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Vance fires 150 to open fall

MEADVILLE, Pa. – Brandon Vance (Worcester, Md./Methacton) posted matching rounds of 75 to lead McDaniel to a fifth-place finish at the Guy & Jeanne Kuhn Memorial Invitational hosted by Allegheny in men's golf action on Sunday and Monday.

The Green Terror posted a round of 310 over the first 18 holes before carding a score of 311 on Monday to finish with a two-day score of 621. Wittenberg, who is the defending national champion and preseason No. 2 team, won the 18-team event with a score of 605, staving off a Rensselaer charge on day two. The Engineers fired a tournament-low round of 297 on Monday to finish one shot off the lead.

Vance finished tied for 10th overall with his score of 150.

Charlie Csejka (Orange, Conn./Amity Regional) finished 33rd overall with a score of 158, firing a round of 77 on Monday after debuting with a score of 81 on Sunday.

Shawn MacBurnie (Beverly, Mass./St. Mary's Lynn) posted the low round of the tournament for McDaniel on Sunday with a 73 before finishing with a score of 160 to place 43rd.

Christian Garruppo (Hilton Head, S.C./Hilton Head Prep) finished 50th with a score of 161 (81-80) while Kevin Keane (Bethesda, Md./Walt Whitman) was 52nd with a score of 162 (83-79).

Maximilian Emmerich (Swampscott, Mass./St. Mary's Lynn), playing as an individual, posted the second-best score by a Green Terror golfer with a 36-hole total of 154 to place 18th. He rebounded from a score of 82 in his first collegiate round to post a score of even-par 72 on Monday.

McDaniel returns to action at the Penn State-Harrisburg Invitational on Saturday and Sunday.

Team Scores: 1. Wittenberg 605 (299-306), 2. RPI 606 (309-297), 3. Wooster 615 (310-305), 4. Otterbein 617 (314-303), 5T. McDaniel 621 (310-311), 5T. Mercyhurst 621 (311-310), 7. Gannon 626 (317-309), 8. Allegheny 627 (316-311), 9. Penn State-Behrend 632 (321-311), 10. Penn State-Altoona 633 (318-315), 11. Westminster (Pa.) 639 (327-312), 12. Washington & Jefferson 641 (336-305), 13. St. Vincent 643 (318-325), 14. Heidelberg 651 (322-329), 15. Marietta 669 (343-326), 16. Allegheny "B" 682 (347-335), 17. Thiel 692 (353-339), 18. Hiram 756 (372-384).

McDaniel Results: 10T. Brandon Vance 150 (75-75), 33T. Charlie Csejka 158 (81-77), 43T. Shawn MacBurnie 160 (73-87), 50T. Christian Garruppo 161 (81-80), 52T. Kevin Keane 162 (83-79).

McDaniel Individual: 18T. Maximilian Emmerich 154 (82-72).

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Players Mentioned

Charlie Csejka

Charlie Csejka

6' 0"
First Year
Maximilian Emmerich

Maximilian Emmerich

5' 8"
First Year
Christian Garruppo

Christian Garruppo

5' 9"
Sophomore
Kevin Keane

Kevin Keane

6' 0"
Sophomore
Shawn MacBurnie

Shawn MacBurnie

5' 9"
Junior
Brandon Vance

Brandon Vance

5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Charlie Csejka

Charlie Csejka

6' 0"
First Year
Maximilian Emmerich

Maximilian Emmerich

5' 8"
First Year
Christian Garruppo

Christian Garruppo

5' 9"
Sophomore
Kevin Keane

Kevin Keane

6' 0"
Sophomore
Shawn MacBurnie

Shawn MacBurnie

5' 9"
Junior
Brandon Vance

Brandon Vance

5' 10"
Senior