LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL – Graduate student Austin Devereux (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) shot three-under 69 Sunday and 213 (-3) for the tournament to win his second-straight McLeod Trophy as MAAC Individual Champion while leading the Rider University men's golf team to its first-ever MAAC Team Championships at MAAC Men's Golf Championships, held at Disney's Magnolia Golf Course. Devereux becomes a four-time All-MAAC performer, while freshman Louie Giovacchini(Windermere, FL/Windermere) shot the low round of the tournament (66, -6) to finish a stroke back of Devereux and tie for second (214, -2), also earning All-MAAC honors.

The Broncs opened the day in third place, six strokes back of three-time defending MAAC Champion Iona and three strokes behind Fairfield. The Broncs shot one-under 287 as a team Sunday, bested only by second-place finisher Siena (285, -3), while Iona (300, +12) and Fairfield (297, +9) both faltered to leave the door open for Rider. The Broncs walked right through, finishing the tournament at 873 (+9), six strokes ahead of Siena (879, +15) and seven ahead of the Gaels and Stags, both at 880 (+16).

Jack Urban (Upper St. Clair, PA/Upper St. Clair) also had a strong round at 74 (+2) to finish tied for 15^th overall at 222 (+6) for the tournament. Rick van der Nat (Noordwijk, The Netherlands/Visser 't Hooft) shot six-over 78 for the day and 224 (+8) for the tournament to finish tied for 20^th, while Connor Bekefi (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) wrapped up his tournament with an 83 (+11).

QUOTES & NOTES
"Can't tell you how proud I am of the guys. They worked so hard all off season and just played great all spring. This was much deserved. They fight for every stroke every time we tee it up."

"Louie played an unbelievable round. He hit driver 340 down every fairway and brought that place to its knees."

"Austin was incredible. Played a flawless round. So happy for him. To win back to back out there is a big deal."

"We'll take a few days before getting ready for regionals. Sky is the limit with this team." - Rider Head Coach Jason Barry

- Devereux is just the third two-time McLeod Trophy winner in MAAC history, joining former MAAC member Loyola (Md.) University's Michael Mulieri (2008, 2009) and Jason Cage (1998, 2001). He's just the second to win back-to-back trophies, joining Mulieri.
- At even par, Devereux was five strokes back of first place entering the day behind Iona's Justin Burkhamer (-5) and a stroke behind the Gaels' Garrett Giles (-1). But Burkhamer shot six-over 78 on the day to drop to fourth (217, +1) and Devereux shot two strokes better than Giles (71, -1) to jump him on the leaderboard.
- Devereux's 213 (-3) for the tournament tied for the sixth-best three-round score in the MAAC's 12-year history at Disney's Magnolia Golf Course, while Giovacchini's 214 (-2) is tied for ninth.
- Included in Giovacchini's round was a hole in one on the Par 3, 175-yard 15^th hole.
- For the tournament, the Broncs led the field with a four-over performance on the Par 3's and 41 total birdies.
- Devereux shot the tournament's best mark on the Par 3's at -3, while Giovacchini's +1 on the Par 4's was the best in the tournament field. Giovacchini also shot four-under on the Par 5's, the second-best mark of the tournament.
- Giovacchini led the field with 13 birdies and an eagle for the tournament.
- Urban was second with 10 birdies.
- Devereux accomplished his title with 41 pars, second-most in the tournament field, to go along with eight birdies, while carding just five bogey's for the tournament, all in the first two rounds. His Championship Sunday consisted of 15 pars and three birdies.

UP NEXT
The Broncs now await their NCAA Regional destination, to be announced Wednesday, May 4, at 4 p.m. on Golf Channel. The predetermined host sites are College Station, TX, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, New Haven, CT, Stockton, CA, Tuscaloosa, AL, and Columbus, OH.