RESULTS

Tournament: Mountaineer Invitational
Location: Bridgeport, W.Va. (Pete Dye Golf Club)
Course Info: Par 72, 7,308 Yards
VCU finish: 6^th of 13 (+35)
Top Ram: Ugo Malcor and Mattias Varjun, T11th (+7)
 
The short story: VCU placed three underclassmen inside the top 15, including a pair of freshmen, on the way to a sixth-place finish at the Mountaineer Invitational this week.
 
FIRST TEE

• Freshman Ugo Malcor (74-77-72) continued his outstanding debut season for the Rams. He shot 72 during Tuesday's final round and finished 7-over for the 54-hole event on the way to 11^th place
• Junior Mattias Varjun also earned a share of 11^th behind a 76-74-73 effort for the Black and Gold
• Freshman Clemente Silva (72-73-79) opened with a first-round 72 Monday and ultimately placed 15^th overall for VCU
• The Rams finished sixth amid a field that included host West Virginia and 20^th-ranked Oklahoma State. VCU (+35) was within four strokes of a second-place finish. The Sooners (+11) pulled away for an 11-stroke victory. Drexel (+31), West Virginia (+32), Coastal Carolina (+33) and James Madison (+34) rounded out the top five 

VCU SCORES
6-VCU  303-298-298=899
T11-Ugo Malcor   74-77-72=223
T11-Mattias Varjun   76-74-73=223
T15-Clemente Silva    72-73-79=224
T34-Jayce Hargrove   81-74-74=229
T62-George Saunders   81-78-80=239
 
Individual
T34-Charlie Kennedy  79-74-76=229
 
INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• The length of the 7,308-yard layout did not phase the Rams. VCU combined to shoot par on par 5 holes, second-best in the field
• Junior Jayce Hargrove led the Rams with eight birdies, while sophomore Charlie Kennedy and Silva each carded 34 pars. Silva also registered an eagle 

NEXT UP
VCU will prepare for the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships April 28-30 at the Reunion Resort and Golf Club in Orlando, Fla.