April 29, 2005

State College, Pa., April 29, 2005 -- The George Mason golf team is in the middle of the pack in eighth place out of 15 teams after the opening two rounds of the 29th annual Rutherford Intercollegiate Golf Tournament today. The three-round tournament takes place on the par-72, 6,535 yard Penn State Blue Course in State College, Pa.

Nick DeSimone led the Patriots shooting a 3-under par 69 in the second round for a 144 total (75-69), good for a tie for 16th place. Mike Cavanagh was consistent, shooting a one-over par 73 on both rounds. Mike Kirby carded a 74 on both rounds for a 148 total score and tie for 34th. Dan Hurley shot a (73-77) 150 and Trey Bressler carded a (75-76) 151 on the day.

George Mason will look to improve in the standings in tomorrow's final round, which begins at 8:00 a.m.

      T  8   George Mason Univ.       295  292    587
      T 16    Nick DeSimone            75   69    144
      T 24    Mike Cavanagh            73   73    146
      T 34    Mike Kirby               74   74    148
      T 46    Daniel Hurley            73   77    150
      T 50    Trey Bressler            75   76    151

      Fin.   School                   Scores
         1   Penn State U.            287  279    566
         2   Va. Commonwealth         289  287    576
         3   Ohio University          288  289    577
         4   Rutgers University       290  288    578
         5   Towson University        289  291    580
         6   Maryland, U. of          290  292    582
         7   Akron, U. of             297  289    586
     	T  8   George Mason Univ.       295  292    587
	T  8   Princeton University     296  291    587
        10   St. Joseph's Univer.     299  293    592
        11   James Madison Univ.      305  289    594
        12   Wright State Univ.       305  290    595
        13   Georgetown Univ.         306  294    600
        14   Navy                     313  301    614
        15   Western Kentucky U.      315  301    616