Roman bettered her own program-best championship round with a second-round 74 today and enters the final round in 12th place (PHOTO BY Crystal Ayn Photography)

Berlin, Connecticut, freshman cards second-round 74 as Skyhawks move up to eighth in team standings

NEC Women's Golf Championship Information

NEC Second Round Recap

PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (April 20, 2024) – Freshman Kenna Roman broke her own program record for a championship event one day after setting it and moved up to 12^th on the individual leaderboard to lead Stonehill College in the second round of the 2024 Northeast Conference Women's Golf Championship on the 6,050-yard, par-70 layout at the Callaway Resort & Gardens Lake View Course today.

Roman will head into Sunday's third and final round of the NEC Championship in 12^th place in the field of 61 golfers on the individual leaderboard after trimming one stroke off her own championship record score of 75 set in Friday's first round with a four-over-par 74 today. Her two-round score of 149 (+9) is a new program-best for two rounds at a championship, besting the previous mark of 164 by Alexis Annarummo at the 2018 Northeast-10 Conference Championship. Roman carded two birdies today, her first on the par-4 17^th hole for the second-straight day on her way to a three-over-par 37 on the back nine – her first nine of the day. She followed that up with six of her nine total pars on the front nine, along with a birdie on the par-4 fifth hole in posting a front nine score of one-over-par 37 to conclude her day. Roman is ranked fourth in the field for par four scoring at 4.13 (+3) through two rounds, while her team-leading 22 pars rank ninth.

Roman is just one stroke shy of the top ten entering tomorrow's final round and is within four shots of the top five. She and classmate Helen Brodahl led the way for Stonehill today as the Skyhawks moved up one spot to eighth in the team standings after a second-round total of 319. Stonehill's two-round score of 636 (317-319) is 50 shots better than the previous best team score at a championship event set at the 2019 NE10 Championship (686) and moved in front of ninth-place Saint Francis University (646) by ten strokes. The Skyhawks trail seventh place Delaware State University (628) by eight shots and enter the third round within 12 shots of sixth place North Carolina Central University (624).

Brodahl moved 11 spots on the individual leaderboard on Saturday with a second round 77 (PHOTO BY Crystal Ayn Photography)

Brodahl moved up the leaderboard 11 spots today to a tie for 35^th with her second-round score of 77 (+7) after shooting an 84 on Friday for a two-round total of 161. She posted 11 pars on her round, shooting a three-over-par 37 on the back nine and four-over 40 on the front.

Two-time defending champions Sacred Heart University extended its lead atop the team leaderboard on day two, shooting 288, for a ten-over-par two-day of 570 (282-288). The Pioneers lead second place Howard University (295-302=597) entering tomorrow's final round. Reigning individual champion Chantal El Chaib leads three Pioneers atop the individual leaderboard at five-under-par 135 (66-69) – six shots in front of teammate Margot Rouquette (72-69=141).

More Stonehill Results

• Sophomore Jaelyn DeBoise and freshman Carol Pignato are both tied for 38^th with two-day scores of 163. DeBoise posted a round of 83 today with a birdie on the 515-yard, par-5 15^th hole, to go with seven pars. Pignato carded an 85 today with eight pars.
• DeBoise is seventh in the championship field for par five scoring at 4.75 (-1) for two rounds.
• Freshman Sydney Hidalgo enters the third round tied for 50^th with a two-day score of 173 (87-86).

Up Next

The NEC Championship concludes tomorrow morning at the Callaway Resort & Gardens Lake View Course 8:50 a.m. Stonehill again tees off on the par-3 tenth hole along with Saint Francis and Delaware State.

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