Tournament: Cullan Brown Collegiate
Location: Lexington, Ky. (Lexington CC)
Course info: 7,255 Yards, Par 71
VCU finish: T9th (+12)
Top Ram: Tanner Cadieux, T12 (-1)
 
The short story: Junior Tanner Cadieux continued his torrid start to the fall season, logging another top-15 finish Tuesday at the Cullan Brown Collegiate in Kentucky.
 
FIRST TEE

• Cadieux fired a first-round 69 and closed in 71-72 to earn a share of 12^th at 1-under for the 54-hole event
• VCU combined to shoot 12-over to claim a share of ninth place among a field that included several NCAA Tournament teams from year ago
• Tennessee ran away with the team crown, shooting 22-under. Mississippi State (Even), N.C. State (+2), Kentucky (+3) and Penn State (+5) rounded our the top five
• Sophomore Rami Samawi tied for 25^th for the Black and Gold. He overcame a slow start to shoot back-to-back under par rounds (75-70-70) 

VCU SCORES
T9-VCU  291-283-290=864
T12-Tanner Cadieux  69-71-72=212
T25-Rami Samawi  75-70-70=215
T45-Theo Archer  70-70-79=219
T63-North Chery  78-72-73=223
T72-Max Morgenstern  77-75-75=227
 
INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• Cadieux and Samawi carded a team-high 11 birdies on the week
• VCU tied for fifth in Par 3 scoring (3.20)

NEXT UP
The Rams return to the links Oct. 12-13 at the Moraine Intercollegiate in Dayton, Ohio