SPARTANBURG, S.C. – ETSU sophomore Loy Hee Ying has been named the Southern Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week for all competition from March 15-21. The selection is made by the league office.

The weekly award is the third of Loy’s career and second in a row.

Loy tied for 13th out of 78 golfers at the 3M Augusta Invitational over the weekend at Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. The sophomore from Baru, Kulaijaya, Malaysia, turned in a 6-over-par 222, highlighted by a second-round 5-under 67, for her ninth straight top-20 finish.

Loy, ranked 88th nationally, helped the Bucs tie for seventh in the 14-team field, which featured three teams ranked in the top 50 and three players other than Loy ranked in the top 100.

ETSU returns to action April 3-4 at the Web.com Intercollegiate at Marsh Landing Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Also nominated: Cameron Little (The Citadel), Lexi Kershaw (UNCG), Kate Collom (Samford) and Katy Funk (Wofford).

2017 SoCon Women’s Golfer of the Week
March 1 Haylee Harford, Furman
March 8 Haylee Harford, Furman
March 15 Loy Hee Ying, ETSU
March 22 Loy Hee Ying, ETSU

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