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William & Mary Invitational

March 22-23, 2004

Blue Hens Open Spring with 17th Place Finish; McLister Places Seventh

WILLIAMSBURG, VA -- Freshman Joe McLister shot a three over par 74 on both Monday and Tuesday to place seventh overall with a score of 148 as the University of Delaware men's golf team opened the spring season with a 17th place finish at the William & Mary Invitational held at the 6,769-yard, par 71 Kingsmill Resort River Course.

The Blue Hens made their spring debut and competed for the first time since October. Delaware shot a team score of 316 in Monday's first round and improved to 311 on Tuesday to finish at 627, one stroke shy of 16th place. Delaware placed 17th overall in the 20-team field that included some of the top programs in the East. The tournament was

McLister, who has now led the Blue Hens in three of the last four meets, posted his third top 10 finish of the season.

Georgetown won the team title with a score of 589 followed by Richmond (294-298=592), Old Dominion (303-299=602), George Washington (303-302=605), and James Madison (306-300=606) in the 20-team field.

In addition to McLister, Dan Spiker was 46th (80-76=156), Steve Banks was 73rd (82-78=160), Devin Milowe was 87th (80-83=163), and Matt Grobstein was 110th (89-83=172) for the Blue Hens. A total of 118 players competed.

Navy's Billy Hurley, ranked 31st in NCAA Division I, captured the individual title by shooting 75-66=141 to win by one shot over Old Dominin's Greg Sampson (70-72=142). Hurley's score of 66 Tuesday included an eagle and three birdies.

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Final Team Standings: 1. Georgetown - 589; 2. Richmond - 592; 3. Old Dominion - 602; 4. George Washington - 605; 5. James Madison - 606; 6. Liberty & William & Mary - 611; 8. Rutgers - 612; 9. Towson & Cleveland State - 614; 11. Loyola - 616; 12. Temple & Boston College - 617; 14. Lehigh & George Mason - 622; 16. Navy - 626; 17. Delaware - 627; 18. Long Island - 629; 19. Saint Joseph's - 633; 20. Villanova - 657.

Top 10 Finishers: 1. Billy Hurley (Navy), 75-66=141; 2. Greg Sampson (ODU), 70-72=142; 3. Kyle Hess (Richmond), 73-70=143; 4. John Pelet (Richmond), 68-77=145; 5. Nick Cook (GT), 73-73=146 & Tim Moynihan (GT), 74-72=146; 7. Joe McLister (Delaware), 74-74=148, Brent Pittman (Rutgers), 75-73=148, Brian Carroll (GW), 75-73=148, and Ryan Price (WM), 73-75=148.

Delaware Finishers: 7. Joe McLister, 74-74=148; 46. Dan Spiker, 80-76=156; 73. Steve Banks, 82-78=160; 87. Devin Milowe, 80-83=163; 110. Matt Grobstein, 89-83=172.

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