The Patriots had their highest finish of the spring season earning sixth place at the 54-hole Fireline Towson Invitational held this weekend at Prospect Bay Country Club on the Eastern Shore in Maryland. Mason finished tied with Longwood and four strokes off fifth-place Georgetown.

Mason's Silas VanSky led the Patriots with a three-round 226 and 14th place finish. He carded his best score on the final day with a two-over 74. Senior Branson Real finished tied for 23rd. Casey Thompson improved his score each of the three rounds to finish with a 237, including a three-over par 75 today.

Kent State opened up a huge lead after the first 36 holes and couldn't be caught as the Golden Flashes became the first school to win the Fireline Towson Invitational a second time while the host Tigers, led by senior Nyasha Mauchaza . The Tigers were runners up by eight strokes over third place Rhode Island and by 13 shots over Georgetown and Seton Hall who tied for fourth.

Kent State's John Hahn was the medalist with a 1-under par 215. He was the only golfer to shoot under par for the tournament. He becomes the first two-time medalist in the 13-year history of the event.

The Patriots

T 6 George Mason Univ. 308 301 312 921
T 14 Silas VanSky 75 77 74 226
T 23 Branson Real 79 73 78 230
T 38 Marshall Tinsley 77 72 85 234
T 56 Casey Thompson 83 79 75 237
T 67 Josh Apple 77 79 85 241

Team Scores : Kent State (296-285-298-879 +15), Towson (301-301-302-904 +40), Rhode Island (307-298-307-912 +48), Seton Hall (308-299-310-917+53), Georgetown (308-301-308-917 +53), George Mason (308-301-312-921 +57) , Longwood (307-306-308-921 +57), Loyola (304-304-316-924 +60), William & Mary (307-318-300-925 +61), Columbia (313-309-307-929 +65), Navy (304-312-314-930 +66), Boston College (315-320-315-950 +86), Cornell (309-325-318-952 +88), LIU (325-320-315-960 +96), Drexel (328-316-316-960 +96), Rutgers (314-320-328-962 +98), Army (328-318-321-967 +103).