WASHINGTON (April 18, 2024) – Howard University women's golf team heads to Pine Mountain, Ga., for the Northeast Conference (NEC) Championships. The three-round event (54 holes) takes place at Callaway Resort & Gardens.
 
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HISTORY
 
In 1998, the inaugural NEC women's golf tournament took place at the Summit Country Club where Saint Francis (Pa.) won the title in 36 holes.
 
In 2007, the tournament format shifted to a three-round event (54 holes) where the Red Flash took home another championship.
 
Overall, FDU holds the conference record with nine titles, followed by the Red Flash (7). Sacred Heart has won three NEC Championships, including the last two seasons (2022 & 2023).
 
TOURNAMENT PREVIEW
 
The NEC Championship consists of 12 programs: Howard; Delaware State; FDU; Le Moyne; LIU; Maryland Eastern Shore; Merrimack; North Carolina Central; Sacred Heart; Saint Francis; Stonehill and Wagner.
 
The conference championship is a three-day, 54-hole event. Team scores are calculated by adding the team's four lowest scores from each day. The top-10 finishers are named to the all-tournament team.
 
Howard is seeking its first NEC crown in program history.
 
A year ago, the Bison took third overall after shooting a tournament-best 291 (+3) in the final round. Junior Kendall Jackson (Pearland, Texas) and sophomore Morgan Horrell (Dallas) were named to the NEC All-Tournament Team.
 
This season, Jackson leads the Bison, averaging 74.3 strokes per round with six top 10 finishes, including a pair of victories at the SAS Championships (Oct. 14-15) and Arcis HBCU Collegiate Championship (Feb. 25-26).
 
Horrell has recorded a 74.7 average per round with five top 10 finishes.
 
Freshman Emily Mayne (Kingston, Jamaica), sophomore Marley Franklin (Los Angeles) and junior Jada Richardson (Suwanee, Ga.) rounds out the lineup, averaging 75.7, 76.4 and 78.6 per round, respectively.
 
LAST TIMEOUT
 
On April 2-3, HU won the 2024 National Collegiate Championship in dominant fashion, winning the event by 40 strokes.
 
All five Bison finished in the Top 10, led by Mayne winning her first collegiate golf event. The Jamaica native led from start-to-finish, posting a 224 (+11) during the three-round tourney, including a 72 (+1) in round one.
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
 
With a tournament victory, HU heads to the NCAA Regionals (May 5-8). If the Bison fall short, the program goes to Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., for the PGA Works Collegiate Championships (May 6-8).
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.