March 24, 2003

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - University of Maryland is in a tie for seventh place after the first 18 holes of the 54-hole William & Mary Invitational here.

The second round was suspended due to darkness and will be completed Tuesday morning before the final round.

The Terps, the second-ranked District II team in the 18-team tournament, shot a 305 on the 6,781-yard, par-71 Kingsmill's River Course. Leading the way for Maryland was junior Tim Kane, who shot a one-over 72 and is in a tie for second place. Other Terp scores included junior Dan MacDonald (75), freshman Jeff Spradlin (77), senior John Moheyer (81) and freshman John Eades (83).

James Madison leads the field with a score of 298. The Dukes are followed by Liberty (299), Richmond (302), William & Mary (303),Georgetown (303) and Elon (304). Tied with Maryland in seventh with 305 totals are Navy and Lehigh.

Navy's Billy Hurley, the only player to break par, leads all individuals with a three-under 68. A group of four players, including Kane, are tied for second.

Team                        Score
1  James Madison            298
2  Liberty                  299
3  Richmond                 302
4  William & Mary           303
   Georgetown               303
6  Elon                     304
7  Maryland                 305
   Navy                     305
   Lehigh                   305
10 Iona                     307
11 Towson                   308
12 George Mason             310
13 William & Mary           311
14 Villanova                312
   George Washington        312
16 St. John's               314
   Rutgers                  314
18 Temple                   319


Fin.  Name                   School       Scores
1     Billy Hurley           Navy         34- 34      68   -3
2     Craig Mason            G. Mason     34- 38      72   +1
      Andrew Svoboda         St John's    36- 36      72   +1
      Tim Kane               Maryland     34- 38      72   +1
      Billy Wingerd          Towson       36- 36      72   +1
6     Tim Pemberton          Wm. & Mary   38- 35      73   +2
      James Farrah           Georgetown   41- 32      73   +2
      Dennis Gosier          J. Madison   36- 37      73   +2
      Jordan Mitchell        Liberty U.   39- 34      73   +2
      Paul Selvaggio         Iona         38- 35      73   +2
      Patrick McCahill       Lehigh U.    35- 38      73   +2
      Paul Carey             Liberty U.   37- 36      73   +2
      Bennett Smith          Elon         37- 36      73   +2
14    Nick Cook              Georgetown   35- 39      74   +3
      Tyler Randol           Richmond     38- 36      74   +3
      Matt Myers             Georgetown   38- 36      74   +3
      Jairo Irreno           J. Madison   37- 37      74   +3


T  7   Maryland, U. of          305
T  2   Tim Kane                 34- 38      72
T 18   Dan MacDonald            39- 36      75
T 35   Jeff Spradlin            38- 39      77
T 69   John Moheyer             40- 41      81
T 84   John Eades               44- 39      83