Portland, Maine—Sophomore Jasper Bruins Slot (Scituate, R.I.) tied for second overall and earned First Team All-Little East honors as Rhode Island College finished fifth (six teams) at the 2023 Little East Men's Golf Championship, hosted by Southern Maine at Riverside Golf Course on Thursday and Friday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
• Rhode Island College finished fifth (six teams) with a team score of 645 (321, 324). Eastern Connecticut won the title (590; 303, 287), followed by Keene State (619; 308, 311), Vermont State University Castleton (633; 321, 312), Southern Maine (643; 326, 317), the Anchormen and Western Connecticut (655; 327, 328).
 
• The championship was held at Riverside Golf Course, which is a par-70 and measures 6,162 yards.
 
• 30 golfers competed at the championship.
 
• RIC finished the first day of competition tied for third.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Bruins Slot tied for second with a score of 146 (70; 76; +6).


 
• Junior Cameron Mello (Somerset, Mass.) earned Second Team All-Little East honors with a ninth place finish and a score of 155 (76, 79; +15).


 
• Sophomore Kyle Cullen (Glocester, R.I.) tied for 24^th with a score of 167 (87, 80; +27)
 
• Freshman Max Nasser (Middletown, R.I.) tied for 27^th with a score of 177 (88, 89; +37).
 
• Senior Noah Weik (Litchfield, Conn.) finished 30^th with a score of 195 (92, 103; +55).
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will close out the fall portion of their schedule at the Eastern Connecticut Invitational on Wednesday, Oct. 11.