Full Results

Tournament: Stitch Intercollegiate
Location: Raleigh, N.C. (Lonnie Poole)
Course info: Par 71, 7,134 Yards
VCU finish: 5^th of 12 (+36)
Top Ram: Ugo Malcor, 18^th (+9)
 
The short story: Sophomore Ugo Malcor carded a final-round 72 to lead VCU to a fifth-place finish at the Stitch Intercollegiate this weekend.
 
FIRST TEE

• VCU and the field battled challenging weather conditions at the event. Saturday's final round was suspended for more than two hours due to high winds
• Malcor shot 73-77-72 to place 18^th to pace the Rams
• The Black and Gold (+36) combined to shoot 303-292-293 at the 54-hole event on the way to fifth. Host N.C. State defended its home course, recording a total of 870 (+18) on the way to a five-stroke win. UNCG (+23), Duke (+34) and Georgia Southern (+35) rounded out the top four
• VCU freshman Veikka Viskari fired a second-round 70 and tied for 30^th (78-70-77). Senior Mattias Varjun and junior Tim Chan each tied for 33^rd for the Rams
• Redshirt sophomore Dylan Allen placed 23^rd as an individual for VCU 

VCU SCORES

5	VCU	303	292	293	888
T18	Ugo Malcor (4)	73	77	72	222
T30	Veikka Viskari (2)	78	70	77	225
T33	Mattias Varjun (3)	75	79	72	226
T33	Tim Chan (5)	81	73	72	226
T38	Grayson Wood (1)	77	72	78	227

INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• Allen carded a team-high eight birdies, while Viskari's 36 pars led the Rams
• Chan averaged 4.67 stroke on par 5 opportunities, fifth-best in the field
• Overall, VCU, led by Chan, was second in the tournament in par 5 scoring (4.88) 

NEXT UP
VCU will return home and prepare for the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships April 26-28 in Orlando, Fla.