APALACHIN, N.Y. – The Lafayette golf team collected 17 birdies in its final round of the Matthews Auto Collegiate Invitational, which helped improve its final standing by four spots. The Leopards finished in seventh place, after starting the day in 11th.

Michael DiNapoli once again finished strong on the back nine, shooting one-over-par for the final nine holes. He finished T-17th in the invitational, after shooting six-over-par in the final round.

Each member of the Leopards' five-man team birdied the ninth hole, a 510-yard par-5. Senior Winston Kelenc-Blank led the squad with five birdies total and a one-under-par finish on the back nine. The economics major ended the day five-over-par (77), advancing him to T68 place in the overall standings. Junior Harrison Browne earned Lafayette's largest jump in standings, improving by 19 places after netting a one-over-par (73) in the final round. 

Despite having a large lead after day one, the La Salle Explorers were bested by the Bucknell Bison in the final day of play. The Bison shot 10-over-par overall to win the tournament, while La Salle finished 14-over-par. Gavin Dosch of LaSalle was the individual leader out of the 87 contestants, scoring five-under-par after the 36 hole invitational.

The Maroon and White will compete in the Empire State this weekend, as they travel to the Metropolis Country Club in White Plains, N.Y. The Metropolis Intercollegiate tournament is hosted by Columbia.

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