April 16, 2000

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Lafayette (986) came in seventh place at the Patriot League golf championships on Saturday and Sunday at the Bucknell Golf Club.

Frank Fazzinga (Hawthorne, N.J./Bergen Catholic) and Andy Mitchell (Eden Prairie, Minn./Blake) led the way for Lafayette, finishing with a score of 243 over the three rounds. Chris Belfiore (Stamford, Conn./Trinity Catholic) finished third for the Leopards with a 252.

Ricky Finnerty (Lincoln, Mass./Burke Mountain Academy) and Eugene VanBiert (Woodcliff Lake, N.J.) each carded a 258 followed by Stephen Day (Gladstone, N.J./Bernards) with a 262.

Only the top four team scores were used to calculate the team scoring. Navy won that overall title with a 911 team total. The Mids' Joel Almquist was the medalist with a 218.

Lafayette returns to action on April 26 when it travels to Saucon Valley to play Moravian, Lehigh and Muhlenberg.

Team Results

1. Navy-- 911
2. Bucknell-- 914
3. Army-- 915
4. Colgate-- 920
5. Lehigh-- 920
6. Holy Cross-- 967
7. Lafayette-- 986

Individual Results
Fazzinga-- 82-80-81--243
Mitchell-- 81-80-82--243
Belfiore-- 87-78-87--252
Finnerty-- 81-88-89--258
VanBiert-- 88-90-80--258
Day-- 87-87-88--262