LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL – Siena Men's Golf sophomore Dan Brooks shot a round of -4, 68 to end day one of the 2023 MAAC Men's & Women's Golf Championships tied for the top spot on the men's side. Through 18 holes of play, the Siena men (-3, 285) sit in second place – a stroke off the lead – while the women (+40, 328) are in eighth at Disney's Palm Golf Course in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Iona (-4, 284) leads on the men's side, while Quinnipiac (+3, 291) holds a one-stroke edge on the women's side.

A native of Dudley, Massachusetts, Brooks recorded seven birdies and eagled the 478-yard, par-5 hole 1 to end the day tied with Fairfield's Killian McGinley for the top individual spot in the men's tournament. As a team, Siena tied for the second-lowest MAAC Championship round in program history.

Two more Saints ended day one inside the men's individual top ten, with senior Matthew Ferrari in a four-way tie for fourth at -2, 70 and senior Nolan Crowley in a split for eighth at -1, 71.

Graduate student Brody Yates (+4, 76) ended the day in a tie for 26^th, while freshman Austin Giroux began his first MAAC Championship with a round of +6, 78 to tie for 34^th.

On the women's side, freshman Mackenzie Whitney began her first postseason action with a birdie on the 15^th hole to end the day at +6, 78 in a tie for 18^th individually.

Senior Isabella Diaz (+10, 82) ended the day tied for 32^nd, while sophomore Manoela Barcellos and Jillian Barend each shot +12, 84 to tie for 37^th. Senior Emily Nash (+16, 88) tied for 41^st in the opening round.

Both Siena squads will look to make up ground in day two action at the 2023 MAAC Championships on Saturday, April 21 beginning at 7:30 AM.