BREWSTER, Mass. – The Husson University women's golf team earned an eighth-place finish at the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association (NEIGA) Women's Championship on Sunday, held at The Captains Golf Course.
The Eagles entered Sunday's final round in eighth place following an opening-round 411 before carding a 421 on the par-72 Port Course to finish with a two-day total of 832 in the 10-team field.
Freshman Alison Mitchell led the Eagles individually, finishing 18th overall in the 55-player field with a 36-hole total of 54-over-par 198. Mitchell followed her opening-round 101 with a 25-over-par 97 on Sunday, improving four strokes from Saturday's performance. She carded a 47 on the front nine before closing with a 50 on the back nine, climbing two spots on the individual leaderboard.
Sophomore Caroline Chausse matched Mitchell for Husson's lowest round of the day, also firing a 25-over-par 97. Chausse improved seven strokes from her opening-round 104, recording a 51 on the front nine before closing with the Eagles' lowest nine-hole score of the day, a 46 on the back. Her second-round performance helped her climb five spots to finish 21st overall at 57-over-par 201.
Sophomore Abigail Theriault finished 30th overall at 71-over-par 215 after following her opening-round 103 with a 40-over-par 112 on Sunday. Theriault posted a 58 on the front nine before improving with a 54 on the back.
Sophomore Riley Fyfe rounded out Husson's lineup, finishing 33rd overall at 74-over-par 218. Fyfe followed her opening-round 103 with a 43-over-par 115 in the final round, recording a 59 on the front nine before closing with a 56 on the back.
Bates College captured the team championship with a two-day total of 655 after rounds of 318 and 337, finishing 118 strokes ahead of runner-up Nichols College (773). Keene State College climbed one spot on Sunday to finish third at 786, followed by Eastern Connecticut State University in fourth at 797.
Gordon College placed fifth at 808, while the University of New England finished sixth at 813. The University of Southern Maine took seventh at 823, nine strokes ahead of Husson. Endicott College (948) and Saint Joseph's College of Maine (1,017) rounded out the team standings.
Bates' Isabelle Meltzer captured individual medalist honors with a two-day total of 13-over-par 157, following an opening-round 77 with an 80 on Sunday. Eastern Connecticut State's Caroline Goderre finished runner-up at 17-over-par 161, while Bates teammates Liv Sheen, Victoria Adams and Mehar Nijjer shared third place at 22-over-par 166.
The Eagles conclude their fall season on Saturday and Sunday at the Little East Conference Championship at the Tekoa Country Club in Westfield, Massachusetts.
