Southern Maine Finishes Third at Maine State Intercollegiate Golf Championship

POLAND, Maine –  Junior Shawn Francoeur (Windham, Maine) finished fourth overall to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a third place finish at the 2015 Maine State Intercollegiate Golf Championship this weekend at the Fairlawn Golf and Country Club.  Francoeur was one of three Huskies to earn a top-15 finish in the 55-golfer field.

Southern Maine finished third out of 11 Maine colleges and universities competing in the championship with a two-day score of 614 (296-318).  St. Joseph's College rallied from a four-stroke deficit to take the top spot with a score of 607 (300-307), while Husson University placed second with a 608 (306-302).  Southern Maine led the 11-team field after the first day with its 296 after the first round led by Francoeur and junior captain Tom Murray (Bangor, Maine).  Francoeur and Murray each carded a 72 in the opening round.

Francoeur was outstanding totaling five birdies and 10 even par shots over the weekend, including one-under on the par-five 16th hole in the opening round.  Francoeur finished with a 150 (72-76) for the weekend to tie for fourth place and finish ten strokes off the leader Daulton Wickenden of Husson University.  Murray placed seventh overall totaling a 151 (72-79).  Murray opened the tourney with two birdies and 14 even-par shots.

Huskies' junior Joseph Francoeur (Windham, Maine) earned a top-15 finish carding a 157 (78-79) in a steady performance.  J. Francoeur finished the championship with a trio of birdies to finish 14 strokes above par for the weekend.  Junior Alex Carroll (Searsport, Maine) and senior Austin Bringman (Lewiston, Maine) finished as the Huskies' fourth and fifth golfers respectively.  Carroll placed 17th with a 158 (74-84), while Bringman totaled a 166 (84-82) to earn a tie for 34th.
Southern Maine competes at the Husson College Invitational on Saturday (10:00 a.m.).