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Nor'easters tie for 3rd at TCCC Invitational; Nichols wins

Griffin Andrews closed out his career with a 2nd-place showing after a season-low 77

Team Results
Individual Results

WORCESTER, Mass. -- With four scores in the 70's, Nichols College posted a total of 313 to win the 2010 The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) Invitational, held Thursday in the cold wind and rain at Green Hill Golf Course. Endicott College finished five strokes back in second with a score of 318.

The Bison modeled consistency with their lineup, combining rounds of 78, 78, 78, and 79 to reach their final score -- leaving out a score of 80.

The University of New England and Western New England College tied for third at 322. Anna Maria College (329), Roger Williams University (364), and Wentworth Institute of Technology (371) rounded out the seven-team field.

WNEC first-year Pat Donahue (Southington, Conn.) claimed the medalist honors on the par 72 layout, firing a four-over 76. UNE senior Griffin Andrews (Rye, N.H.) was the individual runner-up with a season-best 77.

First-years Tyler Moody (Augusta, Maine), Andrew Emery (Winthrop, Maine), and Mathew Brown (Charleston, Maine) recorded the other scores factoring in the UNE total with 80, 82, and 83, respectively. Junior Gage Robertson (Freeport, Maine) carded an 85.

Big Blue completes its most successful season on record with a mark of 29-7-2.