BALTIC, Conn. – The University of Southern Maine Huskies' men's golf team won its third consecutive Little East Conference title on Wednesday by defeating Eastern Connecticut State University by three strokes at the Mohegan Sun Golf Club in Baltic, Conn. The Huskies finished with a team score of 580 (+12) over the two rounds. Freshman SJ Welch (Newport, Maine/Nokomis Regional) finished first overall with a two-round score of 142 (E) to earn the LEC Player of the Year and LEC Rookie of the Year awards in addition to First Team All-LEC honors. Welch shot a 72 (+1) in today's round with three birdies.
 
Welch is the first Husky to win the individual LEC title and the third player in program history to win a conference tournament. Tristan Dundas (2019) and Josh Hogan (2012) each won the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship. Welch had a birdie and seven pars on the back nine.
 
Junior Will Farschon (Brunswick, Maine) also earned First Team All-LEC honors by placing third overall with a score of 144 (+2). Farschon shot par-71 today and a 73 (+2) yesterday. He finished strong by shooting three-under 33 on the back nine with four birdies.
 
Second Team All-LEC honors went to juniors Owen Moore (Pittsfield, Maine/Maine Central Institute) and Alex Fournier (Augusta, Maine/Cony) after each player tied for seventh with a score of 149 (+7). Fournier shot a 76 (+5) in today's round and Moore shot a 78 (+7). This is the third time Fournier has earned all-conference honors and the second time for Moore. Fournier shot one-under 35 on the back nine in today's round.
 
Junior Alex Grant (St. Albans, Maine/Nokomis Regional) placed 16th with a score of 156 (+14) thanks after cutting 11 strokes off of his first-round score.
 
The Huskies have earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2027 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship and will return to action in the spring with the season culminating with the national championships on May 18-21 at Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Va.