Canisius sophomore Michael Carrig posted a final round score
of 74 to climb 14 spots on the final leader board in the third and final round
of the Turning Stone Intercollegiate Tournament at the Kaluhyat Course in
Verona, N.Y. As a team, the Golden Griffins carded a team-score of 324 in the
third round for a 54-hole total of 983.
Carrig's two-over 74 moved him from a tie for 53rd
overall at the start of the day into a tie for 39th in the field which featured 90 golfers.
Senior Michael Knott and sophomore Mike Spiotta each shot 82 in the final
round.
Oakland University golfer Jacob Ziegler shot a one-under 71
to win the individual title, while the Purdue Boilermakers posted a final round
team-score of 304 to secure the overall team championship with a 54-hole number
of 897, which was three strokes better than host Missouri, which took second
with a score of 900. Bowling Green (903), UConn (908) and Central Connecticut
State (908) rounded out the top five in the team event.
Canisius will return to action Sept. 11-12 in East Lansing,
Mich., when the team takes part in the Fossum/Spartan Invitational, which will be hosted by Michigan State Univeristy.