Southern Maine Finishes Third at Husson University Invitational

BANGOR, Maine – Juniors Tom Murray (Bangor, Maine) and Shawn Francoeur (Windham, Maine) each finished tied for 10th place to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a third place finish at the 2015 Husson University Invitational this weekend at the Bangor Municipal Golf Course.

Southern Maine finished in a two-way tie for third place with the University of New England. The Huskies totaled a team score of 615 (310-305) to finish third out of 12 teams in the two-day, 36-hole tourney.  St. Joseph's College won the event with a team score of 600 (299-301), while host Husson University placed second with a score of 601 (300-301).  Husson's Greg Martin was the individual medalist placing first out of 60 golfers with a two-day score of 139 (67-72).

Murray and Francoeur each carded a 152 to place Southern Maine.  Murray opened the tourney firing a 78 and coming back for a 74 on the second day. Francoeur shot a solid 75 on day one and turned in a 77 on day two. Junior Alex Carroll (Searsport, Maine) was the Huskies' third finisher with a score of 154 to place 15th overall.  Junior Joseph Francoeur (Windham, Maine) placed 20th with a score of 157 (82-75), while freshman Shawn McKinnon (Rocky Hill, Conn.) rounded out the scoring with a two-day total of 172 (86-86) to place 48th.

Southern Maine returns to action on Thursday, October 1 (10:00 a.m.) at the Maine Maritime Academy Invitational hosted by the Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Maine.