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2017-18 Women's Golf Roster

Emily Connors

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart
  • Hometown Lancaster, N.Y.

Biography

2017-18 (Senior)
• Two-time MAAC Women's Golfer of the Week
• 80.77 stroke average
• Shot a season-low 75 (+3) at the Ball State Cardinal Classic

2016-17 (Junior)
• Saw action in all 22 rounds the Flyers played during the 2016-17 season and finished with a 81.68 stroke average, the second highest on the team 
• Carded a round of 74 in the Austin Peay Intercollegiate and placed 6th overall with a score of 74-81=155 (+11) 
• Tied for 2nd place overall in the Dayton Hilton Head Invite after posting a two-round score of 78-78=156 (+12) 
• Concluded the MAAC Championship tied for 24th with after recording a score of 87-80-87=254 (+38) 

2015-16 (Sophomore)
• Saw action in 23 rounds over 10 events the Flyers played during the 2015-16 season and posted an 82.48 stroke average
• Fired a round of 78 in the Ball State Cardinal Classic and placed 58th out of 84 with a score of 79-81-78=238
• Placed 23rd out of 50 participants in the Loyola Whistling Straits Intercollegiate with a score of 78-92-85=238
• Recorded a career-low round of 73 at the MAAC Championship and tied for 18th with a score of 82-90-73=245

2014-15 (Freshman)
• Saw action in nine rounds over seven events during her freshman campaign and posted an 86.22 stroke average for the season
• Fired her career-low round of 77 at the Dayton Flyer Invitational
• Finished tied for 14th at the season-opening YSU Schwartz Invitational with round of 83 and 80
• Tied for 15th place at the Dayton Hilton Head Invitational with her round of 83

High School
• Played four varsity seasons at Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart under head coach Kenneth McKinnon
• Medalists honors in five of her team's 10 league matches her senior season
• Held the team and conference low-scoring average in 2014
• Helped lead her team to the 2013 Catholic Diocesan Championship title, after finishing fifth overall individually
• Ranked first in the 2013 East Combine Skills Rankings
• Finished in 15th place at the New York State High School Girls Federation Tournament

Personal
• Full name: Emily Jane Connors
• Parents: Kim and Kevin Connors
• Sibling: Courtney
• Birthday: 02/18/96 (Buffalo, N.Y.)
• Major: Mechanical Engineering
• Noteworthy: loves cookies and skiing

Career Statistics
Season Rounds Strokes Avg. Best Round Best Finish
2017-18 22 1,777 80.77 75 T-24th
2016-17 22 1,797 81.68 74 T-2nd
2015-16 23 1,897 82.48 73 T-4th
2014-15 9 776 86.22 77 14th
Career 76 5,755 82.21 73 T-2nd

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

  • 2015-16Sophomore

  • 2016-17Junior

  • 2017-18Senior