North Dartmouth, MA --- Worcester State senior Nick Lombardi (N. Grafton, MA) tallied a 76 (+4) to tie for third on the first day of the Hampton Inn Classic hosted by UMass-Dartmouth at the par 72 Allendale Country Club. The Lancers finished first day of competition in seventh place with a team score of 332 (+44).
Sophomore Bob Bruso (Auburn, MA) stayed hot as he fired a 77 (+5) to tie for eighth while junior Dave Urella (Worcester, MA) tied for 44th with an 88 (+16). Tim Howard and junior Mike Leveroni (Arlington, MA) rounded out the finishers for WSC as they tied for 53rd (91; +19) and 57th (93; +21), respectively.
The Blue and Gold are 19 strokes behind Trinity (CT) who had a cumulative total of 305 strokes followed by Salem State (317), Johnson & Wales (321) and local rival Nichols (322).
Check out the website tomorrow for the second day of results.
| Fin. | Top 20 teams | Total | Par |
| 1 | Trinity (CT) | 305 | +17 |
| 2 | Salem State | 317 | +29 |
| 3 | Johnson & Wales | 321 | +33 |
| 4 | Nichols | 322 | +34 |
| 5 | Tufts | 326 | +38 |
| 6 | Rhode Island College | 327 | +39 |
| 7 | Worcester State | 332 | +44 |
| T 8 | UMass Dartmouth | 336 | +48 |
| T 8 | UMass Dartmouth Gold | 336 | +48 |
| 10 | Babson | 340 | +52 |
| 11 | Wentworth | 350 | +62 |
| 12 | MIT | 357 | +69 |
| 13 | Suffolk | 358 | +70 |
| 14 | Elms | 385 | +97 |