May 2, 1999

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Senior Miguel Rivera (Bel Air, Md.) took the individual title after a five-hole playoff on Sunday to lead the Maryland golf team to a third-place finish at the Furman Intercollegiate, hosted at the Furman University Golf Course.

Rivera and Mississippi State's Richard Barbles both finished the day with a third round 71 after finishing round two in a first place tie. Both posted a final score of 213 (-3). After shooting a second round low of 68 yesterday, junior Keith Unikel (Potomac, Md.) dropped from a third-place tie into a tie for 13th by shooting 76 in round three.

Maryland (882, +18), ranked 32nd in last week's Golfstat national rankings, finished round one in second place before jumping into first after the second round. Junior Gary Mankulish (Laurel, Md.) and senior Mike Deo (Milford, N.J.) both shot a 78 in round three and senior Pete Coughlin (Berwick, Pa.) shot a 76 to guide Maryland to the third-place finish. The Terps ended up behind first-place Mississippi State (878, +14) and second-place UNC Charlotte (879, +15). Coastal Carolina (883, +19) finished in fourth, while host Furman (884, +20) placed fifth.

The tournament was the Terps' final of the regular season. The team is bidding to maintain their status among the top eight teams in the East Region and qualify for the NCAA East Regionals.

Furman Intercollegiate
Team Standings (Three Rounds, 54 holes)

 1.  Mississippi State      299  285  294    878  +14
 2.  UNC Charlotte          304  294  281    879  +15
 3.  Maryland               297  284  301    882  +18
 4.  Coastal Carolina       300  286  297    883  +19
 5.  Furman                 301  289  294    884  +20
 6.  Virginia Commonwealth  291  292  303    886  +22
 7.  UNC Wilmington         303  289  299    891  +27
     North Florida          306  288  297    891  +27
     Tennessee              298  299  294    891  +27
10.  East Carolina          298  294  304    896  +32
11.  Georgia Southern       305  302  303    910  +46
12.  Virginia Tech          312  299  308    919  +55
13.  UNC Greensboro         310  302  308    920  +56
14.  Appalachian State      308  305  309    922  +58
15.  Furman "B"             309  313  307    929  +65
16.  Western Carolina       320  318  317    955  +91
17.  Davidson College       330  317  317    964  +100

Furman Intercollegiate
Individual Standings (Three Rounds, 54 holes)

 1.  Miguel Rivera, Maryland               73  69  71  213   -3
 2.  Richard Barbles, Mississippi State    73  69  71  213   -3
 3.  Stefaan VanDenHeever, UNC Charlotte   74  73  68  215   -1
     Jason Martin, UNC Greensboro          72  72  71  215   -1
 5.  Alex Rocha, Mississippi State         73  72  71  216    E
 6.  Neal Kauffman, UNC Charlotte          77  73  67  217   +1
 7.  Brad Hastings, Coastal Carolina       73  71  74  218   +2
     Julian James, Coastal Carolina        76  71  71  218   +2
     Jay Fisher, Furman                    72  72  74  218   +2
10.  Donny Lee, Virginia Commonwealth      76  70  73  219   +3
     Marc Miller, East Carolina            73  72  74  219   +3
     Erik Labitzke, North Florida          77  68  74  219   +3
13.  Blake Adams, Georgia Southern         73  73  74  220   +4
     Keith Unikel, Maryland                76  68  76  220   +4
     Sean Daugherty, UNC Wilmington        75  70  75  220   +4
     Andy Brimer, Tennessee                75  74  71  220   +4