May 6, 2007

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Winter Garden, Fla. - Duquesne's golf team improved on their prevous day's score for the second time in a row and took 10th place following Sunday's final round of the 12-team Atlantic 10 Men's Golf Championship at the Orange County (FL) National Golf Center.

The Dukes, who moved into 10th by one stroke Saturday, compiled a 54-hole total of 917, 18 strokes ahead of 11th-place Fordham. Last season, Duquesne was 12th in the 2006 13-team event.

Four of the five Duquesne athletes improved yesterday's marks. Sophomore Drew Ellis, who was tied for 34th Saturday, paced the Red and Blue with a one-over par 73 and 28th place (tie) in the 60-golfer tournament. Senior Derek Evans amd sophomore Brendan Madden bettered Saturday's outing by three strokes apiece.

Charlotte, which entered the final round with a one-stroke lead over Xavier, won their second straight A-10 title by nine strokes. The 49ers' earned the A-10's automatic bid to the NCAA Golf Championship and will be making their third-straight NCAA appearance.

Charlotte's Matt Mincer shot a three-day total of 14-under 202 to win the individual crown. His freshman teammate, Corey Nagy, earned the Rookie of the Year award as the top first-year finisher. Nagy posted a 208, tying for third-place. Charlotte head coach Jamie Green was named the A-10 Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season -- the 49ers' first two campaigns in the Atlantic 10.

Duquesne Scores

T 28 Drew Ellis        76 74 73 223
T 40 Brendan Madden    78 77 74 229
T 48 Mike Hartman      83 76 75 234
  51 Derek Evans       84 78 75 237
T 52 Brian Sidone      79 77 83 239

 1 Charlotte          275 276 273 824
 2 Xavier             279 273 281 833
 3 St. Bonaventure    287 290 290 867
 4 Richmond           307 285 283 875
 5 George Washington  297 291 289 877
 6 St. Joseph's       299 287 297 883
 7 Rhode Island       292 291 304 887
 8 Dayton             294 309 292 895
   Temple             304 291 300 895
10 Duquesne           316 304 297 917
11 Fordham            310 311 314 935
12 La Salle           311 317 326 954