RESULTS

Tournament: Atlantic 10 Conference Championship
Location: Orlando, Fla. (Evermore Resort and Golf Club)
Course info: Par 72, 7,085 Yards
VCU Finish: 3^RD (+1)
Top Ram: Carson Looney, 2^nd (-9)
 
The short story: Freshman Carson Looney capped an outstanding debut season with a runner-up finish Wednesday at the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship in Orlando, Fla. Behind Looney, VCU placed third overall.
 
FIRST TEE

• Looney shot a 3-under 69 in Wednesday's final round to hold onto his second-place position throughout the day. Looney shot 67-71-69 across the 54-hole event to finish 9-under. Richmond's Lucas Rizo-Patron (-13) carded a final-round 66 to pull away for medalist honors
• VCU shot even par Wednesday, but it wasn't enough to slow down Richmond (-14), which shot 15-under Wednesday to surge to the team title. George Mason (-4) placed second. Rhode Island (+2) and George Washington (+3) rounded out the top five
• Senior Zach Felts (+4) fired a final-round 72 to claim a share of 20^th for VCU, while sophomore Tanner Cadieux and senior Mason Minkel (+5) tied for 24^th. Minkel carded a 1-under 71 Wednesday
• VCU has not finished worse than fourth at the A-10 Championship since joining the league prior to the 2012-13 season

VCU SCORES
3-VCU  285-292-288=865
2-Carson Looney  67-71-69=207
T20-Zach Felts  74-74-72=220
T24-Tanner Cadieux  74-70-77=221
T24-Mason Minkel  73-77-71=221
XX-Braden O'Grady  71-77-SUB-148
XX-Jacob Conklin  SUB-SUB-76=76
 
INSIDE THE SCORECARD

• Looney ranked within the top five of the field in both Par 4 (3.90) and Par 5 (4.50) scoring during the week. His 39 pars were second in the field
• Looney also registered the fewest bogeys of any player in the tournament. He carded just three in 54 holes. His 12 birdies on the week were a team best