USD’s Matthew, ORU’s Acosta Named Golfers of the Week
USD’s Matthew, ORU’s Acosta Named Golfers of the Week
ELMHURST, Ill. – South Dakota's Samuel Matthew and Oral Roberts' Alejandra Acosta were named The Summit League's Male and Female Golfers of the Week for their performances April 1-7.
MALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Samuel Matthew, South Dakota
Sr. // Roseville, Minn.
Matthew earns his sixth career Golfer of the Week award and second this season after placing second at the Bradley Invitational. The senior carded a 54-hole 217 (74-68-75) for a 72.3 average and his sixth top-five finish in nine events this season. South Dakota captured the team title for its third tournament victory in its last seven, dating back to last year.
Also nominated: Devin Jenkins, Fort Wayne; Will Paulsell, Oral Roberts' Andrew Blackburn, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: Oct. – Petter Mikalsen, DU; Nov. – Jose Pablo Segurola, IUPUI; Feb. 18 – Naqiuddin Fuad, SDSU; Feb. 26 – Petter Mikalsen, DU; March 4 – Petter Mikalsen, DU; March 12 – Samuel Matthew, USD; March 18 – Grant Smith, SDSU; March 25 – Chris Korte, DU; April 1 – Petter Mikalsen, DU.
FEMALE GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Alejandra Acosta, Oral Roberts
Jr. // Torreon, Mexico
Acosta captures her first career Golfer of the Week honor after tying for third place at the Kansas City Shootout. The junior posted her third top-five finish of the season with a 54-hole 218 (70-76-72) for a 72.6 stroke average. Oral Roberts finished third in the tournament for its seventh top-three finish of the year.
Also nominated: Sydney Bailey, Fort Wayne; Aneta Abrahamova, IUPUI; Natalie Roth, North Dakota State; Brenna Lervick, South Dakota; Anna Cullinan, Western Illinois.
Previous honorees: Oct. – Isabel Southard, DU; Nov. – Kennedy Ishee, ORU; Feb. 26 – Brenna Lervick, USD; March 4 – Sophie Peters, UNO; March 12 – Isabel Southard, DU; March 18 – Brenna Lervick, USD; March 25 – Sydney MacDonald, SDSU; April 1 – Jessica Carty, DU.
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at nine institutions, including four located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), Oral Roberts University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced eight NCAA Champions along with over 65 All-Americans, 60 Academic All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit www.thesummitleague.org, follow on Twitter @thesummitleague, download The Summit League's Front Row app, and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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