April 23, 2005

Orlando, Fla. - Senior David Atkinson followed up a Round One score of 70 with an even-par 72 on Saturday to keep Loyola atop the leaderboard at the 2005 MAAC Golf Championships. The Greyhounds, with a 36-hole team score of 583, are tied with Siena heading into the third and final round at Disney's Magnolia Course in Orlando, Fla.

Atkinson is fourth among all individuals while fellow senior T.J. Shuart is tied for fifth with his two-day 145. Shuart, who also shot a 70 on Day One, posted a 75 on Saturday while Matt Bassler posted a 76 and is one stroke back with a 36-hole total of 146.

Will Shriver shot a 77 in his first round and cut four strokes off his score on Saturday with a 73. Chris Derby, who also fired a 77 in his first round, posted an 83 and round out Loyola's scoring after two days.

Bryan Bigley of Siena leads the field with a 138 after an amazing first-round score of 66. The Saints and Greyhounds lead third-place Rider by 17 strokes heading into Sunday.

MAAC Championships - Scores
T  1   Loyola College           287  296    583
         4    David Atkinson           70   72    142
      T  5    T.J. Shuart              70   75    145
         7    Matt Bassler             70   76    146
      T  9    Will Shriver             77   73    150
        24    Chris Derby              77   81    158
      T  1   Siena College            292  291    583
         1    Bryan Bigley             66   72    138
         2    Allen Parker             71   69    140
      T  5    Robby Bigley             76   69    145
      T 26    Jeremy Melchior          79   81    160
      T 31    Brad Myatt               81   83    164
         3   Rider University         293  307    600
         3    Tyler Brewington         70   71    141
         8    Brad Domenico            73   76    149
      T 19    Josh Krumholz            73   82    155
        25    Jared Brechman           77   82    159
      T 28    Jonathan Kent            83   78    161
         4   Niagara University       301  308    609
      T 12    Andrew Burke             76   76    152
      T 12    Mike Jarvis              73   79    152
      T 17    Chris Agostinelli        76   77    153
      T 17    Chris Hart               76   77    153
        35    Dan Misko                87   78    165
         5   Fairfield University     309  306    615
      T  9    Jonathan Vannelli        73   77    150
        11    Matt Ferigno             76   75    151
      T 21    Rob Tarallo              78   78    156
      T 26    Dan Quatrocelli          84   76    160
        40    Rudy Pino                82   91    173
         6   Iona College             308  311    619
      T 12    Paul Selvaggio           76   76    152
      T 19    Min Suk Kim              77   78    155
      T 21    Kyle Underwood           76   80    156
      T 28    Lance McGray             79   82    161
        30    Russel Giglio            85   77    162
         7   Canisius College         312  310    622
      T 12    Rob Krajewski            75   77    152
      T 12    Jeff Bagley              76   76    152
        23    Jeff Manza               83   74    157
      T 31    Nick Cosantino           80   84    164
      T 31    Dave Martinez            81   83    164
         8   Manhattan College        335  336    671
      T 31    Timothy Hand             80   84    164
      T 36    George Calvi             87   79    166
        39    James Marchewka          85   84    169
        41    Danny Sirico             88   89    177
        43    Scott Burton             83   99    182
         9   St. Peter's College      342  352    694
      T 36    Chris Merce              82   84    166
        38    Lou Adimondo             81   86    167
        42    Anthony Fauci            87   91    178
        44    Ryan Jasinski            92   91    183
        45    Stephen O'Shea           94   91    185