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Brock Finishes Fifth; Seahawks 11th At Ridges
Courtesy: UNCW Sports Information
          Release: 10/18/2009
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JONESBORO, Tenn. -Junior Josh Brock fought through wintery conditions to finish in a tie for fifth place on Sunday at the Bank of Tennessee At The Ridges Tournament on Sunday while the Seahawks finished 11th among the nationally-ranked field.

Brock carded a three-over 75 on Sunday to finish two-under-par for the tournament and in a six-way tie for fifth. The Wilmington, N.C., native breezed through the final round until the last six wholes when a trio of bogeys were recorded.

Oregon State's Diego Velasquez (66-70-70=206) earned tournament medalist honors by finishing 10-under for the weekend and earning a seven-stroke victory over Garland Green (71-71-71=213) of Virginia Tech and Matt Hill (71-71-71=213) of N.C. State.

Tennessee and Oregon State finished tied for first, but UT won the tie-breaker when going to the fifth scorecard.

UNCW struggled, along with the rest of the tournament field, in the final round with a score of 302. Duke, which rallied for a fifth-place finish, was the only team to post a below-par round at five-under.

Junior Ryan Sullivan (71-73-75=219) finished in a tie for 25th for the Seahawks. Sullivan opened the final round four-over in the first nine, but rallied with a birdie and an eagle to go one-under on the back nine.

Senior Derek Wallace (78-73-76=227) failed to finish in the top 10 for the first time this fall after finishing tied for 55th. Wallace closed out the tournament with a final round of 76.

Freshman Stefan Brewer (75-77-76=228) was tied for 63rd while sophomore Taylor Zimmerman (75-77-86=238) finished 78th overall.

The tournament was the fall finale for Head Coach Matt Clark's program. The Seahawks will open their spring schedule on Mar. 1 when they host the Seahawk Intercollegiate.

-- UNCWsports.com --

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