VERONA, N.Y. – The Skidmore College golf team finished in a tie for fourth place at the Liberty League Championship, which wrapped Sunday at the Shenenadoah Course at Turning Stone. The Thoroughbreds shot a third-round 293, and finished tied with Rensselaer in fourth. Sophomores Johnny Hwang and Rudraksha Banerjee finished in a four-way tie for fourth.

• Banerjee had the second-best score of the day and the only bogey-free round. He shot a six-under 66 to finish the tournament at even par (74-76-66—216) and tie for fourth.
• Hwang (69-71-76—216) also tied for fourth. He had three birdies in the final round and 11 for the tournament.
• Patrick McLaughlin shot a 75 on Sunday to finish in a tie for 23^rd with Jaden Cheng and one other. Cheng shot a 76 in the third round.
• Tate Esler was 30^th (77-80-79—236).
• Rochester came storming back with one of the lowest rounds in championship history. The Yellowjackets erased an 11-shot deficit entering the day to beat NYU by six with and 857 overall score, including a 15-under 273 on Sunday.
• NYU's Oscar Urive and Rochester's Alvin Su shared medalist honors. Su had the highlight of the tournament when he holes our for an eagle-2 on the par-5 10^th. He shot a 67 on Sunday.

 
FROM HEAD COACH TOM OPPEDISANO
"Our championship result wasn't what we were hoping for, but I'm very proud of this group. 
First hats off to Rochester for an unbelievable final round! And also, NYU for truly great play. Johnny and Banner both got top T4 individual finishes for us.
 
"This year, our guys worked hard, competed hard and never gave up. We had some shining moments and some disappointing ones too. We had a good year and at the end of it all, this is a group of high-quality human beings who represent Skidmore extremely well."