UNCG's Hoadley finishes second, Spartans place fifth at VCU Shootout
RICHMOND, Va. - Robert Hoadley shot a final round 68 on Tuesday to finish second at seven-under par 209 to lead UNCG to a fifth-place finish at the Verizon Wireless VCU Shootout.
The Spartans shot 288 as a team on Tuesday to finish at 871, nine shots behind team champion UNC Wilmington. The Seahawks squandered a seven-shot lead, but held on for a one-shot win over Wake Forest. East Carolina was third, six shots back, followed by Richmond and UNCG.
Iowa State's Nate McCoy shot a final round 71 to claim the one shot victory over Hoadley. McCoy, who started at No. 8 in the shotgun format, birdied hole Nos. 3, 4, and 5 to get back to one-under for the day. Hoadley, who started on No. 4, meanwhile was keeping pace with birdies at Nos 18 and 1 to go to four-under on the day. However, the sophomore from Southern Pines, N.C. made par at the par-5 No. 2 and again on No. 3 and it wasn't quite enough to catch McCoy.
Colin Chapman also had a strong final day for the Spartans, shooting a final round 70 to finish tied for 31st. Justin Clement finished 23rd for UNCG with a tournament total 219.
The Spartans turn right around and begin play on Saturday in Tampa, Fla. at the Gary Koch Invitational.
AGATE
TEAM SCORING: UNC Wilmington 862, Wake Forest 863, East Carolina 868, Richmond 870, UNCG 871, Charlotte 874, Liberty 876, Virginia Tech 877, Iowa State 878, VCU 880, Mercer 893, James Madison 893, Wichita State 900, Old Dominion 904.
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
Top 10: 1. Nate McCoy (Iowa State) 69-68-71=208; 2. Robert Hoadley (UNCG) 71-70-68=209; 3. Evan Beck (Wake Forest) 71-71-69=211; 4. Thomas Bass (UNCW) 70-69-73=211; 5. Harold Varner (East Carolina) 70-67-76=213; 6. Nick Austin (Richmond) 72-72-70=214; T-7. Lee Bedford (Wake Forest) 74-71-70=215; T-7. Olafur Loftsson (Charlotte) 72-69-74=215; T-7. Michael Taylor (UNCW) 71-70-74=215; T-10. Max McKay (Liberty) 70-75-71=216; T-10. Michael Shrader (Richmond) 71-73-72=216; T-10. David Watkins (East Carolina) 68-74-74=216; T-10. Michael Wuertz (Iowa State) 73-74-69=216.
Other UNCG Golfers: T-23. Justin Clement 68-75-76=219; T-31. Colin Chapman 75-76-70=221; 36. Matt Younts 73-75-74=222; T-59. Alex Simmons 76-75-77=228 (individual); T-74. Andy Knox 80-79-83=242.
Cougars Finish 11th at Gridiron Classic
SOUTH BEND, IND. - Seth Stuart (Austin, Texas) carded a 71 in the third round to post a 54-total 222, leading the College of Charleston to an 11th place finish with an 893 at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic held Sept. 27-28 at the Warren Golf Course in South Bend, Ind. #15th-ranked Iowa held off #41 Notre Dame, besting the Fighting Irish by six strokes, to take the tournament title with an 853.
#32 San Francisco placed third with an 860, while Houston and Lamar tied for fourth with an 871 each.
Taking Individual medalist honors were Ji Hwan Park and Taylor Travis, both from San Francisco. The duo both carded a 208 each, with Park posting a 68 and Travis a 69 in third round action.
Stuart finished in a tie for 31st to lead the Cougars after putting together one of the more consistent rounds, with three birdies, just one double-bogey and two bogeys.. Alex Ellis (Austin, Texas) tied for 35th with a 223 and tied for 44th was Coy Breen with a 225. John Duke Hudson tied for 55th after shooting a 227 and tied for 72nd was Ross Tooley (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) with a 233.
The Cougars have a quick turnaround with a trip to Tampa, Fla., Oct. 2-3 for the Gary Koch Intercollegiate, being held at the Ole Memorial Golf Course.
Team Results
1 - #15 Iowa, 289-278-286=853
2 - #41 Notre Dame, 281-286-292=859
3 - #32 San Francisco, 286-291-283=860
T4 - Houston, 292-292-287=871
T4 - Lamar, 295-286-290=871
6 - Miami (OH), 301-289-285=875
7 - #50 Missouri, 293-296-288=877
8 - Texas-Arlington, 304-286-291=881
9 - Eastern Michigan, 297-293-298=888
10 - Georgetown, 306-295-290=891
11 - #46 College of Charleston, 299-299-295=893
12 - Cincinnati, 303-302-289=894
13 - Gonzaga, 299-297-302=898
14 - Seton Hall, 302-303-295=900
College of Charleston Results
T31 - Seth Stuart, 78-73-71=222
T35 - Alex Ellis, 76-74-73=223
T44 - Coy Breen, 75-76-74=225
T55 - John Duke Hudson, 72-78-77=227
T72 - Ross Tooley, 76-76-81=233