BALL JR. FIRES VCU AT IRISH CREEK

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Name: Irish Creek Intercollegiate
Location: Kannapolis, N.C.
Course: The Club at Irish Creek

TALKING POINTS
Matt Ball Jr. placed tied for 10th in a deep field to spark VCU at the Irish Creek Intercollegiate in Kannapolis, N.C.

Behind their junior leader, VCU placed ninth overall among the most competitive field it's faced this spring. The Rams shot 296-298-288 over two days at The Club at Irish Creek, good for 27-over. North Carolina won the tournament at 7-over, followed by N.C. State (+9).
VCU topped Atlantic 10 Conference foe Xavier (+57) and tied with league and city rival Richmond (+27).

Ball Jr. was Mr. Consistent for VCU over the weekend, shooting 72-71-71=214 over the 54-hole event. It is Ball Jr.'s second straight tournament as the Rams' top finisher. It's also his second top-10 finish this season
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Freshman Steffen Harm was 17th for the Rams. He carded a 2-over 73 during Sunday's final round and was 4-over (73-70-73=216) for the weekend.

Freshman Adam Ball matched his older brother's final round effort, firing 71 Sunday. He placed 35th overall (75-76-71=222) for the Rams.

Junior Rocky Khara was 68th and freshman Jake McNulty placed 74th to round out the VCU lineup.

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RAMS CAPTURE SECOND ANNUAL BLACK AND BLUE CUP

Tournament Info
Name: Black and Blue Cup
Location: Kinloch Country Club

RESULTS
VCU 5, Richmond 3
Black and Blue Cup
Kinloch Golf Club (Manakin-Sabot, Va.)

Jake McNulty, VCU def. Nick Austin 2 and 1
Adrian Parada, VCU def. Austin Romeo 2 and 1
Matt Ball Jr., VCU def. Colin McDade 1 up
Steffen Harm, VCU def. David Germann 3 and 2
Adam Ball, VCU, def. Daniel Walker 2 and 1
Danny Pizetoski, UR, def. Simon Taylor, 1 up
John David Sanderson, UR, def. Gino Vandenberg 5 and 4
Jack Wilkes, UR, def. Rocky Khara, 6 and 5

NOTES
This is the second annual Black and Blue Cup.
Last year's event was won by Richmond (4.5 to 3.5) and held at Hermitage Country Club.
The winner of the event lays claim to the traveling trophy, which will spend the next year at VCU.

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MATT BALL JR. NAMED TO A-10 ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM


RICHMOND, Va. – VCU rising senior Matt Ball Jr. (Richmond, Va.) has been named to the Atlantic 10 Conference's Men's Golf All-Academic Team, the league announced Monday. The team was selected by a vote of the league's golf media relations directors.

Ball Jr., who is majoring in Business Administration and Entrepreneurship, has been named to the Dean's List twice during his VCU career, as well as the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in five consecutive semesters.

This season on the course, the 2011 First Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection posted a 74.88 stroke average in 11 tournaments. In three of his starts, he recorded a top 10 finish.

Ball Jr. saved one of his best performances for crunch time. The Richmond native tied for seventh at the A-10 Championship April 26-28 at Heron Bay Golf Club in Coral Springs, Fla. Ball Jr. fired a season-best 3-under 69 on the final day to spark the Rams, who finished second and turned in their best effort of the season.

All five of VCU's top five golfers are expected to return in 2013-14.

2013 Atlantic 10 Men's Golf Academic All-Conference
Raoul Menard,Charlotte
Matt Buse, Dayton
Andrew Steffensmeier, Dayton
Matt Ball Jr., VCU
Korey Ward, Xavier

Ball beats best friend Kapsak to win RGA Amateur title


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ADAM BALL’S RUN AT U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP ENDS


BROOKLINE, Mass. – VCU rising sophomore Adam Ball saw his exciting run at the 113th U.S. Amateur Championship come to a close Friday when he was defeated in quarterfinal match play by Matt Fitzpatrick 4 and 3.

After nearly a week of some the best golf of Ball's career, Fitzpatrick proved to be too much. The highest placing amateur at the British Open last month, Fitzpatrick won the first three holes after the turn to surge to a 4-up lead and effectively clinch the match.


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Tournament: Tarheel Intercollegiate
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. (UNC Finley Golf Course)
Course Info: Par 72, 7,242 yards

TALKING POINTS
Matt Ball Jr. carded a final-round 72 and tied for seventh (-1) at the Tarheel Intercollegiate. Behind their senior, the Rams finished fifth among a competitive field that included Georgia Tech, N.C. State, North Carolina and Duke.

VCU finished 17 over (292-297-292=881) for the 54-hole tournament, which kicked off the Rams' fall season. The Black and Gold were four strokes off the pace of N.C. State and eight behind UNC Greensboro. Georgia Tech, ranked eighth nationally by Golfweek, won going away at 22-under. N.C. State (-2) earned runner-up honors.

With their effort, the Rams topped top-100 schools Duke (13), East Tennessee State (73), Davidson (87), UNC Wilmington (90), East Carolina (96).

Ball Jr. proved incredibly consistent throughout the weekend, shooting 72-71-72. He was also the second best player in the field in par 4 scoring at 3-under and recorded 37 pars.

The Rams also received a breakout performance from junior Gino Vandenberg, who tied for 28th at 5-over. Vandenberg, making his third start as a Ram after a solid week of qualifying, shot a career-best 72 in the opening round and carded 75 and 74 in the second and third, respectively.

Sophomore Adam Ball recovered from a tough first round to place 45th. He was 2-under during Sunday's final round and was fifth in the field with 12 birdies over the weekend.
Freshman Hanish Nagrani and senior Rocky Khara placed 59th and 68th, respectively, to round out VCU's top five.

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TALKING POINTS
VCU (+16) finished seventh at the Golf Galaxy VCU Shootout behind a top-10 performance by sophomore Adam Ball.
Ball, who led the Rams in scoring last spring as a freshman, carded a 2-under 70 during Tuesday's final round to slide into a tie for ninth place. Ball (74-71-70=215) finished 1-under for the 54-hole tournament. Ball fired 10 birdies over the course of the two-day affair.
Virginia Tech (-23) repeated as Shootout champion by a tournament-record 22 strokes. The Hokies were led by individual medalist Scott Vincent (-10) and runner-up Bryce Chalkley (-6).
Iowa State (-1) finished second, followed by Radford (+5), Richmond (+9) and Old Dominion (+11).
Senior Rocky Khara also enjoyed a productive weekend for VCU. Khara (69-74-73=216) was even for the two-day event to tie for 13th.
Matt Ball Jr., Gino Vandenberg and Hanish Nagrani (+6) tied for 31st for the Rams.
Vandenberg and Ball Jr. recorded the second-most pars in the tournament field with 40. Khara also registered 38 pars.

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Tournament: AutoTrader.com College Classic
Location: Berkeley Hills Country Club (Duluth, Ga.)
Course Info: Par 72 (6,706 Yards)
VCU Finish: T-7th, -3 (286-286-289=861)

TALKING POINTS
Freshman Hanish Nagrani (-6) enjoyed a breakout performance and tied for sixth overall to spur VCU at the AutoTrader.com College Classic.
VCU finished 3-under and tied with Georgia Southern for seventh among a field that included top-40 squads Kentucky, South Florida and Mercer. Host Georgia State (-19) earned the team trophy by a two-stroke margin over South Florida (-17). South Alabama (-15) was third, followed by Chattanooga (-9), Kentucky (-8) and Mercer (-5).
Nagrani shot a 2-under 70 Tuesday – which followed a sizzling 68 during Monday's second round – to finish 6-under (72-68-70=210), four strokes behind tournament champion Chase Koepka of South Florida.
The performance was Nagrani's best in three tournaments as a Ram and was 12 strokes better than his previous low three weeks ago at the VCU Shootout.
Nagrani carded a tournament-best 44 pars in 54 holes, including 16 Tuesday.
Matt Ball Jr. (70-73-73=216) tied for 21st for VCU, while younger brother Adam was 36th (70-73-76=219).

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VCU’S FINAL ROUND FLOURISH CAPTURES ODU/OBX CROWN



TALKING POINTS
Three Rams shot sub-70, and VCU blistered the field in Tuesday's final round on the way to a team championship at the Old Dominion/Outer Banks Collegiate.

The Rams shot 271 Tuesday, the best round by any team in the tournament, to catapult from fourth place and pull away for a nine-stroke victory over runner-up Maryland. VCU finished 9-under for the 54-hole tournament.

Senior Rocky Khara (-6) tied for second after Marshall's Logan Lagodich won a one-hole playoff that also included Jamison Randall of Old Dominion. Khara (70-68-69=207) fired a final-round 68 Tuesday to force his way into the playoff.

Khara's total score of 207 is the lowest by a Ram in a 54-hole tournament since Marc Dobias shot 206 at the Marshall Invitational Sept. 12-13, 2011.

Sophomore Steffen Harm and freshman Hanish Nagrani both shot 5-under 66 for VCU on Tuesday to spearhead the Rams' final push. The scores are the lowest round by either player in a VCU uniform and are the lowest rounds by a Ram since 2011.

Harm (75-69-66=210) tied for sixth overall, while Nagrani (75-74-66=215) tied for 19th. Meanwhile, sophomore Adam Ball shot a 1-under 70 Tuesday and placed 14th (74-70-70=214) for VCU.
Harm led the field in par 4 scoring (3.78), while Khara recorded 38 pars in 54 holes.

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BALL BROTHERS GUIDE RAMS TO RUNNER-UP FINISH AT RIVER LANDING

Tournament: River Landing Intercollegiate
Location: River Landing Country Club (Wallace, N.C.)
Course info: Par 72, 6,923 yards
VCU finish: 2nd of 10 (+8)
Top VCU individual: Adam Ball T-4th (-1)

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VCU CLAIMS RVA BRAGGING RIGHTS IN BLACK & BLUE CUP WIN

VCU 4, RICHMOND 3
3rd Annual Black and Blue Cup (Kinloch Golf Club)
Hanish Nagrani (VCU) def. David Germann, 4 & 2
Steffen Harm (VCU) def. J. D. Sanderson, 6 & 5
Danny Pizetoski (UR) def. Adam Ball, 1 up
Jack Wilkes (UR) def. Matt Ball Jr., 2 & 1
Rocky Khara (VCU) def. Colin McDade, 2 & 1
Enej Sarkanj (VCU) def. Mark Reilly, 4 & 3
Austin Romeo (UR) def. Gino Vandenberg, 2 up

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VCU SLATED FOR SAN ANTONIO NCAA REGIONAL



RICHMOND, Va. – VCU will tee it up in Texas.

The Atlantic 10 Champion VCU Golf team will head to Briggs Ranch Golf Club in San Antonio, Texas for the NCAA Regional Championships May 15-17. The top five teams from of the six 54-hole regionals and the top individual not affiliated with an advancing team will earn a slot in the 2014 NCAA Men's Golf Championship May 23-28 at Prairie Dunes Club in Hutchinson, Kansas.

Briggs Ranch Golf Club – San Antonio, Texas
Hosted by UTSA

Teams (seeded in the following order):
1. Georgia
2. Central Florida
3. UCLA
4. Vanderbilt
5. South Florida
6. SMU [American Athletic Conference]
7. Georgia Southern [Southern Conference]
8. Georgia State [Sun Belt Conference]
9. TCU
10. Northwestern
11. College of Charleston [CAA]
12. VCU [Atlantic 10]
13. Columbia [Ivy Group]

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