BEVERLY, Mass. - The 2026 Conference of New England (CNE) women’s golf season is ready to tee off as teams and individuals from across the league set their sights on the conference crown. Suffolk University enters the fall as the defending CNE team champion, while the University of New England’s Abby Flanagan returns after claiming individual medalist honors a season ago. With both titles up for grabs once again, a new season of CNE women’s golf is set to get underway.

Endicott College
2026 Schedule | 2026 Roster (8 newcomers)
2025 Championship Finish: N/A
 
Endicott starts its inaugural season of Women’s golf on Saturday, September 26 in a match-play event at Sagamore County Club in Hampton, N.H. against Gordon, Keene State, Suffolk, and Saint Anslem. Head Coach Gabby Larivere takes the reins for the Gulls after developing youth talent as a varsity golf coach at Peabody High School (2021-23) and a program coordinator for First Tee (2021-24). Her roster will feature eight student-athletes with one senior, five juniors, one sophomore, and one freshman. The team will compete at the Golf Club at Turner Hill in Ipswich, Mass.
 
Gordon College
2026 Schedule | 2026 Roster (returners: 6 | graduated: 0 | newcomers: 3)
2025 Championship Finish: 5th place
 
Gordon returns all six student-athletes from the 2025 squad while also adding three newcomers.
 
The Fighting Scots finished fifth at the 2025 CNE Championships and were led by Myla Glaser with an 11th place finish on the individual leaderboard.
 
Led by head coach Joe Ferraro, Gordon begins the season September 5 by hosting the Gordon Women’s Golf Invitational.
 
University of Hartford
2026 Schedule | 2026 Roster (returners: 6 | graduated: 3 | newcomers: 2)
2025 Postseason Results: 2nd
 
The University of Hartford women’s golf team heads into 2026 looking to win the CNE Championships after placing in 2nd place last year.
 
The Hawks return six student-athletes from last year's team including Maris Branyan who was the CNE Rookie of the Year and a 2nd Team All-Conference selection. Gabby DeBenedetto and Lilly Sprister also are coming back after being in the top five scoring for most of the year.
 
This year Hartford will host two single-day tournaments in September at Tumble Brook Country Club and Indian Hill Country Club. Overall the Hawks will have three meets in the State of Connecticut in preparation for the CNE Championships.
 
University of New England Women's Golf:
2026-27 Schedule | 2026-27 Roster (returners: 5 | graduated: 0 | newcomers: 4)
2025-26 Overall Stats | 2025 Postseason Finish: 4th place
 
University of New England and head coach Kasey Keenan begin the program's third varsity campaign on September 5 at the University of Southern Maine Cup.
 
All five returners for the Nor'easters are seniors, including reigning CNE Player of the Year Abby Flanagan, who won the inaugural conference championship while battling rain and darkness on the second hole of a three-way playoff. Flanagan finished the season with an 80.2 scoring average, including a one-under-par spring round, and notched five individual titles in 10 events. Amanda Forziati was also in that playoff for the league crown, and posted an 82.0 average with six top-5 showings in seven tournaments. Eadie Nadeau, Danielle DeJon, and Libby Stevens were regularly in the lineup one year ago, and newcomers Madeline Hill, Morgan Hill, Brooklyn Ingram, and Neave Revaz will be counted upon to contribute, as well.
 
 
Nichols College
2026-27 Schedule | 2026-27 Roster (Returners: 4 | Graduated: 2 | Newcomers: 4)
2025 Statistics | 2025 Postseason Finish: 3rd Place

The Nichols College women's golf team enters the 2026-27 season looking to build on a breakthrough campaign that featured multiple program records and a third-place finish at the inaugural Conference of New England Women's Golf Championship. The Bison also placed third at the NEIGA Championship while posting the lowest team scores in program history.

Second-year head coach Don Lemieux makes his return to lead the program this upcoming campaign. For players, leading the way is junior Isabella Fleury, who returns after pacing Nichols with an 86.1 scoring average while earning CNE Second Team All-Conference honors. Fleury recorded the first medalist victory of her collegiate career at the Bison Spring Invitational and posted a career-low round of 80 at the CNE Championship.

With Fleury leading an experienced core, the Bison will look to continue their upward trajectory and compete for another top finish in the Conference of New England while adding to the program's growing list of accomplishments in 2026-27.

Roger Williams University
2026 Schedule | 2026 Roster (returners: 3 | graduated: 0 | newcomers: TBA)
2025 Championship Finish: DQ

After their first season as a program, the Hawks will look to post a stronger finish in 2026-27.  After a building season as a program the Hawks return second year head coach James Ebzery to lead the program.  The Hawks will return McKenna Marcoux who helped start the program in year one, while also building around returners Emily Soter and Grace Tarro.

The Hawks will open the season on Saturday, Sept. 5 at the Gordon Women's Golf Invitational.

Suffolk University
2026-27 Schedule | 2026 Roster (returners: 4 | graduated: 0 | newcomers: 1)
2025 Results | | 2025 Postseason Finish: CNE Champions

Suffolk women's golf will have a championship to defend in the 2026-27 season after capturing the inaugural Conference of New England (CNE) title last season and advancing to the NCAA Division III Championship for the second time in program history. The Rams claimed the conference crown at Keney Park Golf Course, finishing 16 strokes ahead of the field with a two-day score of 695.

The conference championship marked Suffolk's third league title and second inaugural conference championship, adding to its 2019 and 2024 NWGC crowns. The historic season saw head coach Jay Parker earn CNE Coach of the Year honors with Krisna Mahendran and Brooke Bugajewski pick up All-CNE First Team recognition and Emory Goodson secure a spot on the All-CNE Second Team.

The Rams return four golfers from last season's championship squad and welcome newcomer Lily Matta as the reigning CNE champions open the season at the St. Lawrence University Invitational on Sep. 5-6, at the Oliver D. Appleton Golf Course in Canton, N.Y.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE OF NEW ENGLAND

Originally founded in 1984 as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), and reconstituted as the Conference of New England (CNE) in 2024, the CNE is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed of 11 full member and nine associate member institutions throughout the New England region. Its membership aims to provide student-athletes with a positive experience in their pursuit of excellence through high-level athletic competition, academic achievement and community engagement.