PORTLAND Maine – Junior Will Farschon (Brunswick, Maine) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies' men's golf team shot a 69 (-3) to tie with Husson University's Ty Dickson for the lowest score at the Husky Classic at Riverside Golf Course. The Huskies' A team of Farschon, freshman SJ Welch (Newport, Maine/Nokomis Regional), sophomore Ben Aucoin (Moncton, New Brunswick), freshman Nick Harmon (Scarborough, Maine) and junior Jaden Poirier (White River Junction, Vt./Hartford) placed third with a score of 298 (+10). Husson University placed first with a score of 290 (+2).
 
The B Team of Senior Quinn Dillon (Gorham, Maine), junior Alex Fournier (Augusta, Maine/Cony), sophomore Keenan Buteau (Scarborough, Maine), junior Owen Moore (Pittsfield, Maine/Maine Central Institute) and junior Alex Grant (St. Albans, Maine/Nokomis Regional) placed second with a score of 297(+9). Dillon placed third with a 71 (-1) and was honored prior to the match as part of Senior Day. Welch tied for fourth with a 72 (E).
 
Moore placed sixth with a 73 (+1) while Grant tied for seventh with a 74 (+2). Junior Carter O'Connell (Monmouth, Maine/Monmouth Academy) competed as an individual and tied for 17th with a 77 (+5). Aucoin shot a 78 (+6) to tie for 21st. A quartet of Huskies tied for 23rd as Poirier, Buteau, Fournier and sophomore Joey Samson (Auburn, Maine/Edward Little) each shot a 79 (+7). Harmon tied for 27th with an 80 (+8).
 
Grant led the Huskies with four birdies, while Farschon, Moore, Dillon, Aucoin and Poirier each had three.
 
Southern Maine will wrap up the fall season with the Little East Conference Championship at Mohegan Sun Golf Club. The two-day tournament starts on Tuesday, October 13.