Longwood Wins Towson/Lacrosse Homes Collegiate Invitational

Sophomore Adam Webb Finishes In An Eighth-Place Tie (73-77--150) In Maryland

March 30, 2008

GRASONVILLE, Md. – Longwood University posted a final-round of 298 Sunday in men’s golf for a 36-hole total of 598 (300-298) to finish in first-place among 20 teams at the Lacrosse Homes Collegiate Invitational hosted by Towson University in Maryland. The Lancers narrowly edged runners-up Liberty University (600) by two strokes at the 6,761-yard, par 72 Prospect Bay Country Club. Longwood will compete again this next weekend, April 4-6, at the East Carolina/Pirate Intercollegiate in Greenville, North Carolina.

Longwood won its first tournament of the year while led by senior Brett Chambers/Mount Sydney (Fort Defiance) with his 75-71--146 to tie for second-place among the field of 99. Chambers was followed by freshman Michael Young/Oakville, Ontario (Oakville Trafalgar) (76-71--147, t-4th), sophomore Adam Webb/Ridgeway (Magna Vista) (73-77--150, t-8th), junior Scooter Buhrman/Fayetteville, N.C. (Jack Britt) (78-79--157, t-43rd), along with Jed Rasnick/Roanoke (Lord Botetourt) (76-84--160, t-59th).

Chambers tied for second in par 5 scoring (4.63, -3), tied for fourth in birdies (6), and tied for seventh in par 4 scoring (4.20, +4). Young led the field in both par 4 scoring (4.00, E) and birdies (2), and tied for sixth in par 5 scoring (4.75, -2). As a team, the Lancers led the field in both par 4 scoring (4.23, +23) and birdies (2), was second in par 5 scoring (5.05, +2), tied for fourth in both pars (106) and birdies (18), and tied for sixth in par 3 scoring (3.38, +15).

LACROSSE HOMES COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL (36-HOLES)
Prospect Bay Country Club; Grasonville, Maryland; 6,733-yards, par 72; March 29-30, 2008

FINAL TEAM RESULTS
1. Longwood, 300-298--598; 2. Liberty, 300-300--600; 3. UNC Greensboro, 299-303--602; 4. Loyola-Maryland, 310-299--609; 5. James Madison, 306-308--614; 6. Army, 307-310--617; 7. Georgetown, 307-312--619; 8. Cornell, 311-311--622; 9. Navy, 307-317--624; 10. St. Bonaventure, 311-314--625; 11. Towson ‘A’, 321-305--626; 12. Rutgers, 319-309--628; 12. Boston College, 311-317--628; 14. Brown, 318-314--632; 14. Yale, 318-314--632; 16. Siena, 320-316--636; 17. Towson ‘B’, 326-315--641; 18. Saint Joseph’s, 327-315--642; 19. Drexel, 330-314--644; 20. Long Island, 320-337--657.

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