LADY TOPS’ JOINER NAMED TO C-USA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

IRVING, Texas — WKU’s Mary Joiner has been named one of five members of Conference USA’S 2018 InTouch Credit Union Women’s Golf All-Academic Team, the league announced Friday.

Joiner, a native of Franklin, Ky., is the Lady Toppers’ first all-academic honoree since Ellinor Haag in 2016.

The sophomore currently has a 3.85 GPA and is majoring in finance.

Joiner leads WKU this season with a 73.8 stroke average and has seven top-20 finishes, five top-10s, four top-fives and two victories in 10 tournaments.

She has picked up the individual victory in two of her last three tournaments, giving her a program-record four wins in her career. She was also named C-USA Golfer of the Week three times in a five-week span this spring.

Joiner most recently took home the win at Eastern Kentucky’s Colonel Classic with a playoff victory on March 31.

The Lady Toppers conclude their season at the Conference USA Championship on April 16-18 in Fort Myers, Fla.

2018 InTouch Credit Union C-USA Women’s Golf All-Academic Team

Hanley Long, Middle Tennessee, Jr.

Sydney Snodgrass, UAB, Sr.

Nikki Long, UTSA, Sr.

Julie Houston, UTSA, Jr.

Mary Joiner, WKU, So.

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