July 13, 2008

PORTSMOUTH, VA--ODU rising junior Eric Onesi (Bear, DE.) shot a 72 in the third round which dropped him to third place after 54 holes of the Eastern Amateur Championship at Portsmouth's Elizabeth Manor Country Club Saturday. Onesi currently has a 199 going into Sunday's final round.

Onesi, a two-time All-CAA selection is three strokes behind leader Jude Eustaquio of the Phillipines who shot a 66 on Saturday and has a 196 score. JMU's Scott Morino along with Roger Newsome are tied for second at 198.

Monarch teammate John Murphy (Wilton, CT.) shot a 68 Saturday for a 204 and recent graduate Stan Guerrero (Mexico) , a three-time All-CAA selection, and ODU Alumni Association's Male Athlete of the Year is at 211.

EASTERN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Elizabeth Manor Golf and Country Club
 6462 yards, Par 70

Jude Euastaquio  65-65-66=196
Scott Marino       63-68-67=198
Roger Newsom  65-69-64=198
Eric Onesi            63-64-62=199
Patrick Sinnard   65-67-67=199

OTHER ODU GOLFERS
John Murphy    66-70-68=204
Stan Guerrero  68-73-70=211