WEST POINT, N.Y. - Harry Dessel, Travis Robertson and Liam Brandt concluded the first round of the Patriot League Championship in a tie for 11th. All three golfers turned in a four-over-par 74.

Lafayette (+19) rests in sixth place in the eight-team field following its 299. With two days left, the Maroon and White sit six strokes out of first.

Viktor Kofod-Olsen, Reed Theiss and Winston Kelenc-Blank also represent the Leopards in the conference championship. Kofod-Olsen landed in 30th after carding a 77 at the par-70, 6,136- yard West Point Golf Course. Theiss shot an eight-over-par 78 to rest in a tie for 36. Kelenc-Blank (+10) remains in 43rd.

Navy and Army finished day one as the event's co-leaders, using a 13-over-par 293 to jump to the top of the leaderboard. Holy Cross and Loyola are tied for third and sit one stroke out of first. 

Lehigh's Ryan Cronin, Holy Cross' Alex Elia and Leo Chu and Navy's Jack Tarzy ended their first 18 in a four-way tie for first place. All four men recorded a one-over-par 71 to pace the 48-golfer field.

Lafayette retakes the course for the second round on Saturday at 8 a.m.