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Orlando, FL -- Led by individual champion Samantha Milosh (Aliquippa, PA/Center), who shot a tournament single-round record three-under par 69, St. Francis (PA) rallied on the final day of competition to earn its fourth NEC Women's Golf Championship in the last five years and sixth overall with a slim two-stroke victory over defending champion Long Island at Disney’s par-72 Lake Buena Vista Golf Course in Orlando, FL.

As a team, the Red Flash erased a nine-stroke deficit heading into round two play on Sunday, shooting 322 for a two-day score of 663.  Long Island moved from third to second by carding a 319 on Sunday - the low round in the tournament - and 665 for the event.  Monmouth, which led by nine shots at the start of play on Sunday, came in third (672), nine strokes off the pace.  Wagner finished fourth (700), followed by Mount St. Mary's (702), Robert Morris (703), Sacred Heart (718) and Central Connecticut State (726).

Milosh, who shot a nine-over-par 81 in the first round on Saturday, shattered the previous 18-hole mark of 73 held by St. Francis (PA)'s Katie Thorne (2003) and Long Island's Shauna Wilde (2005).  Her scorching round of 69 gave her a two-day total of six-over-par 150, the second lowest score in tournament annals and two shots ahead of runner-up Rae Johnson (Edgewater, NJ/St. Winifreds (Barbados)) of Monmouth (152).  Long Island's Erica Chong (Hilo, HA/Hilo) took third with 157, followed by Robert Morris' Rachael Malenich (Alexandria, VA/Hayfield) (158) in fourth, and Long Island's Natalie Desjardins (Haileybury, Ontario/Ecole Secondaire Ste.- Marie) and CCSU's Leah Steinmiller (Wethersfield, CT/Wethersfield), who finished tied for fifth at 161.

Rounding out the all-conference team were Wagner's Alysse Sweeney (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) in seventh (163), St. Francis (PA)'s Megan Schaeffer (Richland, PA/Eastern Lebanon) (166) in eighth and a three-way tie for ninth place between Monmouth's Rylee Plitz (Innisfail, Alberta/Innisfail) and Wagner teammates Caitlin Miller (Sutter Creek, CA/Amador) and Emily Noelker (Southbury, CT/Pomperaug), who carded 167.

Monmouth's Sherri McDonald was named NEC Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season.

St. Francis (PA), which won the inaugural NEC Women's Golf Tournament in 1998, has also claimed league titles in 1999 and 2002-04.  The Red Flash now move on to NCAA regional competition from May 11-13.

Team Scores

Fin. School                    Scores
1    St. Francis (PA)          341 322 663 +87
2    Long Island               346 319 665 +89
3    Monmouth                  332 340 672 +96
4    Wagner                    357 343 700 +124
5    Mount St. Mary’s          357 345 702 +126
6    Robert Morris             359 344 703 +127
7    Sacred Heart              367 351 718 +142
8    Central Conn. St.         366 360 726 +150

Top-10 Individual Scores (All-Conference Team)

Fin. Name                     School Scores
1    Samantha Milosh          SFPA   81 69 150 +6
2    Rae Johnson              MU     77 75 152 +8
3    Erica Chong              LIU    78 79 157 +13
4    Rachel Malenich          RMU    81 77 158 +14
5    Natalie Desjardins       LIU    87 74 161 +17
     Leah Steinmiller         CCSU   83 78 161 +17
7    Alysse Sweeney           WC     83 80 163 +19
8    Megan Schaeffer          SFPA   82 84 166 +22
9    Rylee Plitz              MU     83 84 167 +23
     Caitlin Miller           WC     82 85 167 +23
     Emily Noelker            WC     87 80 167 +23