Manhattan Places Second At MAAC Championships

 

Lake Buena Vista, FL – Manhattan lost to Siena in a one-hole playoff  at the 2016 MAAC Golf Championships at Disney's Magnolia Golf Course. 

The Saints erased the Jaspers' six-stroke lead to start the day as the teams finished with identical scores of 890 (+26). 

After finishing the third round tied, the five members of the two teams went head-to-head on the 18th hole with Siena winning the one-hole playoff by two strokes to claim its first title since 2007.

In the third and final round, sophomore Johnny Schob (Huntington, NY / Salisbury School) notched a team-best 71 (-1) while sophomores Ryan Lynch (Boynton Beach, FL / Park Vista), Charles Seward (Tampa, FL / Freedom) and Jon Keyes  (Blue Point, NY / Bayport-Blue Point) all notched identical scores of 73 (+1).

 

Manhattan was led by Lynch, who finished the tournament second with a 217 (+1) with Saint Peter's senior Nicholas Dilio was named the Men's Most Outstanding Golfer after firing a tournament-low 212 (-4).

Senior James Edgeworth (Staten Island, NY / Tottenville), classmate Michael Giannico (Blue Point, NY / Bayport-Blue Point), senior Ross Ketner (Huntington, NY / Saint Anthony's) and Seward also earned recognition on the MAAC All-Academic Team

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