University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies finish sixth at BIG EAST Championship
4/21/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
NOTRE DAME, IN (April 21) – Despite its best efforts, the University of Connecticut golf team couldn’t climb out of sixth place at the 2002 BIG EAST Championship, shooting a final-round 316 at the Warren Golf Course for a score of 929 for the tournament. Virginia Tech won its second consecutive title with a score of 865.
The Hokies’ Johnson Wagner overcame a two-shot deficit and shot a final-round 68–the best round of the tournament–to take individual medalist honors with a score of 211. Notre Dame’s Steve Ratay and St. John’s Andrew Svoboda, who led going into the final day, finished tied for second with scores of 215.
UConn senior Sean Vigue (Lebanon, CT) and freshman Justin Ciombor (Plainville, MA) each finished tied for 14th place with scores of 227. Vigue fired the Huskies’ best round of the afternoon with a four-over par 75 while Ciombor slipped off his pace from the previous day to card a 78.
Freshman Mike Murphy (Woburn, MA) notched a 77 in the final round to finish with a 232, good enough for 23rd place overall. Seniors Kevin Coghlan (Northridge, CA) and Kevin O’Connor (East Lyme, CT) finished 29th and 30th, respectively. Coghlan carded an 88 in the final round while O’Connor finished with an 86.
Connecticut will next play at the University of Rhode Island Spring Invitational on April 26-27.
Team Leaderboard
Team Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Total Finish Virginia Tech 290 287 288 865 1 Notre Dame 297 289 296 882 2 St. John's 288 296 302 886 3 Georgetown 296 298 304 898 4 Seton Hall 307 295 324 926 5 Connecticut 311 302 316 929 6Individual Leaderboard
Player Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3Total Finish Johnson Wagner (VT) 70 73 68
211 1 Steve Ratay (ND) 72 71 72 215 T2 Andrew Svoboda (SJ) 71 70 74 215 T2 Nick Cook (GU) 71 71 75 217 T4 Chris McKeel (VT) 73 71 73 217 T4
UConn Scores
Player Rd. 1 Rd. 2 Rd. 3 Total Finish Sean Vigue 79 73 75 227 (+17) T14 Justin Ciombor 73 76 78 227 (+17) T14 Mike Murphy 79 76 77 232 (+22) 23 Kevin Coghlan 80 77 88 245 (+35) 29 Kevin O'Connor 81 79 86 246 (+36) 30Players Mentioned
