RESULTS

Tournament: Moraine Intercollegiate
Location: Kettering, Ohio (Morain Country Club)
Course info: 6,916 yards (Par 71)
VCU finish: 5^th of 15 (-10)
Top Ram: Zach Felts, T19th (-3)
 
The short story: Senior Zach Felts shot a second-round 66 and sparked VCU to its best finish of the falls season this week at the Moraine Intercollegiate.
 
FIRST TEE

• Felts, a transfer from Utah Tech, overcame a first-round 75 to fire back-to-back round of 66 and 69 on the way to a 19^th-place finish at 3-under
• VCU combined to shoot a 2-under 282 in Tuesday's final round, the second-lowest in the field, to vault four spots up the leaderboard to fifth. The Rams were 10-under overall. Xavier (-20) captured the team title, followed by Illinois (-17), Missouri (-16) and Rhode Island (-11)
• Freshman Carson Looney (69-70-72) opened with a 2-under 69 and earned a share of 21^st
• Sophomore Tanner Cadieux (69-76-71) claimed 40^th for the Rams, while senior Jake Conklin and freshman Rami Samawi placed 46^th and 49^th, respectively, for VCU 

VCU SCORES
5-VCU  282-278-282=842
T19-Zach Felts  75-66-69=210
T21-Carson Looney  69-70-72=211
T40-Tanner Cadieux  69-76-71=216
T46-Jacob Conklin  78-70-70=218
T49-Rami Samawi  69-72-78=219
 
INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• VCU ranked second in the field in Par 5 scoring (4.73), and the Rams were fourth overall with 54 birdies
• Cadieux and Looney led the way for the Black and Gold with 12 birdies each
• Conklin averaged 2.83 strokes in Par 3 opportunities in the tournament, a mark that tied for third-best in the field. Looney, meanwhile, tied for third in the tournament in Par 5 scoring (4.44)

NEXT UP
VCU will wrap up fall play at the Monterrey Collegiate Classic Oct. 24-25 in Monterrey, Mexico.