The Fairfield University women’s golf team heads down to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship on April 21-23 at Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
The three-day, 54-hole event includes conference opponents Iona, Quinnipiac, Siena, Sacred Heart and others.
Fairfield enters with steady form. The Stags have one win and five top-three finishes this season, along with a 69-25-1 record. Their scoring average sits at 313.8 across 21 rounds. Recent results show consistency.
Fairfield placed second at the St. John’s Invitational earlier this month. The team followed that with a win in a tri-match against Siena and Quinnipiac on April 13. First-year Addie Chang led that event at even par. Senior Katelynn Waclawski finished third at +2.
Those results reflect a trend. Fairfield has finished in the top four in four straight events entering the championship.
“As a team we’ve beat our rival Quinnipiac two tournaments in a row, which has given us great momentum going into MAACs,” Waclawski said.
Waclawski has been one of the team’s key contributors this spring. She recently won the St. John’s Invitational and has added multiple top finishes.
“I’m feeling good heading into the MAAC Championship both individually and as a team,” Waclawski said. “I’ve had a good spring so far with a win at St. John’s this month and the rest being top finishes.”
Fairfield’s lineup also includes Grace Windfelder, Sofia Nogalo and Chulathida Seema, who have all contributed scoring rounds this season.
The group has focused on preparation in the final stretch.
“Some things I’ve been focusing on is taking care of my body and taking days off to give my swing a rest,” Waclawski said. “I’m keeping up with practicing and playing but more importantly enjoying my last bit of college golf.”
The MAAC Championship returns to the same Florida course for the 15th straight year, a setting familiar to the conference field.
Weather and course conditions in Florida can also play a role over three rounds, especially with changing winds and firm greens across the Magnolia layout. Players will need consistency each day to stay near the top of the leaderboard.
For Fairfield, the focus is on continuing its recent form.
The Stags have shown balance in their lineup and consistency across events. That has kept them near the top of the leaderboards throughout the spring.
“We have a strong team and we are more than capable of winning MAACs next week,” Waclawski said.
Now, the postseason begins.
