WHEELING, W. Va.– Senior Robbie Forti (Danvers, Mass.) fired an opening round of 71 even to lead the Saint Anselm College men's golf on day one of the 2024 NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Men's Golf Regional at the Speidel Jones Golf Club. As a team, the Hawks sit tied for 10th in the 20-team field, carding a 22-over 306 in a round disrupted by heavy afternoon rains.

NEXT UP:

• Saint Anselm will tee off for the second round of the 2024 NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Regional on Friday, May 10 at 9:30 a.m.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Forti led the Hawks shooting an even 71 to tie for sixth overall out of over 100 golfers competing in the regional tournament. 
• Finishing tied for 33rd place was fifth-year Lucas Dascoli (Everett, Mass.) carding a five-over 76 on day one. 
• Junior Michael Papamechail (Danvers, Mass.)  turned in an opening round eight-over 79 for Saint Anselm to tie for 67th on the leaderboard. 
• Sophomore Anthony Picano (Reading, Mass.) completed the first round by shooting a nine-over 80 to finish tied for 79th place.
• Rounding out the first round for the Hawks was freshman Brady Warren (Lynn, Mass.) shooting a 20-over 91 on the day. 

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