ORLANDO, FLA. – A pair of Stags sit amongst the leaders at the 2022 men's MAAC Golf Championships helping Fairfield University men's golf to a third place finish in the opening round Friday.

At eight shots over par as a team Fairfield sits tied with Rider, three strokes ahead of both Canisius and Monmouth, with second through eighth currently separated by just nine shots. Siena sits second at +6 for the round, while Iona leads the team scores at -1 overall.

Leading the Stags on day one was Jason Salameno and Patrick McCarthy who each shot one over par on the day and are tied with four other competitors for a share of 6^th place in the 45-player field. Killian McGinley sits just two shots pack of the aforementioned pair at +3 after the opening round, tied for 18^th place along with Colin Summers. Patrick Ryan finished tied for 33^rd to round out the day for Fairfield, shooting six over on the day.