BANGOR, ME – The Saint Joseph's College golf team placed ninth with a 366 team card in the Husson University Invitational on Saturday. The event, originally scheduled to be a two-day tourney, was cut short due to inclement weather on Sunday.

Freshman Michael Caron (Gorham, Maine) led the Monks with an 83 (44-39) card and finished in a tie for seventh overall. Senior Kevin Richardson (Coventry, Conn.) shot a 90 (46-44), senior Colin Finn (North Easton, Mass.) posted a 94 (46-48), sophomore Ryan Berard (Millville, Mass.) carded a 99 (52-47) and freshman Andrew Berg (Fryeburg, Maine) shot a 109 (55-54) on the day.

Husson ran away with team honors with a 306 group card, 28 strokes better than the 334 posted by runner-up Endicott College. Southern Maine placed third (339), Maine Maritime Academy was fourth (345) and University of Maine-Farmington rounded out the top five with a 345 score.

The host-Eagles slotted the top three finishers in the event, as Bill Hutchins paced the field with a 73 (36-37), Lance Bernier was the runner-up with a 76 (40-36) and Greg Martin placed third with a 78 (40-38) card.

Saint Joseph's will host the 11th Annual John Queenan Memorial Tournament at Point Sebago Golf Resort on Tuesday. The yearly tournament is named in memory of John Queenan, a 2003 graduate of Bow High School who died tragically in an automobile accident just prior to the beginning of his freshman year at Saint Joseph's.

Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 430-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.