BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Wagner College junior Marifer Fernanda Calleja Pineda has been named the NEC 'Women's Golfer of the Month' for September, the league office announced on Thursday.
Calleja Pineda becomes the first Seahawk in program history to receive the distinction from the conference.
Calleja Pineda anchored the Seahawks' lineup throughout the opening month of the fall campaign, securing back-to-back top-10 finishes.
The Guanajuato, Mexico native finished off the month with a standout 4th-place overall finish at the Autumn Harvest from Monday, Sept. 28 to Tuesday, Sept. 29. Calleja Pineda opened the event with an opening-round 72 (+1), featuring 13 pars and back-nine birdies on the 13th and 18th holes. After posting a second-round 74 (+3), Calleja Pineda delivered her finest performance of the fall in the final round, firing a tournament-low 2-under 69.
Her clean final card recorded four birdies (holes 2, 11, 15, and 17) and under-par scores on both nines (34 out, 35 in).
Calleja Pineda started the month of September at the Bucknell Fall Invitational, where she placed tied for 8th (+9). Calleja Pineda improved her total in every round at Bucknell Golf Club, opening with a 74 (+4) behind three birdies, followed with a 73 (+3) featuring an even-par back nine, and closed out the week with a team-best 72 (+2) anchored by a flawless, nine-par front nine.
Calleja Pineda and the rest of the Seahawks return to action to compete at the Quinniapiac Classic at the Farms Country Club in Wallingford, CT, from Monday, Oct. 12 to Tuesday, Oct. 13.
