Results
NASHPORT, Ohio – Concord University men's golfer
Evan Muscari earned medalist honors after winning a one-hole playoff and three other Mountain Lions finished in the top-10 en route to Concord claiming the first Mountain East Conference championship Tuesday at the Longaberger Golf Club.
Concord earned the inaugural conference crown after a three-round total of 921 (PAR), 24 shots ahead of second place Shepherd (945). The Mountain Lions and Rams were followed in the top-five by Charleston (947), Notre Dame College (949) and West Liberty (963).
After shooting a 79 in round one and 76 in round two, Muscari found himself in a tie for seventh place before shooting a tournament-low round of 70 to end the event at +9 (225) to force a playoff with Fairmont State's Jess Ferrell. Muscari proceeded to beat Ferrell on the first hole to take home medalist honors.
In addition to Muscari's first-place finish, Concord placed three other golfers in the top-10.
Patrik Leveau finished sixth at +15 (231) followed directly by
Brady Noland in seventh place with a three-round score of +16 (232).
Matt Morgan rounded out the quartet in ninth place after shooting a +17 (233).
All four golfers kept their round-by-round scores under 80 for the duration of the tournament. Concord's third-round team score of 301 was easily a tournament-best.
The Mountain Lions' fifth finisher was
Phill Campbell, who shot a +83 (299) to come in 58th place.
The 2013 MEC victory gives Concord back-to-back conference championships; the Mountain Lions won the final West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament in 2012.
Concord will break for the winter before resuming play in the spring.
