SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer’s Payton Schanen has been named the Southern Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week for all spring competition through Feb. 23. The selection is made by the conference office. 
 
Schanen opened the spring slate by earning her third career tournament title at the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational, which was hosted by the Bears from Feb. 19-21. The graduate student from Alpharetta, Georgia, shot 1-over-par 217 with a 72.33 average per round, leading her to her second outright individual victory and her first title since winning the FGCU Eagle Invitational in 2016 as a freshman. Schanen led Mercer to a third-place finish out of 15 teams, just four strokes behind North Florida and two behind Old Dominion. 
 
This marks her third golfer of the week honor. 
 
The Bears return to action Feb. 26 for the three-day Florida State Match-Up tournament at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club in Tallahassee, Florida.
 
Also nominated: Warda Amira Rawof (ETSU), Anna Morgan (Furman), Tara Bettle (UNCG), Dorota Zalewski (Chattanooga) and Becca Earl (Wofford).
 
SoCon Women’s Golfer of the Week
Feb. 24            Payton Schanen, Gr., Mercer