LAHAINA, Hawai'I – Loyola University Maryland's golf team registered five scored of 1-under or better on Friday, opening the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate with an 11-under 274 to tie for the second-best round in relation to par in school history.
 
Brandon Berry eagled two par fives during his round to shoot 6-under 65, good for second place a shot behind Boise State's Hugo Townsend.
 
As a team, the Greyhounds are fourth at the event, trailing three teams ranked in Golfweek's top 90. Kansas, which is ranked No. 10 in the nation, Boise State (50^th) lead the field at 16-under, while Colorado (90^th) is two shots ahead of Loyola.
 
The Greyhounds' round, while checking in at a tie for second in relation to par, is good for a tie for fifth in terms of total score.
 
Berry and the Greyhounds opened the shotgun start on the back nine where he recovered from a bogey-five on the 14^th to birdie the par-3, 202-yard 15^th to get back to level. He then birdied the 18^th hole before starting a scoring run on the fourth hole.
 
He birdied that before giving the stroke back with a bogey on the fifth. Berry then eagled the 460-yard, par-5 sixth hole and birdied the seventh before a par on the eighth hole. He then eagled the 485-yard, par-5 ninth hole to get to six under for his round.
 
Berry now has four rounds of 66 or better through 13 rounds this season, the most in a single-season by any Loyola player in school history.
 
Brett Inserra made a late push up the leaderboard for the Greyhounds after sitting at even through 12 holes. He had a birdie on the sixth hole before duplicating the feat on the eighth and ninth to get to 3-under for the day. A bogey on the 11^th, his final hole set him back to 2-under where he is tied for 22^nd.
 
Mike Crowley is also tied for 22^nd after shooting 2-under 69; he finished his round with birdies on two of his final four holes.
 
Nick Mejia and Carlo Pizzano both shot 1-under 70 on Friday to tie for 30^th. Pizzano overcame a triple-bogey seven on the 18^th hole – his fourth – to post four birdies thereafter to get to 1-under. Mejia posted a birdie on the 10^th hole, along with the same score on the first and fourth holes.
 
Playing as an individual, Connor McGarrity had four-straight birdies on the sixth through ninth holes to shoot 2-under on the front nine. He finished the day at 4-over 75.
 
The Greyhounds will resume the three-day tournament with the second round on Saturday.