WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – The Lafayette golf team recorded a strong performance on day one of the Metropolis Intercollegiate Invitational, hosted by Columbia. Following 36 holes of play, sophomore Liam Brandt sits in sole possession of second place at one-under-par (139). Brandt remains five strokes behind the leader, Chad Corriera of Bryant, who carded six-under-par (134) to pace the 69-player field. Ryan Slevcove of Iona is right behind Brandt, after carding even par through 36 holes (140). 

Brandt finished his first round one-over-par 71. The economics major carded three birdies, two on the front nine and one on the back. Three other members of the Leopards' squad followed Brandt's lead. Reed Theiss (74) shot four-over-par in the first round of play, while Viktor Kofod-Olsen (75) recorded a score of five-over-par. Senior Winston Kelenc-Blank finished round one turning in a 76, with two birdies on the scorecard. 

Brandt continued to dominate in round two of the Metropolis Intercollegiate Invitational. The sophomore scored two-under-par (68), with three birdies in the final 18 holes. Chris Vahey, another sophomore, soared in round two as well, finishing four-over-par (74) after carding three-under-par on the back nine. Michael DiNapoli, the lone individual competitor for the Leopards, also finished the final 18 holes with a score of four-over-par. 

The Leopards are currently tied for seventh with an overall score of +28. They are tied with Fordham and North Dakota State. 

The Iona Gaels currently sit in first place, leading the 12-team competition with an overall score of +15, with Bryant (+16) and Holy Cross (+17) next. A number of contestants from Iona, Fordham and Cornell did not finish the round due to darkness. Round two will resume and finish tomorrow morning.  

The event's final round begins tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. on the 6,827-yard, par-70 course at Metropolis Country Club.

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