University of Minnesota Athletics
Men's Golf Places Second at Pepsi-Cola Invitational
3/24/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Minnesota shot a final round of 298. Combined with the two rounds Saturday of 295 and 303, the Gophers tied for second with a team score of 896. The other second-place team was Illinois. Both schools finished 23 strokes behind event winner Michigan State.
Leading the Gophers were sophomore Simon Nash and junior Wilhelm Schauman. Nash shot a 1-over-par 73 and finished in third-place. Schauman, after leading Saturday, fell three places with a 75 (+3) and ended tied for fourth. Junior Joe Affrunti, competing as an individual, shot an even par-72 to remain at tenth-place.
Minnesota's next event will be April 13-14 at The Intercollegiate in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Final Round Team Scores 1. Michigan State 295-291-287-873 2. Minnesota 295-303-298-896 Illinois 303-299-294-896 4. Rollins College 297-298-302-897 5. Penn State 303-305-296-904 6. Wichita State 311-305-297-913 7. Notre Dame 306-307-304-917 8. Iowa 312-306-306-924 9. Florida Gulf Coast 312-311-302-925 10. Bowling Green 310-306-311-927 11. Princeton 313-307-313-933 12. De Paul 312-315-308-935 13. Northern Illinois 319-316-313-948 Golden Gopher Results 3. Simon Nash 71-73-73-217 T4. Wilhelm Schauman 71-72-75-218 T10. Joe Affrunti (individual) 77-71-72-220 T25. Justin Smith 77-78-75-230 T31. Matt Anderson 77-80-75-232 62. David Morgan 76-84-81-241
