2021 MAAC Golf Championships Set to Begin Friday

2021 MAAC Golf Championships Set to Begin Friday

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL – The 2021 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men's & Women's Golf Championships returns to Disney's Magnolia Golf Course in Lake Buena Vista, FL, from April 23-25, 2021. This will be the sixth time since 2015 that the Magnolia Golf Course has played host to the conference championship.

The three-round, 54-hole championship gets underway Friday, April 23, at 7:30 a.m., with Round 2 taking place on Saturday, April 24. The final round for both the men’s and women’s championship will be on Sunday, April 25, and broadcasted live on ESPN+.
 
For the men, Iona College is vying for a third consecutive MAAC Championship, and their seventh in program history. The 2021 MAAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll favorites are led by sixth-year head coach Sean Burke, the reigning back-to-back MAAC Men’s Golf Coach of the Year. Additionally, the Gaels return a trio of 2019 All-MAAC players in Oisin Devereux, Kritsarin Oukosavanna, and Justin Burkhamer. Devereux looks to continue where he left off in the 2019 MAAC Championship, where he finished tied for second place (+3). Burkhamer, a two-time member of the All-MAAC team and the 2018 MAAC Rookie of the Year, also looks to improve on his top-five finish at the 2019 Championship (+6).
 
On the women’s side, preseason favorite University at Albany seeks to make it three MAAC titles in a row, and their fourth overall, after winning back-to-back titles in 2018 and 2019. The Great Danes will look to junior Madison Walker, a 2019 All-MAAC member and 2018 Co-Rookie of the Year, and graduate student Megan Henry, who earned All-MAAC honors in 2018. At the helm is head coach and three-time MAAC Women’s Golf Coach of the Year, Colleen Cashman-McSween.
 
Hartford’s Maria Loza, the 2019 MAAC Individual Champion, makes her return to Lake Buena Vista to defend the women’s individual title. Loza entered her senior season with the best career stroke average in history of Hartford Women’s Golf (75.21), and has recorded top-10 finishes in five events this season. In her final event before the MAAC Championship, Loza finished eighth at the Hartford/Gillette Invitational with a +9.
 
Men’s Round 1 pairings and tee times can be found here.
 
Women’s Round 1 pairings and tee times can be found here.
 
Competition Note - Due to COVID-19 disruptions, the Saint Peter’s University Men’s Golf Team is unable to meet the required number of players to compete for the MAAC Men’s Team Championship. Members of the Saint Peter’s team will compete for the MAAC Individual Championship.

Around the MAAC:

  • UAlbany topped Siena on April 18 at the annual Crosstown Challenge, 302-318. Amber Thornton led the field, ending the day with a 72 (+2).
  • Canisius College’s Jaret Chipman earned a share of individual medalist honors at the 67th Little Three Championship. Canisius placed second overall in the tournament.
  • Dayton’s Charlotte Cunaud tied for 17th in the Colonel Classic, shooting 224 (+8) for the event.
  • Fairfield University’s Jason Salameno won the Peacock Invitational while teammate Patrick McCarthy topped the leaderboard at the Hartford/Tumble Brook Invitational.
  • The Fairfield women earned a second-place finish at the Hartford/Wintonbury Hills Invitational, including two athletes in the top five.
  • The University of Hartford won back-to-back tournaments, placing first at the Blackledge Invite and first at the Wintonbury Hills GC.
  • Iona senior Justin Burkhamer finished second at the Connecticut Cup with a score of 219 (+3).
  • La Salle University senior David Kim finished the Wildcat Invitational t-15th with an overall score of 145 (+5).
  • Manhattan College’s freshman Grant Griswold tied for second at the Red Storm Invitational, shooting a 74 (+3) for the day.
  • Niagara University junior Lincoln Cizek won the Little Three Championship, including winning a two-hole play-off to win the individual title, earning a spot in the 2021 Porter Cup this summer.
  • Niagara’s Daniella Hopper placed first in a dual match with Le Moyne, carding an 82 (+10).
  • Quinnipiac’s Leeyen Peralta paced her team to back-to-back victories at the Hartford/Blackledge Invitational and the Hartford/Wintonbury Invitational, finishing atop the leaderboard at both events. Teammate Kaylee Sakoda recorded a -4, 68 during a tri-match between Fairfield and St. John’s to set a new course record at the H. Smith Richardson Golf Course.
  • Siena College freshman Jack Tobin topped the individual leaderboard at the Hartford/Gillette Ridge Invitational with a 72, powering the Saints to a first-place finish.
  • Siena’s Emily Nash tied for medalist honors at the Hawk Springs Series. Teammates Isabella Diaz and Grace Cuttone joined Nash among the top-four finishers, as the Saints ended the day in second place.


About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) celebrates its 40th year of competition during the 2020-21 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.