Oct. 14, 2007

Results

CHARLESTOWN, R.I. -- Senior Matt Czarnecki (Greenwich, Conn.) shot a four-over par 146 over two rounds to lead the Holy Cross men's golf team to a 10th place finish at the 2007 ECAC Championship, played on Saturday and Sunday at the Shelter Harbor Golf Club. The Crusaders finished with a team total of 616 strokes, at 48-over par. St. Bonaventure won the team title with a 28-over par 596.

Following Czarnecki in third place, senior Joe Hajjar (Mahwah, N.J.) finished 23rd as an individual with 153 strokes. Senior Ryan Kenny (Medford, Mass.) came in 28th with a 154, followed by junior Pat Brown (Silver Spring, Md.) in 63rd place with 163 strokes and freshman James Widman (Middlebury, Conn.) in 69th place with 172 strokes.

The Crusaders return to action on Sunday, Oct. 21, when they face St. Anselm in a dual meet at the Marshfield Country Club.

2007 ECAC Championship
Team Scores: 1. St. Bonaventure 596 (+28); 2. Sacred Heart 598 (+30); 3. Binghamton 600 (+32); 4. Rhode Island 601 (+33); 5. Connecticut 606 (+38); 6. Dartmouth 609 (+41); 7 Iona 612 (+44); 8. Yale 614 (+46); 9. Harvard 615 (+47); .Tie-10. Holy Cross 616 (+48); Tie-10. Colgate 616 (+48); 12. Central Connecticut 622 (+54); 13. Brown 625 (+57); 14. Fairfield 627 (+59).

Top Individual Scores: 1. Sean Curtin, Iona 144 (+2); 2. Matt McClure, Central Connecticut 145 (+3); Tie-3. Matt Czarnecki, Holy Cross 146 (+4); Tie-3. Brian Travalja, Connecticut 146 (+4); Tie-3. P. Stoie Donovan, Binghamton 146 (+4); Tie-3. Adam Petrasovic, Sacred Heart 146 (+4); Tie-3. Nathan Peck, St. Bonaventure 146 (+4); Tie-8. Patrick Fillian, Sacred Heart 147 (+5); Tie-8. Colby Moore, Yale 147 (+5).