The Muhlenberg men’s golf team ended the second and final round of The Violet Classic where it began it: in third place.

The Mules picked up six strokes on second-place Mass.-Dartmouth but still finished two strokes behind.

Freshman Biff Slocum shot in the 70s for the fifth round in a row and was fifth in the tournament with a 36-hole total of 154.

Sophomore Geoffrey Kelleman (above) tied for 14th in the 59-golfer field with a 158 for the two rounds.

The tournament at Hampshire Country Club in Larchmont, N.Y., was the final event of the fall season for Muhlenberg.

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Junior outside linebacker Tom Tarsitano of the Muhlenberg football team has been named defensive player of the week by the Centennial Conference.

Tarsitano set the tone for the Mules’ 22-6 Homecoming win against previously undefeated Ursinus by intercepting a pass on the first play from scrimmage. He finished the game with a team-high eight tackles, three of which were behind the line of scrimmage, and also forced a third-quarter fumble that was recovered by Muhlenberg.

Tarsitano was part of a total defensive effort that forced five turnovers (including an interception by sophomore Matt Rathbun, pictured below). Although the Bears gained 311 yards, 121 came on two big plays and 76 came on a fourth-quarter drive that was stopped on downs inside the 5-yard line.

Tarsitano, who began the year as a reserve defensive end, leads the Mules with 41 tackles through six games.