Final Results

Tournament: Moraine Intercollegiate
Location: Kettering, Ohio (Moraine CC)
Course Info: Par 71, 6,916 Yards
VCU finish: 1^st of 16 (+7)
Top Ram: Rami Samawi and Theo Archer, T5th (-1)
 
The short story: Breakout performances by underclassmen Theo Archer and Rami Samawi led the way as VCU captured its second victory of the fall season this week at Moraine Country Club outside of Dayton, Ohio.
 
FIRST TEE

• Samawi (72-68-72) and Archer (69-70-73) each shot 1-under on the 6,916-yard layout to record the first top-five finishes of their collegiate careers
• VCU combined for a 7-over total of 859 (285-278-296) across 54 holes and held off a late charge by Big 10 stalwarts Minnesota (+9) and Wisconsin (+10) on the way to victory. The Rams shot a 6-under 278 in Monday's second round to take over the lead
• Graduate Max Morgenstern, a transfer from St. Leo, carded a second-round 69 and shot 1-over to claim a share of 10^th for the Black and Gold

VCU SCORES
1-VCU 285-278-296=859
T5-Rami Samawi  72-68-72=212
T5-Theo Archer  69-70-73=212
T10-Max Morgenstern  70-69-75=214
T33-North Chery  74-71-76=221
T44-Tanner Cadieux  74-72-77=223
 
INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• VCU led the field in both Par 3 (3.08) and Par 5 (4.71) scoring
• Samawi (-2) and Morgenstern (-6) paced the field individually in Par 3 and Par 5 scoring, respectively
• Archer's 13 birdies were tops among the 81-player field. Morgenstern (12) and Samawi (11) also ranked inside the top 10

NOTABLE
VCU also won the Redhawk Intercollegiate on Sept. 15. The Rams have earned four tournament wins in the past two seasons under Coach Tyler Schmutz.
 
NEXT UP
VCU will cap its fall season Oct. 24-25 at the Monterrey Collegiate Classic in Monterrey, Mexico.