2020-21 Women's Golfer of the Week

2020-21 Women's Golfer of the Week

 
Players of the week are evaluated on their performance during the week prior to the announcement. Each player is selected out of a pool of conference and Association of Independent Institution's award winners.
 
 

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Week 6 (April 28, 2021)

Women's Golfer of the Week: Carlee Shoemaker, Cumberlands (Ky.)

Carlee Shoemaker earned her fifth win on the season this past weekend. Shoemaker is now tied with Liz Stephens for second-most career wins in Patriots history.

Nominees: Jessica Caraker, Missouri Baptist ; Keeley Bulza, Central Baptist (Ark.) ; Jessica Shurety, Bethel (Ind.) ; Jacy Anderson, Baker (Kan.) ; Nathalie Nutu, Cumberland (Tenn.) ; Miriam Monroe, Martin Methodist (Tenn.) ; Jordan Frodge, Georgetown (Ky.) ; Kim Siercks, Indiana Tech


Week 5 (April 21, 2021)

Women's Golfer of the Week: Mailey Buzzell, Dalton State (Ga.)

Mailey impressed against three other top-10 teams recording a 6-stroke victory in the Roadrunner Invitational. She hit red figures in the second round and opened up a 5-stroke lead after carding a even-par round in Round one as the Lady Birds beat No. 1 Keiser, No. 5 Taylor, and No. 8 SCAD-Savannah. 

Nominees: Maria Zrodowska, William Woods (Mo.) ; Emma French, Williams Baptist (Ark.) ; Emily Strunck, Columbia (Mo.) ; Michaela Lindahl, Milligan (Tenn.) ; Kelsey Cassada, Tennessee Wesleyan ; Delainey Patterson, Corban (Ore.) ; Kya Kafar, St. Francis (Ill.) ; Becki Meils, St. Ambrose (Iowa) ; Grace Haakenson, Judson (Ill.) ; Taylor French, Taylor (Ind.) ; Madi Blanc, Marian (Ind.) ; Laia Badosa, Morningside (Iowa) ; Tressa Bull, Doane (Neb.) ; Aly Anderson, College of Saint Mary (Neb.) ; Casey Noble, Mount Mercy (Iowa) ; Bailee Frayne, William Penn (Iowa) ; Laetitia Solombrino, Park (Mo.) ; Corey Mein, Kansas Wesleyan ; Maddy Hart, Friends (Kan.) ; Valdisa Andov, Tabor (Kan.) ; Gracie Parrott, Campbellsville (Ky.) ; Jordan Aholt, Waldorf (Iowa) ; Allison Temple, Bellevue (Neb.) ; Ceci Lattuada, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) ; Faith Wiley, Asbury (Ky.) ; Jo Wisecup, Indiana East (Ind.) ; Natalie Gough, Oklahoma City ; Chante van Zyl, Wayland Baptist (Texas) ; Emily Hunt , Texas Wesleyan ; Lucy Martin, Blue Mountain (Miss.) ; Serra Evrengil, Keiser (Fla.) ; Zayla White, SCAD Savannah (Ga.) ; Hannah Revell, Webber International (Fla.) ; Kristen Crooms, Coastal Georgia ; Natalia Quintero, University of Northwestern Ohio


Week 4 (April 14, 2021)

Women's Golfer of the Week: Dominika Gradecka of Bellevue (Neb.)

Gradecka placed first out of 90 golfers at the Concordia Spring Invite. She fired a 4-under 68 in the second round to erase a six-stroke deficit and win the individual title by three strokes. Gradecka finished the event at 4-over (80-68—148). She also helped her team place third out of 15 teams.

Nominees: Maria Zrodowska, William Woods (Mo.) ; Whitney Messer, Union (Ky.) ; Sara Gwillim, Montreat (N.C.) ; Grace Miller, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) ; Jessica Shurety, Bethel (Ind.) ; Jamie Erickson, Spring Arbor (Mich.) ; Lucy Young, Grace (Ind.) ; Kendra Placke, Concordia (Neb.) ; Samantha Knight, Morningside (Iowa) ; Aly Anderson, College of Saint Mary (Neb.) ; Breanna Felderman, Mount Mercy (Iowa) ; Cassandra Contreras, Central Methodist (Mo.) ; Savannah Oesterle, Park (Mo.) ; Connor Geralds, Campbellsville (Ky.) ; Boo Newsome, Pikeville (Ky.) ; Holley Hart, Shawnee State (Ohio) ; Joey Walz, Point Park (Pa.) ; Devaki Ganesh, University of Northwestern Ohi ; Tina Kindler, Lourdes (Ohio) ; Madi Bezilla, Aquinas (Mich.)

 


Week 3 (April 7, 2021) 

Women's Golfer of the Week: Nichakorn Prapsripoom, William Carey (Miss.)

Finished with nine birdies and a lone bogey on day two for the tournament to set a new 18 and 36 hole scoring record.

Nominees: Maria Zrodowska, William Woods (Mo.) ; Kendall McBean, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) ; Margaux Catafort-Silva, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) ; Maddie Thomas, Taylor (Ind.) ; Jessica Shurety, Bethel (Ind.) ; Macy Stapp, Marian (Ind.) ; Kendra Placke, Concordia (Neb.) ; Alexis Guimaraes, William Penn (Iowa) ; Breanna Felderman, Mount Mercy (Iowa) ; Cassandra Contreras , Central Methodist (Mo.) ; Kristen Sayyalinh, Kansas Wesleyan ; Carlee Shoemaker, Cumberlands (Ky.) ; Katie Biddlecombe, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) ; Dominika Gradecka, Bellevue (Neb.) ; Cassidy Blair, Waldorf (Iowa) ; Jo Wisecup, Indiana East (Ind.) ; Brandi Jones, IU Kokomo (Ind.) ; Natalie Gough, Oklahoma City ; Chante van Zyl, Wayland Baptist (Texas) ; Reagan Rhodes, Southwestern Christian (Okla.) ; Katelin Berry, Oklahoma Panhandle State ; Ariana Castro, SCAD Savannah (Ga.) ; Ashleigh Mead, USC Beaufort (S.C.) ; Kim Siercks, Indiana Tech


Week 2 (March 31, 2021) 

Women's Golfer of the Week: Paula Sofia Suarez, SCAD Savannah (Ga.)

The senior led both days of the Oldfield Intercollegiate, winning by seven strokes after shooting a three-under 69 in round two as the. Suarez helped her team to a second-place finish, one stroke behind No. 2 Dalton State.

 

Nominees: Maria Zrodowska, William Woods (Mo.) ; Sidney Bailey, Williams Baptist (Ark.) ; Kelsey Cassada, Tennessee Wesleyan ; Sara Gwillim, Montreat (N.C.) ; Lauren Hamm, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) ; Margaux Catafort-Silva, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) ; Shannon Smith, St. Francis (Ill.) ; Emily Hunt, Saint Xavier (Ill.) ; Laia Badosa, Morningside (Iowa) ; Mia Tovkach, Baker (Kan.) ; Lauren Anderson, Grand View (Iowa) ; Bailee Frayne, William Penn (Iowa) ; Breanna Felderman, Mount Mercy (Iowa) ; Hannah Hart, Kansas Wesleyan ; Peyton Timmerman, Southwestern (Kan.) ; Carlee Shoemaker, Cumberlands (Ky.) ; Boo Newsome, Pikeville (Ky.) ; Bailey Gilbert, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) ; Pilar Scenna, Cumberland (Tenn.) ; Jordan Aholt , Waldorf (Iowa) ; Dominika Gradecka, Bellevue (Neb.) ; Jo Wisecup, Indiana East (Ind.) ; Emilie Hill, Midway (Ky.) ; Laura Klimova, Wayland Baptist (Texas) ; Emily Hunt, Texas Wesleyan ; Natalie Gough, Oklahoma City ; Madison Bates, Loyola (La.) ; Cameron Daniel, Dalton State (Ga.) ; Susan Stell, Faulkner (Ala.) ; Ana Uribe, Southeastern (Fla.) ; Hannah Revell, Webber International (Fla.) ; Deanna Confessore, Keiser (Fla.) ; Serah Khaneyeri, St. Thomas (Fla.) ; Ashleigh Mead, USC Beaufort (S.C.) ; Lauren Lee, University of Northwestern Ohio


Week 1 (March 24, 2021) 

Women's Golfer of the Week: Carlee Shoemaker, Cumberlands (Ky.)

Carlee Shoemaker lead the Patriots to a first place finish at the Heritage Hill Invitational. In the final round, Shoemaker shot a score of 67 (-5), the lowest round in program history while also notching a hole-in-one. 
Nominees: Haleigh Berrey, Columbia (Mo.) ; Krystal Burgtorf, William Woods (Mo.) ; Keeley Bulza, Central Baptist (Ark.) ; Sydney Czanstkowski, Lyon (Ark.) ; Whitney Messer, Union (Ky.) ; Carmen Fraley, Montreat (N.C.) ; Elizabeth Hedrick, Marian (Ind.) ; Cassandra Contreras , Central Methodist (Mo.) ; Casey Noble, Mount Mercy (Iowa) ; Raquel Romero Valverde, Cumberland (Tenn.) ; Boo Newsome, Pikeville (Ky.) ; Allison Temple, Bellevue (Neb.) ; Brandi Jones, IU Kokomo (Ind.) ; Jo Wisecup, Indiana East (Ind.) ; Aubyn Hatchett, Science & Arts (Okla.) ; Ashton Maddaloni, William Carey (Miss.) ; Lucy Martin, Blue Mountain (Miss.) ; Madison Bates, Loyola (La.) ; Hanna Bullard, Dalton State (Ga.) ; Devaki Ganesh, University of Northwestern Ohi ; Victoria Raffle, Indiana Tech

 

Championship Information

women's golf

29TH ANNUAL
WOMEN'S GOLF

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
May 14-17, 2024
TPC Deere Run
Silvis, Illinois