Bath, Pa. (Apr. 5, 2007) – Wild chills dipped into the low 20s and snow occasionally drove across the fairways at Southmoore Golf Course where sophomore Derek Stewart (Bernville, PA/Tulpehocken) and junior Doug McConnell (Stroudsburg, PA/Stroudsburg) both broke 80 to lead Alvernia College to a 333 team total and 8th place out of 20 teams at the Moravian College Spring Golf Invitational.

            Stewart shot matching 39s on both sides to shoot 78 and tie for 10th individually.  McConnell tied for 12th with a 38-41-79.  Freshman Jeremy Landis (Reading, PA/Central Catholic) shot 85 and Cory McCuen (Chambersburg, PA/) shot 91.

            Keystone College finished first with a team score of 319 and Moravian’s Brian Bergstol shot 68 for medalist honors.

            Alvernia will return to action at Gwynedd-Mercy on Tuesday.

Moravian College Spring Invitational
Southmoore Golf Course
Par 71, 5,749 yards, rating/slope 68.9/121

Team Results                   Alvernia Scores
1. Keystone College      319   1. Derek Stewart     78
2. FDU-Florham           320   2. Doug McConnell    79
3. Widener               324   3. Jeremy Landis     85
4. Cabrini               326   4. Cory McCuen       91
5. Dickinson             327   5. Ryan Rhodes       93
6. Elizabethtown         328 
7. Moravian              329
8. Alvernia              333
9. Lebanon Valley        334
10. Delaware Valley      340
11. King’s               341
12. Rutgers-Camden       344
13. Wilkes               345
14. Messiah              351
15. Penn State-Berks     351
16. Scranton             352
17. Albright             352
18. Ursinus              353
19. Centenary            390
20. DeSales              NTS