April 11, 2006

Ashland, Ohio - Mercyhurst shot a two-day total of 332-318 (650) to finish 9th and last at the annual Ashland University Invitational. This year's event was hosted by the Country Club of Ashland.

Ferris State used a strong second day of play Monday to overtake the host Eagles and win the championship.

The Eagles had an eight-stroke lead after the first day, but the `Dogs roared back on Monday, shooting 290. AU shot 301. In the final team standings, FSU took first place with a team score of 596. Ashland (599) was second and Wayne State (613) was third. Findlay (615) came in fourth in a nine-team field.

Derek Shelburne of Ferris State was the medalist. His final score was 143. Wayne State's Joe Wilson (147) was the runnerup. Luigi Spadafora of Northwood and Jacob Abramson of Wayne State tied for third (148).

Team Scores
1. Ferris State: 306-290= 596
2. Ashland: 298-301= 599
3. Wayne State: 311-302= 613
4. Findlay: 315-300= 615
5. Ashland B: 312-306= 618
6. Northwood: 314-306= 620
7. Gannon: 315-311= 626
8. Northern Michigan: 331-312= 643
9. Mercyhurst: 332-318= 650

Individual Scores
T-27. Craig Bishop: 80-78=158 +14
T-27. Sal Vella: 81-77=158 +14
T-41. Tim Falkner: 84-81=165 +21
T-52. Kevin Binsell: 87-89=176 +32
T-53. Ben Deets: 98-82=180 +36