SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? UNC Greensboro freshman Erica Creed has been named Southern Conference women’s golfer of the week for April 9.

Creed recorded her first ever Top 5 finish on Tuesday when she finished second at the UNCW Lady Seahawk Intercollegiate. The Kernersville, N.C., native recorded rounds of 74, 70 and 73 to finish in a tie for first after 54 holes, but lost in a playoff to UNC Wilmington's Carmen Perez-Narbon. Creed's round of 70 tied her season best and her 54-hole total of 217 was seven shots better than her previous best. Her second place finish helped the Spartans to a second place finish in the tournament, one shot behind North Carolina State.

Another top golfer this week was College of Charleston’s Steffi Kirchmayr.

2008 Women’s Golfers of the Week

Feb. 27       Courtney Brink, College of Charleston

                  Steffi Kirchmayr, College of Charleston

March 5      Samantha Widmer, Elon

March 12     Steffi Kirchmayr, College of Charleston

March 19     Emma de Groot, Chattanooga

                  Alex Rankin, Wofford

March 26     Stefanie Kenoyer, Furman

April 2         Emma de Groot, Chattanooga