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Press Release
PURPLE KNIGHTS PLACE 10TH AT PENMEN FALL CLASSIC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
October 5, 2003 Contact: Seth Cole
Phone: (802) 654-2537CANTERBURY, N.H. - Senior Greg Stopera's (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna) 21st-place finish led the way for the Saint Michael's College golf team as the Purple Knights placed 10th out of 12 teams at the 2003 Penmen Fall Classic, hosted by Southern New Hampshire University at Canterbury Woods Country Club, Oct. 4-5.
Stopera posted rounds of 80-79--159 on the par 72 layout. He was followed by freshman Cameron Velott (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin), who tied for 28th with a 36-hole total of 163. Sophomore Mike Duffy (Yarmouthport, Mass./Dennis-Yarmouth) fired the best round of the meet for the Purple Knights, as his score of 79 on Sunday helped him tie for 47th.
Bryant College ran away with the team title, posting a team score of 583. Bulldogs' sophomore Jim O'Connell (Troy, N.Y.) won the individual crown with a two-under-par 142.
Saint Michael's completes its season in two weeks, as the Purple Knights compete in the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association Championships, held in New Seabury, Mass., Oct. 19-21.
FIRST ANNUAL PENMEN FALL CLASSIC
CANTERBURY WOODS COUNTRY CLUB
CANTERBURY, N.H.1. Bryant 583, 2. Saint Thomas Aquinas 611, 3. Assumption 624, 4. Southern New Hampshire 627, 5. Bentley 628, 6. New Haven 640, 7. Dowling 649, 8. Saint Anselm 651, 9. Queens 657, 10. Saint Michael's 658, 11. Pace 691, 12. Franklin Pierce 702.
Saint Michael's (337-321--658): Greg Stopera (80-79--159), Cameron Velott (81-82--163), Mike Duffy (91-79--170), Chris Chase (90-81--171), Greg Duval (86-94--180).
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Last Revised: October 25, 2002