March 14, 2006

AIKEN, S.C. - Senior John Eades and junior transfer Blaine Peffley tied for fourth individually to lead the University of Maryland to a fifth-place finish in the team standings on Tuesday at the Cleveland Golf / Palmetto Invitational hosted by South Carolina-Aiken.

Eades closed with a final-round 75 for a 216 total over the three rounds, while Peffley moved up the leaderboard on the last day with a 2-under-par round of 69. Peffley was making his first appearance for the Terrapins after transferring from the University of Arizona.

As a team, Maryland rallied with a 290 on Tuesday for an 883 total and fifth place overall. The Terps closed within two shots of College of Charleston. Host USC-Aiken and Houston shared the team championship with an 869 total.

Also for Maryland, Tyler Witman shot a 73 on Tuesday to finish at 224 and tie for 27th. Tully Coyle had a 232 total and a tie for 49th after a final-round 78, while Skip Clasper closed with a 73 for a 235 total and a tie for 57th place.

Jordan Irwin of Houston won the medalist honor with a 212 total. He finished three shots better than Daryl Chappell of VCU and Scott Brown of USC-Aiken.

Maryland next plays on Monday and Tuesday of next week at the William & Mary Invitational.

TEAM STANDINGS
T1. USC-Aiken 291-293-285--869; T1. Houston 288-293-288--869; 3. VCU 290-284-299--873; 4. Coll. of Charleston 291-286-304--881; 5. MARYLAND 301-292-290--883; 6. East Carolina 302-283-301--886; 7. Francis Marion 306-285-297--888; 8. Furman 289-293-308--890; 9. Iowa State 300-306-300--906; 10. Rhode Island 304-295-308--907 11. Presbyterian 303-310-312--925; 12. Tulane 298-309-322--929.

MARYLAND RESULTS
T4. John Eades 73-68-75--216; T4. Blaine Peffley 75-72-69--216; T27. Tyler Witman 76-75-73--224 T49. Tully Coyle 77-77-78--232; T57. Skip Clasper 78-84-73--235.