NEC Men's Golfer of the Week: Pietro Maria Piccoli, FDU
NEC Women's Co-Golfers of the Week: Lauren Iannetta, MU &
Gabriela Aya, NHVN
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NEC MEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Pietro Maria Piccoli, FDU
Fr., Verona, Italy/Montverde Academy
Piccoli led FDU during the Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge as the Knights impressed among a competitive field. The freshman shot one-under (74-71-70) across three rounds to place tied for 13th out of 90 golfers. Piccoli finished the weekend with a league-best 71.7 stroke average. As a team, FDU placed seventh out of the 16 teams at the competition. Piccoli continues his strong freshman season as he was previously named NEC Golfer of the Month in October.
NEC WOMEN’S CO-GOLFERS OF THE WEEK
Lauren Iannetta, Mercyhurst
Fr., Eastlake, OH
Competing at the YSU Spring Invitational, Iannetta placed second amongst a competitive 39-golfer field. The freshman shot eight-over (78-74) across two rounds of play to lead Mercyhurst to a second-place team finish. On the week, the Eastlake, OH native posted a 76.0 stroke average at the Youngstown State-hosted event. Iannetta is the first Laker to take home NEC Golfer of the Week honors since Mercyhurst joined the conference as a full member in 2024.
Gabriella Aya, New Haven
Fr., Bogota, Colombia/Colegio Anglo Colobiano
Aya won the Dr. Edwin B. Cottrell Invitational over the weekend after shooting just seven-over (79-72) across two rounds on a Par-72 course. The freshman won the individual title out of a 33-athlete field and led New Haven to second place showing in the team standings. Making its debut as a NEC member this season, Aya is the first Charger to claim NEC Golfer of the Week accolades.
NEC MEN'S GOLF PRIME PERFORMERS
Matus Kudlac, Jr., FDU
Overalll Average: 73.7
Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge: +5, 73-71-77, T-39th out of 90
Jordan Kyaw, Sr., FDU
Overalll Average: 72.3
Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge: +1, 70-74-73, T-23rd out of 90
Pietro Maria Piccoli, Fr., FDU
Overalll Average: 71.7
Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge: -1, 74-71-70, T-13th out of 90
Shreyas Sanmathy, Fr., FDU
Overalll Average: 73.7
Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge: +5, 73-71-77, T-39th out of 90
Francisco Perez, Jr., HU
Overalll Average: 71.7
Irish Creek Intercollegiate: +2, 70-73-72,T-13th out of 80
Max Osten, So., UMES
Overalll Average: 72.3
Irish Creek Intercollegiate: +4, 71-77-69, T-19th out of 80
Nico Tucker, Jr., NCCU
Overalll Average: 72.3
Irish Creek Intercollegiate: +4, 71-71-75, T-19th out of 80
NEC WOMEN'S GOLF PRIME PERFORMERS
Abbey Baker, Sr., FDU
Overalll Average: 76.3
Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge: +16, 77-74-78, T-40th out of 100
Michelle Yang, So., FDU
Overall Average: 74.7
Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge: +11, 74-77-73, T-25th out of 100
Lauren Iannetta, Fr., MU
Overall Average: 76.0
YSU Spring Invitational: +8, 78-74, 2nd out of 39
Gabriela Aya, Fr., NHVN
Overalll Average: 75.5
Dr. Edwin B. Cottrell Invitational: +7, 79-72, 1st out of 33
Sanaa Carter, Fr., NCCU
Overalll Average: 75.0
2026 Carolina Challenge Cup: +10, 76-74, T-26th out of 71
Aubree Clements, Sr., NCCU
Overalll Average: 76.5
2026 Carolina Challenge Cup: +13, 75-78, T-34th out of 71
2025-26 NEC GOLF WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS:
MEN'S GOLFER OF THE MONTH
Oct. 2: Arjun Singh Bhatia, LIU
Oct. 30: Pietro Maria Piccoli, FDU & Jamal Hutchison, NCCU
WOMEN'S GOLFER OF THE MONTH
Oct. 2: Marley Franklin, HU
Oct. 30: Paris Fieldings, HU
MEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Mar. 4: Francisco Perez, HU
Mar. 18: Arjun Singh Bhatia, LIU
Mar. 25: Guillermo Ochoa Valencia, WAG
Apr. 2: Jack Tebeau, BING
Apr. 9: Pietro Maria Piccoli, FDU
Apr. 15:
WOMEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Feb. 25: Marley Franklin, HU
Mar. 4: Paris Fieldings, HU
Mar. 18: Lena Durette, HU
Mar. 25: Kashika Misra, FDU
Apr. 2: Paris Fieldings, HU
Apr. 9: Lauren Iannetta, MU &Gabriela Aya, NHVN
Apr. 15: