HOPKINSVILLE, Ky.  — The Western Illinois University men's golf team wrapped up its fall season with a fourth place finish at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate, which concluded Tuesday, Oct. 20.

The Fighting Leathernecks led the tournament after shooting a 284 in the opening round Monday morning only to fall back into fourth place with a 295 in the evening round. Western rebounded with a 288 in the final round to tally a three-round total of 865, finishing just a stroke behind third-place finisher Oakland. Eastern Kentucky won the tournament at 859 while Towson took second at 862.

"I thought we played very well. We just lost the tournament in the second round," Western Illinois coach Blasi said. "It was a few missed shots here and there and it really cost us the tournament."

Senior Kyle Peterman (69-71-73) and sophomore Andrew Godfrey (72-72-69) led the Leathernecks with scores of 213 to tie for fifth place individually. Senior Brian Scott shot 73-74-70—217 to tie for 16th, senior Jake Weeber shot 70-78-74—222 to tie for 43rd and junior Ryan Franks shot 76-80-76—232 to tie for 79th.

"Andrew played really solid all three rounds. He played exceptionally well today. It was nice to see that kind of play from our fifth man this week," Blasi said. "Kyle played well. He has been consistently in the top five this fall. Just a few shots here and there, and he's going to win one. Hopefully we'll win one if we just eliminate a few mistakes here and there."

The Leathernecks complete a fall season in which the team never finished outside the top six in its four tournaments. Blasi said the team has a solid foundation on which to build come spring.

"The guys try on every shot and they don't give up. I think that makes for a consistent team. We were very consistent this fall. We gave ourselves a chance and were right there with a chance to win the tournament at least twice," Blasi said. "We're getting better. Hopefully we learned some things this fall that will help us in the spring."