SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Lipscomb men’s golf team opened action in the Maui Jim Intercollegiate on Friday in a tie for sixth place with No. 7 LSU at the Desert Forest Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The Bisons opened the 3-day event with a +5, 293 to end the day tied with the Tigers.

Herd notes:

• Lipscomb was led by seniors Dawson Armstrong and Eric Ansett, who both finished the day in a tie for seventh place after carding -1, 71’s.
• Ansett closed the back nine with an eagle on 18 to put him one under.
• Jake Dines finished two strokes back of Armstrong and Ansett with a +1, 73 in a tie for 20^th.
• Hunter Howell ended the day tied for 51^st with a +6, 78.
• Davis Armstrong rounded out the competitors for the Bisons in 78^th with a +24, 96.
• Kent State sits atop the leaderboard with a -7, 281 to start the 54-hole event.
• Gisli Sveinbergsson from Kent State leads the field after carding a -4, 68.
• The Bisons will get the second round underway on Saturday at 10:20 a.m.
• Live scoring will be available at http://www.golfstat.com