Keiser Women's Golf Repeats as Sun Conference Champs
The #2 Keiser University women's golf team repeated as Sun Conference Champions on Monday after leading all three rounds. For the second straight year, Elsa Westin brought home the individual championship at four over par with rounds of 76, 75, and a tournament low 69 in the final round.
The Seahawks shot a team score of 910 (308, 302, 300), to defeat USCB by 39 strokes who finished in second 949 (312, 324, 313). SCAD came in third with a 953 and Thomas was one stroke back at 954.
Rebecka Holmstrom finished in second at ten over par (76, 76, 74), and Sabrina Schloo was two strokes back in third (77, 74, 77). Anna Felip came in tenth with rounds of (79, 80, 81), while Retabi came in stroke behind her in a tie for 11th (84, 77, 80).
Head Coach Brandon Miller said, "Great performance from our team this week. I'm really proud to coach this group, not only this week, but the entire year. They consistently do a great job in every aspect of being a student-athlete. Having seven players earn All-academic honors to go along with a plethora of athletic awards speaks volumes of our team's dedication on and off the golf course."
"I'm especially proud of Elsa, Rebecka, and Sabrina for finishing 1 through 3 individually in the Sun Conference. There are so many great players and teams in the Sun Conference, and our team really did an amazing job this week. Elsa has played incredible golf all year and is a very deserving 2 X Sun Conference player of the year. Rebecka earned her third consecutive All Sun Conference award, and she continues to improve every single day. Sabrina has played as well as anyone all year and she keeps getting better as well. Caroline and Anna both put in great performances this week finishing 11th and 10th in a stacked field."
'"One through five and even to our players that didn't play this week can all play with the best players in the Conference and Nation. Our team is deep and talented; we are really looking forward to the National Championship in a few weeks in Savannah. "
With the championship win, the Seahawks receive an automatic bid to the NAIA National Championship in Pooler, Georgia where they will look to repeat as National Champions. The Tournament is being played at Savannah Quarters from May 17-20.
All-Conference Team:
Carolina Parrish (Thomas)
Franzi Knoetsch (USCB)
Vanessa Schloo (USCB)
Marionna Maeso (SCAD)
Paulina Camacho (SCAD)
Sofia Molinaro (SCAD)
Paulina Camacho (SCAD)
Sofia Molinaro (SCAD)
Caroline Retabi (Keiser)
Rebecka Holmstrom (Keiser)
Sabrina Schloo (Keiser)
Elsa Westin (Keiser)
Player of the Year: Elsa Westin (Keiser)
Coach of the Year: Alexis Bennett (USCB)