Sept. 10, 2000

ITHACA, N.Y. (www.lafayette.edu) - Senior Frank Fazzinga fired a two-round 156 to lead Lafayette to a 17th place finish at the Cornell Colgate Invitational over the weekend in Ithaca, N.Y. and Hamilton, N.Y.

Fazzinga shot a seven-over-par 79 in the first round and sliced two strokes for a 77 in the final round. Fazzinga finished tied for 18th place in the 120-golfer field.

Senior Andrew Mitchell finished in 33rd place with a 159 (82-77), 12 places ahead of teammate Jonathan Cohn who shot a 161 (79-82).

Derek Downing and Joe Goldberg rounded out the Lafayette scoring in 112th and 117th, respectively. Downing shot a 178 (92-86), while Goldberg carded a 181 (92-89).

Binghamton, led by medalist Adam Fuchs (142), won the team title with a score of 611. Lafayette finished with a 654.

Lafayette returns to action on Sept. 15 and 16, when the Leopards travel to the seventh annual Bucknell Invitational in Lewisburg, Pa.