FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield University Women's Golf heads to Lake Buena Vista, Florida this weekend for the 2018 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship. The three-day, 54-hole tournament will be held on Disney's Magnolia Golf Course from April 20-22. Head Coach
Doug Holub's lineup includes three returners that competed in last spring's MAAC Championship in addition to a pair of newcomers.
Taylor Rogers
After 13 tournament rounds this season, Rogers has finished among the top 20 in four events for the Stags. She carded back-to-back 78s – her best showing of 2017-18 – this past fall at the Dartmouth Invitational. Rogers placed eighth at the CCSU and 12th at the Bulldog Florida Invitational. Rogers is also 1-0-1 in match play this season.
Madison Banas
Fairfield's top performer at the 2017 MAAC Championship, Banas topped the individual leaderboard at CCSU this fall with a 76. Her 81 in the final round of the last spring's MAAC Championship was the low round for a Stag on the weekend. Banas was also victorious in match play at Hofstra in March.
Arianna Palmeri
Rounding out the trio of returners is Palmeri, who has played 12 tournament rounds this year. Palmeri placed fifth at CCSU and 13th in a 42-golfer field at the Sacred Heart Invitational. She owns a match play win this season in the Stags' sweep of St. Francis Brooklyn in March.
Sydney Bardsley
Bardsley's most recent round was her best of the spring at the Hartford Women's Invitational. She has competed in a total of 14 tournament rounds this season. Bardsley also earned a match play win last month against St. Francis Brooklyn.
Kelly Langan
Langan's first season with the Stags has featured 12 tournament rounds of action to date. She posted personal-best scores in rounds at the Dartmouth Invitational and the Bulldog Florida Invitational. Langan picked up a match play win against St. Francis Brooklyn last month.