VICTOR, N.Y.- Brock Fassnacht (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) climbed his way back up the leaderboard on Saturday afternoon, eventually finishing in a tie for eighth after registering a one-over 73 to finish with a three-day score of four-over-par (220) for the Championship. As a team, West Chester continued its climb up the team leaderboard on Saturday afternoon, moving into a tie for sixth after registering a third-round score of 301, which led to a three-day score of 899 (299-299-301). St. Thomas Aquinas led throughout the Tournament and eventually claimed the Regional Title with a three-day score of 881 after recording a team score of 295 (+7) on Saturday afternoon. Jordan Hyland of Davis & Elkins found his way from second place into first after registering a 70 (-2) in the final round to finish at three-under for the Tournament and pass Nolan Skaggs of St. Thomas Aquinas, who had led entering play on Saturday morning.
Fassnacht's eighth-place finish is believed to be the best individual finish by a Golden Ram since Tyler Maiman finished in a tie for sixth at the 2016 Atlantic/East Regional Championship. The team's sixth-place finish is also believed to be the best finish for the Golden Rams at the Division II Atlantic/East Regional Championships during head coach Harry Hammond's tenure at the helm, passing the previous top finish of seventh, which was last recorded at the same 2016 Atlantic/East Regional Championship, which was also played in Upstate New York in Baldwinsville, New York outside of Syracuse.Â
Course Information:
Event: NCAA DII East/Atlantic Regional Tournament
Course: Ravenwood Golf Club (Victor, N.Y.)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,083 yards
Among PSAC teams, Wets Chester was second, trailing only Gannon, who finished third with a three-day score of 887, thanks to a third-round score of 293 (+5) to advance to the National Finals later this month. Pitt-Johnstown, whom West Chester had remained well within striking distance of for much of the week, tied with West Chester for sixth after a third-round score of 302 (+14).
Fassnacht played stood at even par for much of the back nine on Saturday afternoon after registering birdies on the par-five 12th and par-four 13th before registering a bogey on the par-five 18th to conclude his round with a score of 73 (+1) and move to four-over for the Tournament.
Chris Warner (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) and Jacob Sokalsky (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) each finished in a tie 34th after registering final round scores of 76 (+4) and 75 (+3), respectively, to finish +8 on the Tournament. Warner made the turn at even-par after registering birdie on three of the final four holes of the front nine, but a stretch, which saw him bogey three of the first four holes on the back nine, led to his final round 76 and an eventual 34th-place finish.
Austin Schreffler (Dillsburg, Pa./Northern York) moved his way up the leaderboard on Saturday afternoon, thanks in large part to a pair of birdies on two par-fives (6th, 12th), as he signed for a 77 (+5) to finish in a tie for 78th (+17) for the Tournament. Connor Strine (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) slipped down the leaderboard slightly on Saturday afternoon, finishing with a nine-over-par 81, and a three-day score of 235 (+19) to finish in a tie for 83rd.
Leaderboard Information
Teams: 20
Players: 108
Team Leader: St. Thomas Aquinas-881 (286, 300, 295)
Individual Leader: Jordan Hyland (Davis & Elkins) 73, 70, 70-216 (-3)
West Chester Team Score: 899 (299, 299, 301) (T6)
Brock Fassnacht T8 70, 77, 73-220 (+4)
Chris Warner T34 77, 71, 76-224 (+8)
Jacob Sokalsky T34 74, 75, 75-224 (+8)
Austin Schreffler T78 79, 77, 77 -233 (+17)
Connor Strine T83 78, 76, 81-235 (+19)
