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 Junior Andres Cuenca was greeted by head coach Gorham Bradley coming off the course on Tuesday evening. |
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Nov. 6, 2007
WCU Intercollegiate Final Results 
Cashiers, N.C. - Battling blustery conditions including high temperatures in the mid-40s with wind gusts upwards of 20 mph, Western Carolina junior Andres Cuenca, who led from start to finish, claimed tournament individual medalist honors in leading the Catamounts to the team title at the WCU Intercollegiate, presented by Macon Bank. Western shot rounds of 278 and 287 to finish with a two-day team three-under, 565, at the par 71, 6,767-yard Country Club of Sapphire Valley.
Vanderbilt, which entered the final day just five strokes in arrears of WCU in second, posted 299 over the final 18 holes to slip 12 strokes further back as the Catamounts finished 17-strokes ahead of the Commodores. Radford (288-299=587) finished third followed by High Point (293-301=594) with Southern Conference-member, Furman, making the largest gain on the day advancing seven spots from tied for 12th to finish fifth with a closing round 295.
Including Cuenca, five individuals finished even par or better over the two-day event. Samford's Martin Bunt and WCU junior Dustin Furnari, who was tied with Cuenca for the top spot on Monday with an opening round 66, tied for the runner-up spot with identical three-under 139. Nick Little of Radford and Jon Curran of Vanderbilt tied for fourth at even-par, 142, to round out the top five finishers.
A native of Fuengirola, Spain, Cuenca was the only player to post consecutive rounds in the 60s as the weather was a major factor in the second round scores. The junior finished with nine birdies helping the Catamounts pace the field with 34 overall. Furnari was tied with Cuenca for par 4 scoring, while also ranking eighth with eight birdies. The transfer carded a two-over 73 on Tuesday to post his best-ever finish as a Catamount.
Senior Matt Cook bounced back from his two-over 73 on Monday to shoot even par, 71, in the second round after recovering from two-over at the turn. The Murphy, N.C., native posted his 23rd career top 10 finish placing in a two-way tie for ninth. Freshman Caleb Marsh finished tied for 17th while sophomore Ricky Stout was tied for 39th at the end of the 36-hole event.
Rounding out Western's competitors in the 83-golfer field were Benjy Davey and Michael Chapin, both playing as individuals. Davey finished with a two-day score of 153, tied for 44th, while Chapin, who was in the top 10 after the first round, slipped into a tie for 66th at 157.
The tournament championship concludes the fall portion of the Catamounts' schedule. Western finished with four-consecutive top five team finishes, including a pair of runner-up tallies and the WCU Intercollegiate team championship. WCU returns to action in late February at The Cuthbert Cup, hosted by the College of Charleston, at the Osprey and Cougar Point Courses at Kiawah Island, S.C., Feb. 25-26.
WCU Intercollegiate, presented by Macon Bank School Scores Tournament Individual Top 10 Western Carolina Individual Scores
Country Club of Sapphire Valley
Par 71 - 6,767 yards
1 Western Carolina U. 278 287 565 -3
2 Vanderbilt Univ. 283 299 582 +14
3 Radford University 288 299 587 +19
4 High Point U. 293 301 594 +26
5 Furman University 300 295 595 +27
6 Gardner-Webb U. 295 301 596 +28
7 Francis Marion U. 296 301 597 +29
8 Charleston Southern 295 303 598 +30
9 Jacksonville Univ. 299 301 600 +32
10 Wofford College 302 300 602 +34
11 Belmont University 300 304 604 +36
12 Elon University 299 306 605 +37
13 Samford University 303 303 606 +38
Appalachian State U. 300 306 606 +38
15 Winthrop University 298 312 610 +42
16 Davidson College 297 322 619 +51
1 Andres Cuenca W Carolina 66 69 135 -7
2 Martin Bunt Samford 69 70 139 -3
Dustin Furnari W Carolina 66 73 139 -3
4 Nick Little Radford 70 72 142 E
Jon Curran Vanderbilt 69 73 142 E
6 Neil O'Briain Wofford 72 71 143 +1
Ben Goforth Furman 71 72 143 +1
Sean Goshert Radford 73 70 143 +1
9 Matt Cook W Carolina 73 71 144 +2
Herve Gevers Charles.So 70 74 144 +2
1 Western Carolina 278 287 565
1 Andres Cuenca 66 69 135
T 2 Dustin Furnari 66 73 139
T 9 Matt Cook 73 71 144
T17 Caleb Marsh 73 74 147
T39 Ricky Stout 73 79 152
T44 Benjy Davey* 75 78 153
T66 Michael Chapin* 71 86 157
*Played as individuals
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