Tournament: Babygrande Donald Ross Collegiate
Location: Southern Pines, N.C. (Mid Pines Inn & GC)
Course Info: Par 72, 6,723 Yards
VCU finish: 5^th (+6)
Top Ram: Carson Looney (-6)
 
The short story: Freshman Carson Looney continued his outstanding freshman campaign, shooting a 3-under 69 in Wednesday's final round to earn a share of first place at the Donald Ross Intercollegiate.
 
FIRST TEE

• On Wednesday, Looney birdied three of his last five holes, including the 411-yard, Par 4 18^th, to force a playoff. Although he fell in in the first hole of a sudden death playoff for medalist honors, Looney still secured his second first place finish in his past three tournaments. Looney captured the Monterrey Collegiate Classic in Mexico to close out VCU's fall season
• Looney finished 6-under (72-69-69) overall
• VCU shot 1-under in Wednesday's final round to move up three spots for a fifth-place finish. The Rams were 6-over (289-294-287) overall at the 54-hole event. Richmond (-6) squeezed out the team title, followed by George Mason (-3), James Madison (-2) and George Washington (-2)
• Sophomore Tanner Cadieux, who captured medalist honors at the Rams' spring opener, the Bentwater Intercollegiate, shot 69-76-69 to earn a share of 12^th place this week
• Louisville graduate transfer Jackson Brimfield also placed 32^nd for the Black and Gold

VCU SCORES
5-VCU  289-294-287=870
*T1-Carson Looney  72-69-69=210
T12-Tanner Cadieux  69-76-69=214
T32-Jackson Brimfield  72-73-75=220
T72-Rami Samawi  76-76-74=226
91-Zach Felts  80-79-75=234
 
INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• Looney did much of his damage in the long game. He was 8-under on Par 5 holes during the tournament, which was tied for third-best in the field. He tied for fifth on Par 3s at 1-over
• Cadieux also tied for third in Par 5 scoring with Looney and five others
• VCU led the field in birdies with 53
• Behind Looney's and Cadieux's play, VCU ranked second in the field in Par 5 scoring (-25)
• Looney logged a team-best 14 birdies in the tournament, while Cadieux carded 12. Both were top 10 among the field 

NOTABLE
A VCU player has placed first in each of the Rams' past three tournaments, with Looney claiming the Monterrey Collegiate Classic, followed by Cadieux's win at Bentwater in February.
 
NEXT UP
VCU will return to action March 30-31 when the Rams travel to the Seahawk Intercollegiate, which will be held at the Country Club of Landfall in Wilmington, N.C.