Malvern, Pa. – The Stevens Institute of Technology men's golf team finished the Swarthmore Invitational in seventh place, following a strong showing Monday during 36 holes of competition.
 
The Ducks finished the two-day, 54-hole event with a team total of 908 (+56), just five shots back of sixth-place Skidmore and two back of Farmingdale State (both schools are currently in the Top 85 of the national rankings. Dickinson finished the event with three team rounds all at +8 or lower, finishing 12 shots ahead of Franklin & Marshall and 14 shots ahead of Tufts.
 
Stevens' +26 36-hole total on Monday was fifth-best of the 16 teams competing, helping the Ducks overtake York (72^nd in the national rankings), who entered Monday with a nine-shot advantage.

FROM THE COURSE
Slicker shot three-over across the 36 holes, one of just six to finish the day at or below that mark. After birdieing the par-four 5^th while shooting one over on the front nine during his first 18 of the day, Slicker birdied three holes on the back nine in the final round, shooting one-under during that stretch.
 
Tank shot seven-over on Monday, with a +3 74 first 18 and +4 75 second 18. Tank birdied four holes in all, including back-to-back holes at the par-four 10^th and par-five 11^th during his first 18.
 
Beaver shot five-over in Round 2, parring six straight holes on the front nine and birdieing the par-five 11^th. In Round 3, Beaver parred every hole on the front nine, adding a birdie at the par-four 15^th during a round of 73 (+2).
 
Harris birdied the par-five 6^th and par-four 15^th during a six-over second round, then birdied the 6^th again in the third round during an even-par front nine, finishing at three-over for the round and nine-over for the day.
 
Eide, like Harris, birdied the par-five 6^th shooting two-over on the front nine during a +9 second round, then closed his day with birdies at the 15^th and par-five 17^th during an eight-over Round 3.
 
Slicker finished as the team's high finisher for the event in a tie for 13^th (+11, 224), two shots ahead of Tank, who tied for 20^th. Beaver finished two shots back of Tank, checking in with a 54-hole total of 228 (+15). Harris finished at +21, tying for 45^th and Eide tied for 52^nd at +25.

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The one-day WPU Pioneer Spring Invitational awaits the Ducks on Thursday, April 2.

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