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October 27-28, 2003 Blue Hens Close Out Fall Season With Strong Showing; McLister Falls in Playoff GALLOWAY, NJ - University of Delaware freshman Joe McLister placed second and junior Dan Spiker was third to lead the University of Delaware golf team a second place team finish at John McDonald Classic Tuesday at Galloway National Golf Club. McLister, a freshman from Leesburg, VA (Loudoun County), followed a 76 Monday with a 73 on Tuesday to finish at 149, tied for the individual title with Loyola's Will Shriver, who shot rounds of 76 and 73. Shriver won in a one-hole playoff to claim the individual title. Delaware shot a team score of 622, nine stroke behind winner Loyola at 613 for the 36-hole tournament. The event was held at the 6,374-yard, par 71 Galloway National GC. Host Temple was third at 623 followed by Pennsylvania (632) and Connecticut (633) in the 11-team field. The Blue Hens, who closed our their fall schedule, posted their fourth straight top five team finish of the fall season and had their best finish since a second place finish at the Wesley Fall Classic in September. McLister's second place finish was his career best and marked the second straight tournament that a Blue Hen golfer was the runner-up. Freshman Matt Grobstein was second at the Hofstra Invitational Oct. 17-18. Spiker (Poolesville/Poolesville, MD), Delaware top finish at the Colonial Athletic Association each of the last two seasons, posted his highest finish of the fall with a third place finish as he shot 74 Monday and 77 Tuesday for a 151, just two strokes off the lead. Spiker's finish gave Delaware two golfers in the top five for the first time this season. Also for the Hens, J.J. Oakley placed 21st with a 78-81=159, Grobstein was 32nd at 83-80=163, and B.J. Jaworski was 50th with a score of 86-89=175. AGATE: Final Team Standings (36 holes): 1. Loyola - 309-314=613; 2. Delaware - 311-311=622; 3. Temple - 315-308=623; 4. Pennsylvania - 314-318=632; 5. Connecticut - 317-316=633; 6. Seton Hall - 329-310=639; 7. Iona - 317-326=643; 8. Hofstra - 318-326=644; 9. Fordham - 322-328=650; 10. La Salle - 324-335=659; 11. Duquesne - 337-325=662. Top 5 Finishers: 1. Will Shriver (Loyola), 76-73=149; 2. Joe McLister (Delaware) - 76-73=149; 3. Dan Spiker (Delaware), 74-77=151; 4. Scott Sanderson (Seton Hall), 76-76=152; 5. Angus McAllister (Iona), 77-76=153, T.J. Shuart (Loyola), 75-78=153, Billy Mullen (Temple), 76-77=153. Other Delaware Finishers: 21. J.J. Oakley, 78-81=159; 32. Matt Grobstein, 83-80=163; 50. B.J. Jaworski, 86-89=175. |
