Men's Golf Wins Fifth Straight AMCC Championship

WARREN, Ohio – The Penn State Behrend men's golf team became the first team in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) history to win five straight conference championships with a two-day total of 637 at the Avalon Lakes & Country Club on Monday.

The Lions also captured their seventh conference title overall with a score of 317 on day two to post a 21 stroke advantage over second-place Penn State Altoona. The Altoona Lions finished runner up with a 658 and Pitt-Greensburg placed third with a 670.

Behrend earned the AMCC's automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament in the spring. The championship will be held on May 10-13 in Rochester, NY.

Alex Shindledecker (Erie, PA/McDowell) was the runner-up medalist for the tournament. He birdied three holes including two on the front nine for a 35 and then tallied a 41 on the back to card a team-low score of 76 for a 153 total. Shindledecker was two strokes shy of first-place Javon Trout of Pitt-Greensburg who was the individual with a 151.

Cody Stinson (Harborcreek, PA/Harbor Creek) claimed fourth overall with a score of 161 for the tournament. He registered an 83 on the final 18 holes today with a 42 on the first nine holes and a 41 on the 42 on the back.

The 2014 AMCC Golfer of the Year, Nicholas VanDamia (Waterford, PA/Fort LeBoeuf), took three strokes off yesterday's total to finish eighth overall with a 163 total. He earned an 80 (39-41) on the final day.

Sean Sculley (Waterford, PA/Mercyhurst) improved from an 86 on day one to card a 78 (39-39) today for a two-day score of 164 and tie for ninth place after tying for 19^th on Sunday. Behrend nearly had all five golfers in the Top 10. The final golfer, Ryan Matlock (Erie, PA/Mercyhurst Prep) tied for 13^th overall. He tallied an 87 after earning an 82 on the first day.