Golf Wins Navy Spring Invitational

Sunday, April 15

Annapolis, MD - Naval Academy Golf Course

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George Washington University

Navy Spring Invitational

Porcelli (center) took the individual title as GW captured its first team title since 2012

4/15/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

April 15, 2018

Results | Full Scores

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The GW golf team erased a nine-shot deficit in the final round of the Navy Spring Invitational to capture its first team victory since the 2012 Atlantic 10 Championship, with senior Jack Porcelli leading the way by taking the individual title.

Rain and cool temperatures made for difficult scoring conditions in Sunday's final round, but the Colonials took advantage by turning in a 305 which was the best round of the day by six shots. Towson, which led GW by nine coming into the round after shooting 290 on Saturday, turned in a 323 to finish tied for second with a 613 total. The Colonials, who shot 299 in the first round, ended up nine shots clear with a 604.

Porcelli earned his first career victory with a 5-over 147 total that left him two shots clear of second-place finisher Owen Quinn of Lehigh. The senior from Princeton, New Jersey, opened with a 71 on Saturday and was in a three-way tie for the lead going into Sunday. He turned in a final round 76 while the two golfers he shared the lead with shot 79 and 83.

Also turning in top-five finishes for the Colonials were Christian Cichan and Adrian Castagnola, who both shot 9-over 151 to finish tied for fourth. Vince Palazzolo helped spur the Sunday comeback by turning in a 75 which matched the lowest score in the field in round two.

GW now turns its attention to the Atlantic 10 Championship, which returns to Grand Cypress Golf Club in Orlando for the third consecutive year. The Colonials will look to improve on their fourth-place finish a year ago when the tournament gets underway on April 28.

TEAM SCORES (299-305=604 | 1st of 13)

1 Jack Porcelli -- 71, 76 (+5, 147)
T4 Christian Cichan -- 75, 76 (+9, 151)
T4 Adrian Castagnola -- 73, 78 (+9, 151)
T15 Vince Palazzolo -- 80, 75 (+13, 155)
T40 Clifford Thompson -- 80, 81 (+19, 161)

NOTABLE

A Colonials has captured the individual championship at GW's last two tournaments. Logan Lowe won the Seattle University Redhawk Invitational prior to Porcelli's victory.
The win is GW's first in the regular season in over a decade. The last one came back in 2006 at the Rehoboth Invitational.

WATCH THIS: Hear from head coach Chuck Scheinost and Porcelli.