under par 71 Sunday. In a post-tournament awards ceremony, Wanichek was named a First-Team All-Atlantic 10 selection for his 2018-19 season, the first all-conference honor of his career.
Sophomore Michael Baker also finished tied for 17th after shooting a two-under 70 in round three, Richmond's low round on the day. Baker carded four birdies to offset a pair of bogeys on Sunday.
Junior Zack Justice finished in a tie for 31st place at 229 (+13) after shooting 75 (+3) in the third round. Freshman Michael Childress bounced back from rounds of 83 and 81 in rounds one and two to shoot an even-par 72 on Sunday. He finished 46th.
The Spiders climb up the leaderboard on Sunday ensures that coach Adam Decker's streak of finishing fifth or better in the A-10 remains intact. Richmond has now finished in the top five in the Atlantic 10 in each of Decker's 14 seasons at the school.
The Spiders top individual finisher was junior Andrew Sciarretta at 220 (+4), tied for 10th in the 55-man field. It was Sciarretta's second career top-10 finish as well as his second top-10 at an A-10 Championship. He finished tied for second at the 2017 conference tournament as a freshman.
"I think there's a little bit of extra motivation at a conference tournament because in the back of your mind you know it could be your final time together as a team," said Sciaretta. "We've worked so hard together all year there is a real desire to sure we end the season on a high note."
In his final collegiate tournament, senior Ben Wanichek tied for 17th at 221 (+5) after shooting a one-under par 71 Sunday. In a post-tournament awards ceremony, Wanichek was named a First-Team All-Atlantic 10 selection for his 2018-19 season, the first all-conference honor of his career.
Sophomore Michael Baker also finished tied for 17th after shooting a two-under 70 in round three, Richmond's low round on the day. Baker carded four birdies to offset a pair of bogeys on Sunday.
Junior Zack Justice finished in a tie for 31st place at 229 (+13) after shooting 75 (+3) in the third round. Freshman Michael Childress bounced back from rounds of 83 and 81 in rounds one and two to shoot an even-par 72 on Sunday. He finished 46th.
The Spiders climb up the leaderboard on Sunday ensures that coach Adam Decker's streak of finishing fifth or better in the A-10 remains intact. Richmond has now finished in the top five in the Atlantic 10 in each of Decker's 14 seasons at the school.
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