Franklin Pierce Places 11^th
at ECAC Division II Championships
Ravens rebound from tough day one with record low score on Sunday

SYRACUSE, N.Y.  (October 4, 2004) – The Franklin Pierce men’s golf team fired a program-low round of 308 on day two, with four of its five golfers posting scores in the 70’s, as the Ravens placed 11^th out of 19 teams at the ECAC Division II Championships held at the 6,213-yard, par 71 layout at the Drumlins East Course this weekend.

            Franklin Pierce rebounded from an opening round 331 team score in Saturday’s opening round to post a program record low 308 on Sunday and move into a three-way tie for 11^th with a two-day total of 639. Saint Thomas Aquinas took the team title with a 592 score at the event. The Ravens tied for sixth among the 11 Northeast-10 Conference schools at the Championship.            

Senior co-captain Mike Smith (Hanover, Mass./Hanover) paced the Ravens with a two-day score of 154, including a four-over-par 75 on Sunday, to finish tied for 18^th among the 97 individuals. St. Thomas Aquinas junior Matt DeMaro (Newburgh, N.Y.) and Le Moyne sophomore Dan McCarthy (Syracuse, N.Y.), the reigning ECAC Individual Champion, earned co-medallist honors with two-day scores of 144.

            Junior Dave Reid (Cape Elizabeth, Maine/Cape Elizabeth) posted a career-low round for the second-straight week with a 76 on Sunday to finish the event with a two-day score of 158. Freshman Andy Bernardo (Warwick, R.I./Bishop Hendrickson) posted a two-day score of 163, including a closing round 79, while classmate Craig Jasinski (Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford) posted a 78 on Sunday for a two-day score of 167.

            Franklin Pierce returns to the links on Thursday when it participates in the Saint Anselm College Autumn Invitational.