March 17, 2007

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Senior Bryan Bigley (Rotterdam, N.Y./Schalmont) fired a two-day score of 147, registering a 72 and a 75 to pace Siena to a first place finish at the Fairfield Invitational in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Saturday. As a team, the Saints tallied a 625 (308-317), eight strokes ahead of second place Fairfield who shot a combined 633 (317, 316) to finish in second place.

Rounding out the top-five finishing teams were Concord University and the University of Delaware, who both tied for third, followed by Canisius College who finished in fifth with an overall two-day score of 642.

Junior Dennis Gosier ( tied for fourth place after completing the tournament with a total score of 155, firing a 77 in the first day and a 78 in the second to finish second on the team. Other golfers to show on the scorecard representing the Saints were Dan Abbondandolo (Oyster Bay Cover/Saint Dominic), who finished 17th overall and third on the team with a score of 161 (77,84), and seniors Alex Arrigo (Lowville, N.Y./Lowville) who tied in 27th place (163-83-80) and Allen Parker(Blandford, Mass./Gateway Regional) who tied in 43rd place (167-82-85).

Fin. School Scores 1 Siena College 308 317 625 +49 2 Fairfield University 317 316 633 +57 T 3 Concord University 325 316 641 +65 T 3 Delaware, U. of 314 327 641 +65 5 Canisius College 316 326 642 +66 6 Bryant University 315 331 646 +70 7 Long Island U-Brklyn 330 319 649 +73 8 Saint Anselm College 323 329 652 +76 9 Wilmington College 331 338 669 +93 10 Hofstra University 324 346 670 +94 11 Mass.-Lowell U of 327 344 671 +95 12 La Salle University 328 344 672 +96 13 Manhattan College 336 337 673 +97 14 North Carolina Wesly 353 363 716 +140

1 Siena College 308 317 625 +49 Bryan Bigley 72 75 147 +3 T4Dennis Gosier 77 78 155 +11 17 Dan Abbondandolo 77 84 161 +17 T 27 Alex Arrigo 83 80 163 +19 T 43 Allen Parker 82 85 167 +23