April 2, 2008

Loudonville, N.Y. - Junior co-captain Dan Abbondandolo fired a pair of 73 rounds finishing in second individually at the Lacrosse Homes Collegiate Invitational held over the weekend in Graysonville, Md. As a team, the Saints finished 16th in a highly competitive 19 team field.

Abbondandolo, who won the Lonnie Barton Memorial Invitational three weeks earlier in Savannah, Ga. with a two round total of 143, nearly matched that performance shooting an impressive 146 for the two days in Maryland. Loyola's Michael Mulieri edged Abbondandolo to capture the individual crown finishing two strokes better at 144.

Freshman Don DeNyse III who had an equally impressive fall campaign, was the Saints other notable competitor, coming in a tie for 19th place overall with rounds of 74 and 79 respectively.

For the weekend, Siena shot a two round score of 636. Longwood University won the event, firing a score of 598, narrowly edging second place Liberty by just two strokes.

The Saints return to action the weekend of April 12 for the two-day Lafayette Spring Invitational in Center Valley, Pa.

Team Results 1.) Longwood 598 2.) Liberty 600 3.) UNC-Greensboro 602 4.) Loyola 609 5.) James Madison 614 6.) Army 617 7.) Georgetown 619 8.) Cornell 622 9.) Navy 624 10.) St. Bonaventure 625 11.) Towson 626 T12.) Boston College 628 T12.) Rutgers 628 T14.) Yale 632 T14.) Brown 632 16.) SIENA 636 17.) St. Joseph's 642 18.) Drexel 644 19.) Long Island 657

Siena Competitors T2.) Dan Abbondandolo 73-73 (146) T19.) Don DeNyse III 74-79 (153) T73.) James Gifford 82-81 (163) 95.) Chris Haggerty 91-83 (174) 99.) Matt Lentner 99-104 (203)