HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The University of Dayton men's golf team is tied for sixth place after the first round of play at the 2018 Joe Feaganes Invitational hosted by Marshall. The Flyers posted a team score of 280 (-4) and are just four strokes off second place.

The two-day event is being held at Guyan Golf and Country Club. The course is being at par 71 and 6,573 yards.

Wichita State leads the field of 15 teams with its team score of 267 (-17). The Shockers' Adrien Michellod is in first place after firing a round of 64 (-7).

RESULTS
t7  Domenic Maricocchi  68 (-3)
t21 Blake Solomon  70 (-1)
t30 Jake Gilkison  71 (E)
t30 Connor Quigley  71 (E)
t30 Hayden Zimmerer  71 (E)
t77 Frankie Morgan (I)  76 (+5)

KEY STAT
16 - Six Flyers combined for 16 birdies during the first 18 holes of the tournament. Maricocchi and Zimmerer each tallied four birdies.

COACH'S COMMENT
"I am very pleased with the way the guys played today," said head coach Gip Hoagland following the round. "We have a very young team but they all came out ready to go. We managed the course pretty well and didn't make any big mistakes. We still have a lot to do tomorrow - we need to capitalize on some holes and make a few more birdies."

UP NEXT
Dayton will close out the Feaganes Invitational Tuesday with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start for the final round of play. Live scoring will be available via BirdieFire.com.