SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Elon freshman Kelsey Badmaev has been named the Southern Conference women’s golfer of the week for all competition from March 26 to April 1. The selection is made by the league office.

Badmaev tied for 12th out of 90 competitors at the John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate from Sunday to Tuesday, shooting an 8-over-par 224 over the course of the three-day event. The Phoenix finished seventh in the 16-team field.

Badmaev fired rounds of 75, 73 and 76 for the second-best three-round total of her young career and her best total of the spring. The rookie from Blythewood, S.C., recorded 35 pars and six birdies at the tournament.

Elon will wrap up its regular season at the UNCW Seahawk Classic in Wallace, N.C., this weekend before heading to Hilton Head Island, S.C., for the Southern Conference Women’s Golf Championship on April 13-15.

Also nominated: Haley Zagoria (Appalachian State), Eraina Manor (The Citadel), Olivia Landino (Western Carolina) and Lauren Dunbar (Wofford).

2014 SoCon women’s golfers of the week
Feb. 26    Jordan Britt, Chattanooga
March 5    Sammie Buchanan, UNCG
March 12    Kristin Swindell, Western Carolina
March 19    Jordan Britt, Chattanooga
March 26    Emily McLennan, Chattanooga
April 2    Kelsey Badmaev, Elon