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April 13, 2002

SPARTANBURG, S.C – The University of Virginia men’s golf team finished first of 12 teams on Saturday at the Wofford Invitational at the Carolina Country Club.

The Cavaliers carded a two-under 862. East Carolina University placed second with a 863 (-1), while UNC-Wilmington dropped to third with a 872 (+8).

Individually, UVa senior Steve Marino (Fairfax, Va.) captured medalist honors for the second time in his career with a nine-under 207. Tied with ECU entering the final hole, Marino birdied the final hole to finish with a career-low 65 while pacing UVa to the title. Old Dominion’s Chris Piercy followed by four strokes with a 211 (-5). Kirk Satterfield of Furman finished closely in third with a 212 (-4).

“What a great win for us,” said Virginia head coach Mike Moraghan, “and just fantastic play by Steve Marino. He played like an All-American this week.”

Four Cavalier players landed in the Top 25 finishes. Following Marino’s tourney lead performance, sophomore Jeremy Luce (Austin, Texas) and junior Justin Goodhue (Glastonbury, Conn.) shot an even 216 to tie for sixth. Freshman Scott McMahon (Austin, Texas), who played as an individual, fired a 221 (+5) to tie two others at 23rd. Senior Shivin Kwatra (New Delhi, India), tied 3 other golfers for the 29th position with a 228 (+12). Junior Thomas Lee (Guttenburg, N.J.) finished 44th with a 229 (+13).

The Virginia “B” Team will play in the Rehoboth Beach Invitational on Monday, April 15. The Cavaliers return to varsity action at next weekend’s ACC Championship in New London, N.C.

WOFFORD INVITATIONALFinal Results1    	VIRGINIA 	286  294  282  862      (-2)2.	East Carolina	297  282  284  863      (-1)3.	UNC-Wilmington	293  290  289  872      (+8)	Furman        	299  287  286  872      (+8)5.	Va. Common.	302  294  285  881	(+17)6.	Maryland    	301  302  285  888	(+24)7.	Old Dominion	303  301  287  891	(+27)8.	Davidson        311  302  282  895	(+31)9.	Wofford	      	305  298  294  897	(+33)	Central Florida	305  299  293  897 	(+33)11.	Charlotte	318  301  298  917	(+53)12.	UNC-Greensboro	313  305  307  925	(+61)

TOP INDIVIDUALS1. Steve Marino, Virginia 66 76 65 207 (-9)2. Chris Piercy, ODU 72 71 68 211 (-5)3. Kirk Satterfield, FU 70 71 71 212 (-4)4. Adam Gee, UNC-Wilm. 72 70 71 213 (-3)5. Jonathan Hill, E. Car. 78 66 71 215 (-1)

VIRGINIA PLAYERS

1.	Steve Marino	       66  76  65  207    (-9)T6.	Justin Goodhue         73  72  71  216    (E)T6.     Jeremy Luce            72  70  74  216    (E)T39.	Shivin Kwatra	       75  81  72  228  (+12)T44.	Thomas Lee	       75  76  78  229  (+13)T23.  (Ind.) Scott McMahon     75  72  74  221  (+5)

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