WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Nathan Godbout (St. George, Vt.) shot a three-over-par round in the first round of the Northeast Conference (NEC) Men's Golf Championships for Saint Francis on Friday.
>> The senior, making his third NEC Tournament appearance, recorded three birdies on the day on two, five, and 11, along with 11 pars to finish the first round in 21st place with a score of 75, 10 strokes behind the current leader.
>> The Red Flash sit in 11th place going into the second round on Saturday.
FLASH MOMENTS
Jackson Hoey (Sewickley, Pa.) (44th place, 80),
Hunter Jurica (Derry, Pa.) (44th place, 80),
Lukas Cascino (Johnstown, Pa.) (44th place, 80), and
Trent Meyers (Altoona, Pa.) (48th place, 81) rounded out the Red Flash players. Hoey played in last year's conference championships, while Cascino, Jurica, and Meyers are in their first league event.
Hoey carded three birdies (three, four, 13) and eight pars in the first 18 holes. Jurica recorded a birdie on 13 and nine pars in the opening round, while Cascino registered a birdie on 11 and 11 pars. Meyers had a pair of birdies (one and nine) and eight pars in the first round.
Howard leads the event after the opening round with a score of 283, two strokes ahead of LIU (285). Sacred Heart (288), FDU (294), Binghamton (300), Le Moyne (300), North Carolina Central (303), Wagner (307), Merrimack (307), UMES (312), and Saint Francis (315) rounded out the 11-team field after the first round.Â
NEXT TIME ON THE GREEN
The Red Flash will be paired with UMES in the second round and start on the second tee. Meyers will be the first on the course at 7:50 a.m., followed by Cascino (8 a.m.), Jurica (8:10 a.m.), Hoey (8:20 a.m.), and Godbout (8:30 a.m.).
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