SAINT HELENA ISLAND, S.C. – The Lafayette Leopards currently hold a two-stroke lead following the opening round of the Fripp Island Intercollegiate. The Maroon and White finished day one at four-over-par as a squad, with four of the five golfers landing within the top 25. 

Liam Brandt is tied for first after firing off a two-under-par 69 to lead the way for the Leopards in the first round. The Chester, N.J. native collected three birdies and was the only member of the Maroon and White to capture an eagle on the 294-yard, par-four fourth hole. Senior Winston Kelenc-Blank netted a score of one-over-par (72), with a team-high six birdies in the opening round. The Rumson, N.J. native is currently tied for 14th place overall. Viktor Kofod-Olsen and Reed Theiss also had solid rounds, with Kofod-Olsen finishing two-over-par (73) with four birdies, while Theiss shot three-over-par (74) with two birdies.

Pranit Gupta was one of three Lafayette golfers to represent the squad as an individual. The freshman scored an even par for the opening round (71) and is currently tied for fifth place in the standings. Kapil Ramachandran turned in a two-over-par 73 and is currently tied for 19th place out of the 71 competitors.

North Carolina A&T and Mount St. Mary's are right on the Leopards' tail, both teams shooting six-over-par (77) in the 11-team tournament. Sam Terry of Gardner-Webb is tied with Brandt at the top of the leaderboard. Brent Glah of Mount St. Mary's and Javier Morgado of North Carolina A&T are tied for third place, sitting at one-under-par (70).

The Leopards will tee off tomorrow morning for the second day of action at the Ocean Creek Course in Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, a 6,617-yard, par-71 course. The third and final round will take place on Sunday.

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