Milford, CT - Ethan Ju shot a final round 74 (+2) to finish tied for 18th as Hofstra placed sixth as a team at the Sacred Heart Fall Classic at Great River Golf Club. The top 20 finish was the first of Ju's career.

Ju finished the three-round tournament at 225 (+9) to lead the Pride. The freshman moved up nine spots over the final round. Hank Kancher was the Pride's next-best finisher, tying for 26th at 228 (+12) following a final round 80 (+8). Eugene Kang tied for 32nd at 232 (+16) following a final round 83, while Gavin Clarke placed 37th in the 70-player field at 234 (+18). Clarke shot a final round 78 (+6) and jumped two spots on the leaderboard. Charlie Ferrise tied for 62nd at 249 (+33), shooting a final round 84 (+12). 

On a day where scoring was up across the board, the Pride shot a final round 315 (+27) to finish at 910 (+46) in the 11-team field. Sacred Heart won the team title at 883 (+19), finishing eight strokes ahead of Merrimack. 

Laval's Felix Dube won the individual title by one stroke over the Pioneers' Robert Zyskowski. Dube finished at 215 (-1) with Zyskowski at 216 (E). 

Hofstra returns to action next Monday and Tuesday at the Blue Hen Intercollegiate hosted by the University of Delaware at the Wynote Golf Club in Oxford, Pennsylvania.