RESULTS 

When and Where: February 20, 2018 – Kiawah Island, S.C. (The Ocean Course – Par 72)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University – 956 (19^th/19) 

Junior Matt Paradis (Hooksett, N.H.) carded a 2-over 74 in Tuesday's third and final round of the Newberry College Invitational, as the Southern New Hampshire University men's golf team finished 19^th in its first match of the spring at the Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, S.C. 

Paradis, who opened Monday's first round with a 78 before following it up with the single best Penmen round of the tourney – a 70 – finished tied for 18^th with a 6-over 222 following 54 holes. 

Sophomore Garret Olivar (Manchester, N.H.) turned in his best round with an 80 that gave him a 244 for the tournament, while junior Tyler Silver (Lebanon, N.H.) also equaled a 244 with an 81 that served as his second best round of the event. 

Junior Sam Riemer (Canton, Mass.) shot an 85 for a three-round total of 246, with senior Joshua LaCasse (Bow, N.H.), who did not factor in the team scoring, penciling in an 87 for a total of 265. 

Notes:
- Paradis made a tournament-high 16 birdies.
- Columbus State University won the event with a 7-under 857 over the three rounds, which was eight strokes better than the runner-up University of South Carolina Aiken.
- Columbus States' Gideon Van Der Vyver was the individual medalist with a 7-under 209, besting teammate Jordan Doull by a single shot.
- The Newberry College Invitational was comprised of 96 student-athletes from 19 institutions.

Up Next:
Southern New Hampshire returns to the links April 12-13 at Le Moyne College's Mike Bello Invitational at Bellevue Country Club in Syracuse, N.Y.

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