Team Results
Individual Results

BREWSTER, Mass. (October 25, 2015) - The Western New England University men's golf team sits in a tie for seventh place after posting a score of 316 on day one of the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association (NEIGA) Championships today at The Captains Course in Brewster, Mass.

Western New England finished round one tied with Worcester State University, as Babson College leads the 22-team field with a score of 305. Rhode Island College (307) sits two shots behind Babson, while Johnson & Wales University and Nichols College each turned in 308s for a two-way tie in third. St. Joseph's (Maine) College rounded out the top five with a score of 312 after 18 holes. Castleton (Vt.) University's Zachary Temple tops the leader board by two strokes after shooting a two-under par 70 during opening round action today.
 
Junior Matt Fontaine (East Longmeadow, Mass.) led the way for the Golden Bears, shooting a two-over 74, good for a seventh-place tie with Dylan Casserly of Nichols.

Classmate Joe DaSilva (Watertown, Conn.) turned in a score of 80, placing him in a 12-way tie for 35^th, while junior Nick Shemkovitz (Meriden, Conn.) and sophomore John Abbott (Higganum, Conn.) finished one stroke back of DaSilva in a 13-way tie for 47^th.

Rounding out the Western New England participants today was sophomore Mike Metcalf (Longmeadow, Mass.), who is tied for 97^th in the 110-player field after shooting a 91 on the opening 18 holes of the tournament.
 
Round two action is set to get underway tomorrow morning at 10 a.m.