Women’s Golf Hunts for NEIGA Title this Weekend

BOSTON – Suffolk women's golf looks to reclaim the New England Intercollegiate Golf Association (NEIGA) Championship as the Rams tee-off at the fifth annual regional event at The Captains Golf Course in Brewster, Massachusetts. The blue=and-gold get things going Sunday, Oct. 17 at 10 a.m. 

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SUFFOLK ATHLETICS 2021-22 FAN POLICY
Suffolk University Athletics, following guidance from the University's health and safety protocols, Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), Centers for Disease Control and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, plans to allow fans to attend home athletic contests during the 2021-22 academic and athletic year.

Fans, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, can attend games. They must be masked the entire time they are on campus, pursuant to institutional policy, and complete a health screening form at the security desk of each building upon arrival. This policy applies to home contests played on campus at the Ridgeway Building's Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court, as well as the Emmons Horrigan O'Neil Memorial Rink and the Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.

For outdoor outings, specifically at East Boston Memorial Park, fans are asked to respect COVID safety protocols. At this time, masks will not be mandated for fans no matter vaccinated status at outdoor venues.

MORE READING: Suffolk Athletics Announces Fan Policy for 2021-22

LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk women's golf took down Westfield State, 355-455, in a head-to-head match at Shakers Farm Country Club Sunday afternoon. 

MORE READING: Women's Golf Defeats Westfield State, 355-455

ABOUT THE NEIGA
The New England Intercollegiate Golf Association (NEIGA) is a non-profit organization, which was first organized in 1934 at the Oakley Country Club in Watertown, Massachusetts. NEIGA is believed to be the largest gathering of collective players from all levels of NCAA competing at the same location on a 36-hole layout. There are currently 46 New England colleges and universities as members of the NEIGA.

THE COURSE
Two championship golf courses at one location line in the Captains Golf Course. Together, the par-72 Port Course and the par-72 Starboard Course deliver 36 holes. 

THE FIELD
Suffolk will be joined in Brewster, Massachusetts by Husson and Worcester, both teams the Rams have faced this season. 

The blue-and-gold defeated the Eagles, 728-766, in the two-day Husson Invitational Sept. 18-19, and just downed the Owls, 355-455, Sunday, Oct. 3. 

RAPID REWIND
After winning back-to-back NEIGA titles in 2017 and 2018, respectively, Suffolk slipped to fourth in the fourth edition of the event in 2019.  

Individually, Rams have shined on the Cape Cod course. Aine Dillon became the first-ever Suffolk golfer – either male or female – to capture a regional tournament back in 2018. That season the NEIGA All-Region team consisted of all five Suffolk golfers. Overall, Suffolk has garnered 13-region honorees over in three years competing at the tournament. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
The championship completed Suffolk's fall slate. The Rams will be back in action this spring.