SAINT HELENA ISLAND, S.C. - After two days at the Fripp Island Intercollegiate, hosted by South Carolina Upstate, sophomore Liam Brandt paces the 71-player field. Brandt collected a team-high six birdies en route to a three-under-par 68 following a first-round 69. The Chester, N.J. native holds a three-stroke lead over Gardner-Webb's Sam Terry and is the only golfer in the event to complete the first two rounds under par.

Lafayette (578) is currently tied for second place with North Carolina A&T. The team carded six-over-par 290 in the second round. The Maroon and White remain five strokes behind first-place Presbyterian (+5), who lead the 11-team invitational following an impressive second round score of four-under-par 280. 

Junior Reed Theiss (t-21) jumped up five spots in the standings after shooting one-over-par 72 on the course Saturday. Viktor Kofod-Olsen (73-74) also had a solid day on the links, turning in a tie for 27th after tallying three birdies.

Pranit Gupta represented the Leopards as an individual and had a stellar day. The freshman carded a one-over-par in the second round (72) and is currently tied for seventh place in the standings. Kapil Ramachandran (72) matched Gupta's score of one-over-par and sits in a tie for 15th place.

The Leopards tee off Sunday morning for the final round of action at the 6,617-yard, par-71 Ocean Creek Course in Saint Helena Island, S.C.

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