Team/Combo Results
Individual Results

CRANSTON, R.I. (April 17, 2016) - Led by an impressive performance from sophomore Mike Metcalf (Longmeadow, Mass.), the Western New England University men's golf team finished in a tie for seventh place following round two action today at the Wildcats Spring Invitational, hosted by Johnson & Wales University at Cranston Country Club.
 
Metcalf posted the lowest round two score in the 100-player field, following up his 86 from yesterday with an even-par 72 today, and finishing in a five-way tie for tenth place with a combined score of 158. Jeff Piraino of Johnson & Wales was the only other player to record a 72 in round two.
 
Western New England posted a team score of 312, a 23-stroke improvement from yesterday's 335 that had the Golden Bears tied for tenth place following round one. Their two-day score of 647 was good for a tie for seventh place with Salem State and Husson in the 19-team field. Williams claimed the team title with a score of 630 (320 + 310), while Endicott and Rhode Island College tied for second (636). Jonathan Cooper of RIC claimed the top individual honors with a combined 149 (72 + 77).  
 
Junior Matt Fontaine (East Longmeadow, Mass.) and sophomore Joe Ciolek (South Hadley, Mass.) finished in a five-way tie for 24^th with matching scores of 161. Fontaine, who shot a team-best 79 in round one, turned in an 82 today, while Ciolek fired a six-over 78 today after posting an 83 yesterday.  
 
Rounding out Western New England's five entries were sophomore John Abbott (Higganum, Conn.) and junior Joe DaSilva (Watertown, Conn.). Abbott finished in a tie for 67^th with a two-day score of 171 (91 + 80) after shaving 11 strokes off yesterday's effort, while DaSilva posted a combined score of 176 (87 + 89), good for a four-way tie for 75^th.
 
The Golden Bears will be back in action this Thursday, when they host their annual Western New England Invitational at Veterans Memorial Golf Course in Springfield, Mass.