Dukes Grab Fifth at ECU Intercollegiate

Monday, March 4

Brook Valley CC | Greenville, N.C.

James Madison University

2019 ECU Intercollegiate

3/5/2019 9:47:00 PM | Men's Golf

@JMUMGolf JMU MG on Instagram Final Results

GREENVILLE, N.C. - The James Madison men's golf team continued to battle tough conditions on Tuesday, but fought its way to a fifth-place finish to close out the ECU Intercollegiate, hosted by ECU at the par-72, 6,755-yard Brook Valley Country Club.

On a blustery morning, freshman Nick Schlickenrieder birdied two of his final three holes to lead the way for the Dukes, carding a final-round 74 (+2) to climb into a tie for 39th at the 70-player tournament.

As a team, the Dukes carded a 302 in Tuesday's final round, third-lowest score of the day amid a challenging field, closing the day in sole possession of fifth, five strokes ahead of Gardner-Webb and six ahead of No. 46 College of Charleston in seventh.

Junior Walker Cress continued his strong play, leading the Dukes on the final leaderboard with a 13th-place (+6) finish after a final-round 75 (+3) on Tuesday, while junior Ryan Cox was just three strokes behind in 19th, carding a 76 (+4) in his final loop.

Sophomore Ignacio Montero closed out the JMU scoring with a 5-over 77 that put him in a tie for 30th, while senior Ben Tucker bounced back from a rocky start to card a 6-over 76 and tie for 46th for the tournament.

Playing as an individual, freshman George Heath finished tied for 24th at 227 (+11) on the week.

QUOTING COACH FORBES
"I think we did another good job today of battling through some really tough conditions. To fight through everything they dealt with and finish among the teams they did and ahead of a ranked conference rival like Charleston is something we can build on as we get into the heart of spring."

UP NEXT
The Dukes will be back in action later this week, as they travel to Las Vegas, Nev. from March 8-9 to take part in the 2019 Jackrabbit Invitational, hosted by South Dakota State at Boulder Creek Golf Club.