April 13, 2004

MOREHEAD, Ky. - Longwood University shot a team score of 322 in men's collegiate golf to finish ninth among 12 teams Tuesday at the rain-shortened Greg Palmer Eagle Classic hosted by NCAA Division I Morehead State University in Kentucky.  Tournament host Morehead State and Murray State tied for first place in the event with their respective rounds of 298 at the 6,902-yard, par 72 Eagle Trace Golf Club -- 36 of the scheduled 54 holes were canceled due to heavy rain causing unplayable course conditions.

In Kentucky, junior Trey Deal/Martinsville (Martinsville) led Longwood with his first-round 77 for a 13th-place tie among the 70 collegiate golfers.  Deal was followed by freshmen Chris Shuford/Fredericksburg (Colonial Forge) (78, t-22) and Brett Chambers/Mount Sidney (Fort Defiance) (82, t-44), sophomore Michael Joyce/Peterborough, Ontario (Peterborough Collegiate) (85, t-55), along with sophomore Kevin Johnson/Forest (Jefferson Forest) (87, t-63).  The Lancers played the round of golf in heavy rain and temperatures in the upper 30's.

Longwood is scheduled to compete again April 18-19 at the Norm Bullock Intercollegiate hosted by Wright State University in Fairborn, Ohio.

Greg Palmer Eagle Classic
Eagle Trace Golf Club, Morehead, Ky., 6,902-yards, par 72
April 12-13, 2004 (12 teams, 70 players)

TEAM
1.      Morehead State          298
1.      Murray State            298
3.      Butler                  311
4.      Cleveland State         312
4.      Western Illinois        312
6.      IUPUI                   313
7.      Detroit Mercy           315
7.      Tennessee Tech          315
9.      Longwood University     322
10.     Loyola-Chicago          324
10.     Youngstown State        324
12.     IPFW                    328

LANCERS
Trey Deal               77, t-13
Chris Shuford           78, t-22
Brett Chambers          82, t-44
Michael Joyce           85, t-55
Kevin Johnson           87, t-63