NEWPORT, R.I.-  Freshman Ben Palazzo (Farmington, Conn.) fired an 80 on his way to finishing in a tie for ninth out of 45 golfers to lead the Endicott golf team to a fourth place finish in the eight team field.  With the competition consisting of four NCAA DII teams, two DI teams and one other DIII squad, the Gulls fired a team score of 335 to finish 31 shots off the lead and ahead of UMass Dartmouth, Providence, Dominican (N.Y.) and St. Anselm.  Endicott has a quick turnaround as they return to action Friday at the two day UMass Dartmouth Invitational at the Allendale Country Club in Dartmouth, Mass.

Following right behind Palazzo was junior Austin Teal (Loudonville, N.Y.) who finished with an 81 on the par 72 course.  Teal's 81 placed him in a tie for 14th, while fellow junior Alex Viola (Brunswick, Maine) fired an 83 to finish tied for 18th.  

Sophomore Dan Negus (Pembroke, Mass.) and freshman Hunter Donovan (Loudonville, N.Y.) closed the scoring for the Gulls, posting rounds of 91 and 99 respectively.

Endicott gets right back to action on Friday at the two day UMass Dartmouth Invitational hosted by the Allendale Country Club in Dartmouth, Mass.