WATERTOWN, Conn. - The Saint Michael's College men's golf team finished play on Tuesday at the three-round, 54-hole Post University Eagles Invitational at Watertown Golf Club.
 
TEAM RESULTS

• The Purple Knights finished 13th among 13 schools after carding a 351-354-320--1,025.
• Saint Michael's dropped a tournament-best 34 strokes between Monday's second round and Tuesday's third round, more than doubling the next-closest squad.
• On Tuesday alone, the Purple and Gold shot a 36-over 320 to take 12th and trim Felician University (323) while coming within 11 strokes of 11th-place Wilmington (Del.) University.
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania won with a three-round scoring line of 289-291-277-857.

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Declan Buckley (Walpole, Mass./Xaverian Brothers)
  • 26-over 83-79-77--239, T-66th
  • 6-over 77, T-50th on Tuesday
  • 25th career round in 70s on Tuesday
• Junior Peter Pagliuca (East Boston, Mass./Saint Mary's)
  • 86-84-79--249, 73rd
  • 10th career round in 70s on Tuesday
• First-year Gavin Wiggin (West Hartford, Conn./Watkinson School)
  • 87-94-77--258, 76th
  • 6-over 77, T-50th on Tuesday
  • 17-stroke improvement between second and third rounds was best in tournament, trimming an IUP golfer by one shot
  • First college tournament
• Sophomore Jack Fischer (Forest Hills, N.Y./Saint Francis Prep)
  • 95-97-87--279, 79th
  • First college tournament
• Junior Terence Moynihan (Stoneham, Mass./Saint Mary's)
  • 102-104-99--305, 80th
  • First college tournament

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MEET

• Monday at Day 1 of the Northeast-10 Conference Championship at Twin Hills Country Club in Longmeadow, Mass.