THE RUNDOWN

• Event: NCAA Atlantic/East Region Men's Golf Championships
• Course: Totteridge Golf Course | Greensburg, Pa. (California (Pa.) host)
• Tale of the Tape: Par 72 | 7,154 yards
• Result: Gannon sits in 10th place after one day of play.
• The Short Story: Michael Marsico (Aspinwall, Pa./Fox Chapel) matched his season-low round, firing a 1-over 73 to finish the first round in a tie for eighth place to lead the Golden Knights in a competitive field at the region championships Thursday.

GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER

• Complete Results: Click Here
• Gameday Twitter Thread: Click Here
• Friday Tee Times: Click Here
• Course Stats: Click Here
• Player Stats: Click Here

TEAM LEADERBOARD
1.   Wilmington - 296
t2.  Southern New Hampshire - 298
t2.  Franklin Pierce - 298
t4.  Bentley - 304
t4.  Dominican - 304
t4.  California (Pa.) - 304
 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
1.   Matt Paradis, Southern New Hampshire - 67
t2.  Nathan Patterson, Franklin Pierce - 71
t2.  Owen Elliott, Shepherd - 71
t4.  Ryan Smith, CalU - 72
t4.  Dylan Pliss, Franklin Pierce - 72
t4.  Jake Yarmolowitz, St. Thomas Aquinas - 72
t4.  Braden McKay, Wilmington - 72
 
GANNON SCORES

• t8. Michael Marsico (Aspinwall, Pa./Fox Chapel) - 73
• t54. Ethan Bennett (Stoney Creek, Ontario/Cardinal Newman Catholic) - 78
• t54. Mark Majewski (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) - 78
• t63. Billy Colbert (Hermitage, Pa./Hickory) - 79
• t73. Abe Holmes (Barrie, Ontario/Barrie North Collegiate) - 80
   

EVENT NOTES

• Marsico carded three birdies and played the final seven holes of the day at 1-under to find himself in a tie for eighth in the 107-player field after 18 holes, just two shots back of second place.
• As a team, the Golden Knights shot 20-over 308 to sit alone in 10th place after the first day. They are just one shot back of ninth-place Indiana (Pa.), and four shots out of a tie for fourth place.
• Gannon led the field in Par 3 average on the day at 3.20 strokes per.
• A lightning delay midway through Gannon's round in the afternoon led to a late-evening finish. The Knights tee off beginning at 8:20 Friday morning from the 10th tee.
• Cal (t4th, 304) and IUP (9th, 307) are the only PSAC teams to top Gannon in the first round.
• The team leaderboard is tightly packed, with 12 teams from fourth through 15th separated by fewer than 10 strokes. Gannon is as close to second place (298) as it is to 19th (318).
• The individual scores provide no more clarity. Outside of leader Matt Paradis of Southern New Hampshire, who fired a 5-under 67, second through the 53rd golfer are separated by just six strokes heading into the final 36 holes.

 
UP NEXT

• The Knights get a morning tee time in Friday's second round back at Totteridge.