LONGMEADOW, Mass. - Saint Michael's College men's golf junior Peter Pagliuca (East Boston, Mass./Saint Mary's) cracked 80 in both rounds on day one of the 54-hole, two-day Northeast-10 Conference Championship on Monday at Twin Hills Country Club. The Purple Knights are 10th among 10 schools.
 
TEAM RESULTS

• The Purple Knights carded a two-round score of 329-324--653 on Monday, tying The College of Saint Rose for ninth place during the second round while coming within six shots of American International College for eighth.

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Peter Pagliuca (East Boston, Mass./Saint Mary's)
  • 7-over 79-78--157, 35th
  • 2-over 38 on back nine during both rounds, as well as 2-over on final 10 holes of the day
  • 4 birdies, including 3 in second round
  • T-25th on par-3 scoring (3.50)
  • 11th and 12th career rounds in 70s
  • 3rd straight round in 70s at NE10 Championship after firing 89-84 to begin 2022 meet
• First-year Gavin Wiggin (West Hartford, Conn./Watkinson School)
  • 81-81--162, T-40th
  • 3 birdies
  • 4-over 40 on final nine holes of opening round and 3-over 38 on opening nine of second round, totaling 78 strokes for that 18-hole segment of the meet
  • Remained at par through the opening six holes of second round
• Senior Declan Buckley (Walpole, Mass./Xaverian Brothers)
  • 81-83--164, T-42nd
  • 6-over through opening 13 holes of first round
  • Combined 2-over 34 on holes 1 through 4 during both rounds
• Sophomore Jack Fischer (Forest Hills, N.Y./Saint Francis Prep)
  • 88-82--170, 49th
  • Dropped six strokes between rounds, tying for third-best improvement on Monday
  • Shot 4-over 40 on back nine during second round, cutting six strokes from same portion of course during opening round
• Junior Terence Moynihan (Stoneham, Mass./Saint Mary's)
  • 101-91--192, 50th
  • Dropped tournament-best 10 strokes between rounds
  • Carded 4-over 33 on holes 10 to 16 during second round after shooting 14-over 43 on same segment in round one

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S MEET

• Tuesday at Day 2 of the NE10 Championship at Twin Hills Country Club in Longmeadow, Mass., 9 a.m.