Philadelphia, Pa. – Furman's Matt Broome fired a four-under 66 to grab a two-stroke lead and help the Paladins to a six-stroke advantage after one round at the Big 5 Invitational at the Plymouth Country Club in Philadelphia, Pa., on Saturday.

The junior, a native of Barrington, R.I., recorded five birdies and shot a 32 on the front nine to take the lead over Peter Williamson of Dartmouth and three-stroke edge over third place Tom McCarthy of Yale.  Paladin sophomore Matt Brown shot an even-par 70 to take a share of fourth place while Johnny Kyger's first round 72 helped him into 13th place.

J.B. Murphy added a five-over 75 for the Paladins, while junior Anthony Aloi posted an opening round 76.

The Paladins, who finished at three-over 283, hold a six-stroke lead over second place Princeton with Villanova and Campbell tied for third place at 291.

The second and final round of the Big 5 Invitational is set to tee-off at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday morning.

1 Furman 283

1 Matt Broome 66

T4 Matt Brown 70

T13 Johnny Kyger 72

T43 J.B. Murphy 75

T54 Anthony Aloi 76