HAMPDEN, MA – Austin Devereux (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) shot a one-under 71 in the final round of the UConn Invitational at GreatHorse to finish tied for 20^th individually as the Rider University men's golf team placed 14^th of 16 teams. Devereux finished the tournament seven over (76-76-71=223), a stroke ahead of Rick van der Nat (Noordwijk, The Netherlands/Visser 't Hooft), who shot a 76 Tuesday. The Broncs had their best round of the tournament Tuesday, shooting 299 (+11).

Zander Gibson (Concord, OH/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) finished strong with a two-over 74 in the final round, while Joey Lostombo (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central) shot 78. Shawn Blandine (Ringwood, NJ/Don Bosco) rounded out the Broncs' line-up with an 86.  

NOTES
- For the second-straight day, no team broke par for their round. UConn (877, +13) shot a two-day best among all teams with an even-par 288 to pull to within two strokes of team champion Rhode Island (875, +11).
- UConn's Caleb Manuel earned the individual title, with a final-round 67, separating from Iona's Justin Burkhamer (73 Tuesday) after the two golfers were tied atop the leaderboard entering today's round.
- Rider (304-308-299=911, +47, 14^th) was one of three MAAC programs competing in the tournament, joining Iona (302-292-295=889, +25, 4^th) and Siena (299-296-296=891, +27, 5^th).
- Devereux shot four under for the tournament on the Par 5's, two strokes off the best mark by any individual.  
- van der Nat's 39 par's tied for most in the tournament.

UP NEXT
The Broncs return to action Saturday, Oct. 16, when they take part in the two-day Hawk Invitational, hosted by Monmouth at Eagle Ridge Golf Course in Lakewood, NJ.