May 8, 2003

Syracuse, N.Y. - The Adelphi University men's golf team shot 323 on the final day to finish fifth overall at the NCAA Division II Northeast Men's Golf Regional Championship which was completed yesterday at Drumlins Golf Course.

Kevin Loftus and John Seifert shot 82 and 71, respectively on the final day at the 6,213 yard, par-71 course to finish the tournament tied for thirteenth with Steve Benson of Le Moyne at 235.

Dan Falcucci captured individual medallist honors to lead Bryant to the championship title. Bentley's Erik Swenson will join the Bryant team at the NCAA Championship May 20-23 at Crosswater Club at Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Ore. He finished in a tie for second overall and as the top individual not on a regional champion will head to the NCAA Division II Championship.

The Bulldogs' team score of 296 on the final day gave them a 901 for the tournament. Their final round score marked the first team score under 300 at the Northeast Regional. St. Thomas Aquinas shot 307 on the final day and 920 overall for second place followed by Bentley (933), Southern New Hampshire (934), Adelphi (965), Le Moyne (970), Queens (972) and Pace (981).

NCAA DIVISION II MEN'S GOLF NORTHEAST REGIONAL

     Fin.   Top 20 Teams             Scores
        1   Bryant College           305  300  296    901
        2   St. Thomas Aquinas       304  309  307    920
        3   Bentley College          309  311  313    933
        4   So. New Hampshire        313  316  305    934
        5   Adelphi University       315  327  323    965
        6   Le Moyne College         337  317  316    970
        7   Queens College  (NY)     325  323  324    972
        8   Pace University          328  323  330    981


  Fin.    Top 20 Players         School       Scores
     1    Dan Falcucci           Bryant        76   69   73   218
     2    Erik Swenson           Bentley       72   73   76   221
          Jason Clary            Bryant        76   74   71   221
     4    Chris Rivard           SNHU          78   74   72   224
          Jeff Sullivan          SNHU          71   78   75   224
     6    Matt Demaro            StTomAquin    77   78   72   227
     7    Jason Waldon           Pace U.       76   76   78   230
     8    Kevin Campbell         StTomAquin    75   78   78   231
     9    Jayson Kohlman         StTomAquin    79   76   77   232
          Kurt Flionis           Bentley       77   78   77   232
          Dave Falcucci          Bryant        72   79   81   232
    12    Matthew Battle         StTomAquin    73   81   80   234
    13    Steve Benson           Le Moyne      79   78   78   235
          Kevin Loftus           Adelphi U.    75   80   80   235
          John Seifert           Adelphi U.    81   82   72   235
    16    Tom Chuaypradit        Pace U.       81   79   77   237
          Chris Fraser           Le Moyne      78   79   80   237
          Chris Farley           Queens NY     79   76   82   237
    19    Chris Bates            Bentley       74   87   77   238
    20   *Thomas Fox             Dowling       73   83   83   239
          Jim O'Connell          Bryant        88   78   73   239