Suffolk entered its fourth varsity season determined to defend its Northeast Women’s Golf Conference (NWGC) crown and threepeat as New England Intercollegiate Golf Association (NEIGA) champs.
A four-player roster faced obstacles and stiff competition along the way with a pair of two-day events preceding the championship courses.
After taking second at the Husson Tournament at the Bangor Municipal Golf Course, the Rams finished fourth a week later at the CORTACA Northeast Invitational in Cortland, New York, at the Cortland Country Club.
Those pair of events prepped the blue-and-gold for the first-ever two-day NWGC Championship.
The Rams ventured to the Colonie Country Club in Voorheesville, New York, to tee off and add more titles to the young program’s resume.
Suffolk claimed third at the second-ever NWGC Championship with a two-day score of 771, seven strokes behind the runner-up Utica.
Suffolk wanted to build momentum off its podium finish at the conference championship and continue its regional run, however, the Rams were dethroned at the fourth annual NEIGA Championships at the Captains Golf Course in Brewster, Massachusetts October 20-21.
Despite a standout showing by Brooke Chapman, who led after the first day on the course and finished as the individual runner-up, the Rams rounded out the four-team field for the first time in program history with a two-day card of 792. Bates (764), Husson (766) and Johnson & Wales (790) upstaged Suffolk at the annual meet for the first time.
The blue-and-gold had the chance to avenge its fall ending throughout the three-outing spring schedule that featured a tri-meet and a dual meet with the Wildcats of JWU, but those plans were abandoned with the cancellation of the spring season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
THROUGH THE LENS
CHAPMAN COLLECTS ALL-NWGC SECOND-TEAM
Brooke Chapman finished the 36-hole course at the Colonie Country Club in Voorheesville, New York, with a 175, good for sixth in the field of 45, and All-NWGC Second-Team accolades, a first for the junior and for the Rams’ program.
ANTONUCCI EARNS ALL-NWGC SECOND-TEAM
Nicole Antonucci, the first-ever NWGC individual champion, picked up All-NWGC honors for the first time in her career with a spot on the second team alongside her teammate Brooke Chapman after showing a ninth-place performance with a two-day score of 181.
CHAPMAN THREEPEATS AS ALL-REGION
Brooke Chapman led Suffolk’s charge at the NEIGA Championships. The junior paced the 23-golfer field after the first day at Captains Golf Course with an 81, but slipped to a share of second after day two. Her 166 overall helped her earn a place on the All-NEIGA First-Team for the third time in as many seasons.
chapman program's first golfer of the week
For her performance at NEIGAs, Brooke Chapman became the first-ever Suffolk women’s golfer to earn Northeast Women’s Golf Conference Golfer of the Week accolades October 23.
ACADEMIC ACCOLADES
All four members of the Suffolk women’s golf team – Tess Adams, Nicole Antonucci, Brooke Chapman and Madison Scheinberg - picked up an academic accolade as the Rams were honored by the league on its inaugural NWGC Academic All-Conference Team.
To be eligible, student-athletes must have completed one full calendar year at their current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility. In addition, they must have at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at their current institution.
The four Rams represented the second-most representatives from one squad behind Keuka’s five.