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Fayeteville, PA – It was a good day to be a Knight.

Fairleigh Dickinson brought home its third consecutive Northeast Conference (NEC) Women's Golf Championship on Sunday, leading wire-to-wire at the 54-hole event contested at the Penn National Golf Club Founders Course in Fayetteville, PA.

FDU entered the final day of compeition with a significant 24-stroke lead. The advantage only grew as the Knights earned a decisive 39-stroke victory (907) over second place Sacred Heart (946). Merrimack made the jump to third place after shaving 10 strokes off its total from round two (957). 

Wagner ended the compeititon in fourth (959), followed by Saint Francis U in fifth (976), LIU in sixth (976) and Mount St. Mary's in seventh (1,034).

After leading the entire competition, Julia Warke (Winnersh, England/The Holt Comprehensive School) held off a late charge from teammate Victoria Schroedl (Berlin, Germany/Hans Carossa Oberschule) to win the individual title with a one-stroke victory. Warke carded a 74-71-79-224, while Schroedl recorded a 78-72-75-225.

Nicola Smith (Sittingborne, England/Highstead Grammar) (80-75-74-229) and Anete Liis Adul (Estonia/ Loo Secondary School) (76-78-80-234) also represented FDU in the top-10, tying for fifth and eighth, respectively. 

Sacred Heart was be paced by three-time NEC Golfer of the Week Margot Rouquette (Montiron, France/Northwood Prep). The rookie standout finished in third place with a three-day total of 227 (75-78-74). She was followed by Kailee Welch (Huntington Beach, CA/Mater Dei) in seventh  (78-76-76-230) and Chelsea Thakkar (Mumbai, India /New Horizon Public School), who tied for eighth (75-81-78-234). 

Merrimack's Jordan Laplume (Old Orchard Beach, ME/ Thornton Academy) finished in fourth (78-78-72), a four-place improvement from day two after carding an even-par 72 on Sunday, the low round of the day.

Saint Francis U's Allison Appleton (Millersville, PA/ Penn Manor) earned the Red Flash's highest finish of the weekend in a tie for fifth place (79-76-74-229).

Rounding out the top ten was Wagner's Heather McLean (Nova Scotia, Canada/ Horton), who shot her best round of the tournament on Sunday to advance to an eighth place tie (78-79-77-234).

Fairleigh Dickinson will represent the NEC at NCAA Regionals, while Warke qualified as for NCAAs as an individual.
 
Team Standings
1. Fairleigh Dickinson - 907
2. Sacred Heart - 946
3. Merrimack - 957
4. Wagner - 959
5. Saint Francis U - 976
6. LIU - 999
7. Mount St. Mary's - 1034

Individual Standings
1. Julia Warke, FDU - 74-71-79-224
2. Victoria Schroedl, FDU - 78-72-75-225
3. Margot Rouquette, SHU - 75-78-74-227
4. Jordan Laplume, MC - 78-78-72-228
T5. Allison Appleton, SFU - 79-76-74-229
T5. Nicola Smith, FDU - 80-75-74-229