RINDGE, N.H. (October 12, 2018) – Following their first ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Women's Golf East Super Regional, the Franklin Pierce University women's golf program started their 2018-19 campaign in September preparing for the 2018 Northeast-10 Conference Championship hosted by the College of Saint Rose at the Capital Hills Golf Club in Albany, N.Y. The league championship takes place this Sunday and Monday.

The NE10 Women's Golf Championship is fairly new as only four champions have been crowned the past four years. The Ravens captured their first conference title last year and the league's first automatic bid to the Regionals besting three-time defending champion Merrimack College by two strokes. During their 2017 championship run, Camden Morrison shot a NE10 record-low 67 (-5) at the first round and was joined on the NE10 All-Championship Team by current senior Sarah Daley (Beverly, Mass.). This season, the Warriors are favored to bring home their fourth conference championship earning six first-place votes while the Ravens collected the two remaining tallies.

SCOUTING THE RAVENS

The Ravens have one first-place finish this year coming during the Granite State Invitational when they shot a two-round 621 (+53) beating host Merrimack by three strokes. In the three other tournaments that the Crimson and Grey took part in they all placed second, the Saint Rose Fall Invitational (646, +70), the Le Moyne College Fall Invitational (642, +66) and the FPU Fall Invitational (640, +64).

HOW THE RAVENS LINEUP

Franklin Pierce heads to New York and the Capital Hills Golf Club with the following five-golfer lineup.

1. Junior Taylor Hartley (Battle Ground, Wash.) Tee Times: 10/14: 12:36 p.m., 10/15: TBD

Hartley, a one-time NE10 Weekly Honor Roll choice this season will golf from the number one spot. She has two top-5 finishes on the year, tying for fifth at the Le Moyne Fall Invitational (152, +12) and tying for fifth at the Granite State Invitational (156, +14). Hartley also placed within the top-10 at the FPU Fall Invitational tying for 10th place with a 162 (+18) scorecard. The junior completed her best 18 holes of the season during the second round of the Le Moyne Fall Invitational when she shot a 75 (+3). Last year at the NE10 Championship: T6th place, 159 (+15).

2. Freshman Christine Songcuan (Lancaster, Calif.) Tee Times: 10/14: 12:27 p.m., 10/15: TBD

The freshman sensation, a two-time NE10 Rookie of the Week will participate in the championship from the second slot. Songcuan began her collegiate career tying for eighth place at the Saint Rose Fall Invitational carding a 164 (+20). She followed that up with her first Rookie of the Week nod after producing a 165 (+21) during the Le Moyne Fall Invitational a week later. At the beginning of October, Songcuan netted her second Rookie of the Week award after shooting a career-low 78 (+7) both days of the Granite State Invitational (tied for fifth place) helping lead the Ravens to a team championship.

3. Junior Zoe Yamamoto (Honolulu, Hawaii) Tee Times: 10/14: 12:18 p.m., 10/15: TBD

Yamamoto began her season with one of three selections to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll by carrying the Ravens to a second place finish at the Saint Rose Fall Invitational. The team captain placed second individually at 156 (+12). She was also chosen to the Weekly Honor Roll after a fifth-place finish (157, +13) at the FPU Fall Invitational and another runner-up medal (149, +7) during the Granite State Invitational. Across her final 18 holes at Merrimack, Yamamoto drilled a season-low 72 (+1) en route to the Ravens only team championship this season. Last year at the NE10 Championship: T8th place, 161 (+17).

4. Senior Sarah Daley (Beverly, Mass.) Tee Times: 10/14: 12:09 p.m., 10/15: TBD

Daley has participated in all four tournaments for the Ravens this year. She has tallied one top-10 finish placing seventh at the Saint Rose Fall Invitational (163, +19). Daley tied for 11th (Le Moyne Fall Invitational) and 13th (FPU Fall Invitational) by carding a season-low 78 (+6) across both opening rounds. In the final round of the Granite State Invitational, Daley subtracted one stroke from her first 18 total to place 16th at (163, +21). Last year at the NE10 Championship: NE10 All-Championship Team, 5th place, 158 (+14).

5. Junior Rosa Jones (Mastic, N.Y.) Tee Times: 10/14: 12:00 p.m., 10/15: TBD

Like Daley, Jones has taken part in every tournament so far for FPU. At Saint Rose, the junior shot a 164 (+20) for her only top-10 finish of the campaign tying for eighth place. She was a key factor in the Ravens team championship at the Granite State Invitational tying for 13th place firing a two-round season-low 162 (+20).

HEADING TO THE TOURNAMENT?

If you are planning on heading to the championship here are some useful links…

NE10 WOMEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL | CAPITAL HILLS AT ALBANY | COURSE DETAILS | DIRECTIONS AND ADDRESS | ALBANY, N.Y. WEATHER

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG?

Can't make it to New York? The Northeast-10 Conference has provided live results, which can be accessed here.

For more information on Franklin Pierce Athletics, please visit the official website of Franklin Pierce Athletics (http://fpuravens.com). Also be sure to follow the Ravens through the Department of Athletics' official Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceRavens), its YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/franklinpiercesports) and its Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/FPUathletics). Fans wishing to purchase Franklin Pierce golf apparel can do so at the Department of Athletics' online store (https://www.fpuravens.com/store). You can also follow the golf programs on Twitter (https://twitter.com/FPU_GOLF) and Instagram (http://instagram.com/FPU_Golf).