Nov. 10, 2006

DeLAND, Fla. - Kris Shepherd and Wesley Sheard each shot a 4 over par 220 to lead the Owls to the championship of the 2006 Stetson/CFSC Invitational played at the Victoria Hills Golf Club.

The Owls (50-23, 8-0) won their final event of the season, a nine-team event, by six strokes over runner-up Bethune-Cookman University. Kennesaw State was in a tie for second place behind BCU after the first round, but shot a 296 over the final two rounds to come-from-behind.

Shepherd held the lead after two rounds after shooting a 1 over par 73 in the first round and a 1 under par 71 in the second round. However, a 4 over par 76 in the final round left the door open for Daniel Laughlin of Rollins to capture the individual title.

Sheard shot a 4 over par 76 in the opening round and trimmed a pair of shots of his score in the second round before shooting the Owls lowest round of the tournament with a 2 under par 70.

Michael Tulacz finished in 15th place with a 12 over par 228, but did improve his score in each round. The Owls newcomer began with a 6 over 78 in the first round and trimmed a pair of shots off his score in each of the next two rounds.

Alex Jones (15 over par 231) finished 22nd while Robert Andrews (27 over par 243) finished in a tie for 35th place.

Stetson/CFSC Invitational
Victoria Hills G.C. at DeLand, Fla.
Tournament Dates: 11/06 - 11/07, 2006
Par 72 Yardage 6989

Team Results
1 Kennesaw State 307-296-296-899 +35
2 Bethune-Cookman 305-306-294-905 +41
3 Stetson 307-297-311-915 +51
T4 Embry-Riddle 311-308-298-917 +53
T4 Florida Atlantic 313-299-305-917 +53
6 Appalachian State 305-309-307-921 +57
7 Rollins 311-306-305-922 +58
8 South Carolina State 317-318-297-932 +68
9 Florida A&M 331-318-320-969 +105

Kennesaw State Individual Scores
T2 Kris Shepherd 73-71-76-220 +4
T2 Wesley Sheard 76-74-70-220 +4
T15 Michael Tulacz 78-76-74-228 +12
22 Alex Jones 80-75-76-231 +15
T35 Robert Andrews 80-83-80-243 +27