GUILDERLAND, N.Y. – With senior Nick Clarke (Plymouth, Mass./Cape Cod Academy) and junior Matt Michel (Danvers, Mass./Danvers HS) leading the way, Bentley University finished the first day of the Saint Rose Fall Shootout in first place.  The tournament will conclude at the Pinehaven Country Club on Saturday.

Bentley, in its first tournament since competing in the NCAA Division II Super Regional last May, had a team score of 306, good for a two-stroke lead over second-place Post University. Le Moyne College, with a 311, followed in third place.

Clarke fired a three-over-par 74, one stroke back of tournament leader Anthony Viskovich  of Le Moyne. Michel finished Friday's round tied for third place, with a 75. Sophomore Harry Kirkpatrick (Lancaster, Mass./Nashoba Reg. HS) also had a solid performance for Bentley, with his 77 placing him in a tie for 11th place.

A total of 11 teams and 58 players participated in the tournament.

SAINT ROSE FALL SHOOTOUT

At Pinehaven CC, Guilderland, N.Y.

Day 1 of 2

Team Scores: 1. Bentley 306, 2. Post 308, 3. Le Moyne 311, 4. Sage 313, 4. Saint Rose 313, 4. UMass-Lowell 313, 7. Southern New Hampshire 314, 8. Pace 318, 9. Assumption, 10. Dominican 333, 11. Felician 371.

Top Individuals: 1. Anthony Viskovich, Le Moyne, 73; 2. Nick Clarke, Bentley, 74; 3. Adam Bourque, Assumption, 75; 3. Marchant Di Villiers, Post, 75; 3. Matt Horton, Saint Rose, 75; 3. Matt Michel 75.

Other Bentley Scores: 11. Harry Kirkpatrick 77;  26. Grant Alter 80; 26. Dan McQueen 80.