Fairleigh Dickinson took the lead from the start and never looked back as the women's golf team captured its second consecutive Northeast Conference title in Hershey, PA.
The Knights, under the guidance of first-year head coach Rob Warren, landed three golfers in the top-four as they led throughout the competition firing rounds of 311, a league championship record 299, and 310, respectively, for a three-day total of 920.
Long Island (943) bumped Sacred Heart to earn second place by two strokes as the Pioneers logged rounds of 319-313-313 (945) to take third. Robert Morris (328-335-315=978) and Saint Francis (PA) (338-309-335=982) landed in fourth and fifth, respectively.
Winning the individual crown by one stroke was FDU sophomore Michele Holzwarth (/) (Berlin, Germany) after totaling a three-day 223 (74-72-77) on the 5,899-yard Hershey Links course.
A pair of Knights took third and fourth, respectively, as junior Eva Mayr (Schwendi, Germany, /) (Schwendi, Germany) bookended her day-two 73 with a pair of 77s (227) and sophomore Lisa Warrilow (Gnosall, Stafford, UK/) (Gnossal, Staffordshi, UK) logged rounds of 76-78-74 for a three-day total of 228.
The Knights earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.
Fin. School Scores
1 Fairleigh Dickinson 311 299 310 920 +56
2 Long Island U-Brklyn 321 316 306 943 +79
3 Sacred Heart Univ. 319 313 313 945 +81
4 Robert Morris Univ. 328 335 315 978 +114
5 St. Francis Univ.-PA 338 309 335 982 +118
6 Mount St. Mary's 335 317 338 990 +126
7 Central Conn. St. U. 340 353 335 1028 +164
8 Monmouth University 364 344 359 1067 +203
9 St. Francis Coll-NY 368 351 361 1080 +216
10 Wagner College 376 367 358 1101 +237
