March 28, 2006

BETHANY BEACH, DE - George Mason placed 12th in the GW Invitational Sunday at the par-72, 6,834-yard Bear Trap Dunes Golf Course on the Delaware shore. Penn won the 25-team field with two-round 592, one stroke ahead of runner-up Delaware (593) with Villanova in third with a team total of 596. Seton Hall's Kyle Morris took individual medalist honors with a four-under 140, three strokes ahead of Carroll. It marked the second straight year that Carroll has been the runner-up in the event.

Senior Mike Cavanagh and Dan Hurley led the Patriots, finishing seven strokes off the lead with identical 76-75=151 scores. Nick DeSimone wasn't far behind, finishing 35th with at 80-72=152 total.

Next up for the Patriots is the Bradford Creek Invitational this weekend.

George Mason individual scores (135 total players):
T27	Dan Hurley	76-75=151	+7
T27	Mike Cavanagh	76-75=151	+7
T35	Nick DeSimone	80-72=152	+8
T85	Mike Kirby	82-76=158	+14
T85	Trey Bressler	82-76=158	+14

Final Team Standings
1 Pennsylvania 292 300 592 +16
2 Delaware 295 298 593 +17
3 Villanova 297 299 596 +20
4 Liberty 309 289 598 +22
5 Saint Joseph's 298 304 602 +26
6 Columbia 301 302 603 +27
7 Hartford 303 301 604 +28
8 Bucknell 315 290 605 +29
9 George Washington 307 303 610 +34
T10 Siena 304 307 611 +35
T10 Skidmore 308 303 611 +35
T12 George Mason 314 298 612 +36
T12 Seton Hall 299 313 612 +36
14 Lehigh 305 308 613 +37
15 Boston College 311 303 614 +38
16 Connecticut 309 306 615 +39
17 St. John's 314 303 617 +41
18 Iona 310 309 619 +43
19 Fordham 317 305 622 +46
T20 Hampton 319 311 630 +54
T20 Temple 318 312 630 +54
22 Colgate 325 310 635 +59
23 Duquesne 324 315 639 +63
24 Hofstra 313 327 640 +64
25 Fairleigh Dickinson 328 314 642 +66