BEVERLY, Mass. - On Thursday, the Conference of New England (CNE)  announced their 2025 Women's Golf Conference awards and All-Conference Teams, where freshman Maris Branyan (Trumbull, Conn.) was named to the All-CNE Second Team as well as CNE Rookie of the Year and Tessa Susco (Plainville, Conn.) was named to the Community Service Team.

Branyan has played in all of the Hawks' tournaments so far this year and has led the way for her team in scoring all year long. Most notably, Branyan finished in 5th place in the CNE Championship last weekend, shooting two rounds of +15 (85) to finish at +30 on the weekend. Branyan's lowest score of the season came at the George Phinney Golf Classic hosted by Middlebury College, where she finished with a +13 (84) in round one. As for Branyan's highest placement, at the Wintonbury Hills Tri Match she was able to tie for 4th place with her score of

+15 (85).Susco has played in every tournament so far for the Hawks with her best round being a +17 (87) in round one of the CNE Championships

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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 10 full member and five 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 academic standards, quality competition, and a meaningful student life. The Conference administers championships in 20 intercollegiate sports.

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