April 25, 1998

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- In the third round of the Wofford Invitational Saturday afternoon at the Carolina Country Club, Maryland surged and recorded its lowest round score of the season and the second lowest round score of the tournament, a seven-under par 281, to finish in second place with a nine-under par 855. Capturing the team title was Augusta State, which finished with an 11-under par score of 853. Third-place went to Virginia Commonwealth which shot a six-under 858, while ACC rival Duke shot a one-under 863 to capture fourth-place. North Florida and North Carolina-Charlotte tied for fifth-place with a score of three-over 867 and Furman took seventh with a nine-over par score of 873. Rounding out the field were Georgia State (+12), College of Charleston (+13), Wofford (+34) and Virginia Tech (+38).

After the first two rounds, Augusta State led Maryland, which was in third, by 11 strokes. The Terps, however, made a furious run for the top spot, but could not overcome a strong Jaguar team.

Individually, the Terps placed four of their five competitors in the top 25 with junior Ed Flowerdew (Falmouth, Me.) leading the way. Flowerdew recorded his lowest round score of the season on Saturday, a 69, to finish in a tie for fifth-place with a three day total of 73-71-69-212 (-4). This also marked Flowerdew's best score of the season as well as his highest placing. Sophomore Keith Unikel (Potomac, Md.) tied for ninth-place with a three-under par score of 213 and junior Miguel Rivera (Joppa, Md.) finished in a tie for 14th place with a two-under 214. Freshman Gary Mankulish's (Laurel, Md.) three-over par score of 219 earned him a tie for 23rd place, while junior Mike Deo (Milford, N.J.) tied for 35th place with a six-over 222.

The individual champion was North Carolina-Charlotte's Stefan VandenHeever, who entered the day in a two-way tie for first with Vaughn Taylor of Augusta State. VandenHeever, however, shot a final round 69 to win the title by three strokes and finish the tournament at eight-under 208.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS

1. Augusta State            284 279 290 853 (-11)
2. MARYLAND                 288 286 281 855 (-9)
3. Virginia Commonwealth    286 286 286 858 (-6)
4. Duke                     295 283 285 863 (-1)
5. North Florida            288 288 291 867 (+3)
5. North Carolina-Charlotte 298 284 285 867 (+3)
7. Furman                   295 290 288 873 (+9)
8. Georgia State            299 288 289 876 (+12)
9. College of Charleston    302 289 286 877 (+13)
10. Wofford                 294 299 305 898 (+34)
11. Virginia Tech           306 301 295 902 (+38)

Individual          R1  R2  R3  Total
T5.   Ed Flowerdew  72  71  69  212  -4
T9.   Keith Unikel  71  74  68  213  -3
T14. Miguel Rivera  73  71  70  214  -2
T23. Gary Mankulish 72  73  74  219  +3
T35. Mike Deo       76  71  75  222  +6