HENDERSON, NV. - Coming off a first place finish in the World Golf Village Collegiate, the #66-ranked Stetson University men's golf team placed top-5 once again in the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate at Reflection Bay Golf Club on Feb. 26-28.  After recording a -12 in the final round, the Hatters shot 10 under, tying Kansas City for fifth place among 22 teams in the tournament. The Hatters have yet to place outside of the top five as they finished fifth or better in six straight events.

After tallying a team score of 281 in the opening round, the Hatters shot 297 in round two before firing back with a 276 on Wednesday for a final score of 854. Stetson finished ten strokes behind the champion, VCU, but finished 13 strokes ahead of ASUN rival Central Arkansas.

Dominic Clemons shot -6 to lead the Hatters with a T-4th finish, his third straight finish within the top five. The sophomore started the tournament with a 72 before tallying a pair of 69's in the final two rounds to finish with 210.

Javier Calles tied for 25th with a final score of 214. The junior had the hot hand to start things off Sin City, shooting a 67 in round one, before bouncing back from a 78 in round two with a 69 to finish off his performance.

Matt Gauntlett finished even to tie for 41st with a score of 216. The senior began with a pair of 74's before finishing strong with a 68. John Houchin and Truman Keppy rounded out the Stetson squad with a T-58th (218) and T-72nd (220) finish, respectively. The former began the tournament with a low of 69 while the latter ended on a high note with a 70.

Bradley Goldstein, who tied for ninth in the World Golf Village Collegiate last week, tied for 34th as an individual as he finished one under par, third best among all individual golfers. He began with a 72 and 73 before 70 in the final round brought his final score to 215.

As a team, Stetson averaged 3.99 on Par 4's, second lowest average among all teams, and 4.62 on Par 5's. They recorded 154 pars, 56 birdies and tournament-high 4 eagles. Calles Roman excelled on the Par 4's, leading all golfers with an average 3.80. Gauntlett led the Hatters with 34 pars while Clemons followed close behind with 33. Calles Roman recorded 14 birdies while five Hatters tallied an eagle including Goldstein. The five different Hatters were the most of any team with an eagle as Keppy, Gauntlett, Clemons and Calles Roman all registered one.

The squad return to action at 8:00 AM on Monday March 4- Tuesday, March 5 as the Hatters host the Daytona Beach Intercollegiate at the LPGA International (Hills Course) in Daytona Beach, Fla.

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