Villanova Finishes 12th At The Temple Invitational

Sophomore Matt Gugino finishes as top Wildcat golfer.

Oct. 8, 2001

Moosic, Pa. ----- The Villanova golf team finished the Temple Invitational tied for 12th place out of 14 teams in their fourth tournament of the fall season at Glenmaura National Golf Club in Moosic, Pa.

Temple's Jon Rusk shot a two-day total of 139 (-3) as he captured the individual championship and the University of Maryland edged Temple in team play by one stroke to win the team championship.

Sophomore Matt Gugino (Leroy, N.Y.) was the top Wildcat finisher shooting 154 (+12) for the tournament.

Five other golfers played for Villanova including Jeff Parry (Columbia, Md.) who shot 158 (+16), Shawn Standen (Avon Lakes, Ohio) who shot 161 (+19), Ben Eisner (Nags Head, N.C.) who shot 166 (+24) and John Ward (Millburn, N.J.) who shot 168 (+26).

As a team, the Wildcats finished with a two day total of 638 (+70) for the 36-hole tournament.

The Villanova golf team will return to action on Oct. 11-13 when they will tee off at the Stabler Invitational hosted by Lehigh University.

For more information contact Kevin Fischer at (610) 519-6460 in the Villanova Media Relations Department.

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