Sacred Heart Slated As 2010 NEC Men's Golf Preseason Favorite

SHU's Leo Garcia 2009 Rookie of the Year   Sacred Heart was selected as the 2010 NEC men's golf preseason favorite, according to a poll of the league's head coaches. The two-time defending champion Pioneers garnered eight first-place votes, while Central Connecticut State came in second with two first-place nods. Robert Morris was picked third, followed by Monmouth in fourth. Taking the fifth spot was Long Island as Saint Francis (PA) and Fairleigh Dickinson claimed sixth and seventh, respectively. The eighth-place slot is filled by Mount St. Mary's, while Wagner and St. Francis (NY) round out the 10-team field.

Northeast Conference Golf Release (10/28)

FDU's Lisa Warrilow and MU's Greg Etimos   Monmouth junior Greg Etimos turned in a top fall season-ending performance this past week to secure an individual first-place finish en route to a team fifth-place tie finish with FDU. He carded a 75, his first and only of this season. It was also his first career top finish. Lisa Warrilow also finished the fall season with a bang as she won the FDU Invitational on the women's side to lead the Knights to a team first-place finish. She carded a 77, in what ended up being a one-day event, to top the 39 other golfers in the field. This week marks the end of fall competition for all seven schools as they will resume their 2009-10 season in the spring.