Howard University women’s golf wins first-ever NEC title

Howard University women’s golf wins first-ever NEC title

As senior Marley Franklin approached the 16th hole in the Northeast Conference Championship, Howard University golf Director Sam Puryear knew she would sink her next shot. As the Bison golfer approached the shot, Puryear read Franklin the putt, and Franklin responded, “I believe you.” “That was the first time I took a breath and said, ‘wow, I think we might get it,’” Puryear told WTOP. “She made about a 40-foot birdie putt uphill. I was like, ‘y…