Ortwein Finishes 2nd, Men's Golf 5th at ABARTA Coca-Cola Collegiate Invitational

Ortwein shoots three-under 69 Monday

EASTON, PA – Ben Ortwein (Easton, PA/Notre Dame) shot a three-under 69 to finish tied for second at 140 (-4) for the tournament and lead the Rider University men's golf team to a fifth place finish at the ABARTA Coca-Cola Collegiate Invitational at Northampton Country Club, hosted by Lafayette on Monday. Lehigh won the team title at 570 (-6), seven strokes ahead of the rest of the field. Fairfield's Killian McGinley won medalist honors at 136 (-8), four strokes ahead of Ortwein and Lehigh's Aidan Oehrle.

After a first-round 69, Louis Giovacchini (Windermere, FL/Windermere) shot 76 (+4) Monday to finish at 145, good for a tie for 15^th. Rick van der Nat (Noordwijk, The Netherlands/Visser 't Hooft) shot 77 (+5) Monday and 150 (+6) for the tournament to finish tied for 49^th, while Joey Lostumbo (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central) bounced back from an off first round to shoot even-par 72 Monday and 152 (+8), good for 59^th in the tournament. Connor Bekefi (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) rounded out the field for the Broncs with a 79 (+7) Monday and a 153 (+9, T-63^rd) for the tournament.

QUOTES & NOTES
"Sloppy finish for us. We threw a bunch away. Ben played a great tournament and Joey played a great round. Tons of positives to take to MAAC's." – Rider Head Coach Jason Barry

- The Broncs were one of six MAAC programs competing in the tournament, joining Fairfield (577, T-2^nd), Iona (580, T-4^th), Mount St. Mary's (588, 6^th), Canisius (598, T-12^th) and Niagara (609, 17^th).
- Rider had the fourth-best score on the Par 5's (-7) for the tournament.
- The Broncs also had the second-most pars in the tournament with 118, one back of La Salle (119).
- Bekefi shot -1 on the Par 3's, the second-best score of the tournament.
- Ortwein's -1 on the Par 4's was fourth-best, as was his four-under performance on the Par 5's.
- Ortwein had 26 pars for the tournament, three back of the most (Patrick McCarthy, Fairfield – 29).
- Ortwein and Giovacchini led the Broncs with seven birdies apiece over the 36 holes.

UP NEXT
The Broncs return to action Friday, when they begin play at MAAC Championships from Disney's Palm Golf Course in Lake Buena Vista, FL.

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