GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (October 7, 2016) – Fresh off a fifth place finish at the Northeast-10 Championships Monday, the Franklin Pierce University men's golf team returned to action in a big way, placing first after day one of the Saint Rose Fall Shootout Friday afternoon.

The Ravens are tied with host Saint Rose for first with a score of 304 (+20). Fellow NE-10 school Bentley wraps up the first day of competition in third, a stroke behind both the Ravens and Golden Knights (305, +21).

Freshman Sam Myers (Colchester, Vt.) leads the squad and heads into the clubhouse in second place after he shot a 73 (+2). Classmate Keeton Foster (Chesterfield, R.I.) rounds out the first day top-5 finishes for FPU as he's tied for fourth (75, +4). Anthony Vincequere (Millbury, Mass.) ties with nine other golfers for 11th place at 77, six over par.

To view the entire results for day one please click here.

The Ravens return to action tomorrow for the final day of the shootout.