FRISCO, Texas – Augusta University's Kennedy Carroll was named the Southland Conference Women's Golf Player of the Year, headlining the league's all-conference selections announced Thursday.
Carroll's selection marked one of four for the Jaguars in the superlative category with Caroline Haase-Hegg taking Coach of the Year, Emma Charles Newcomer of the Year and Keira Gonzalez-McCarthy earning Freshman of the Year.
Haase-Hegg lead Augusta to its third straight SLC Championship triumph amid the largest margin of victory in the history of the tournament. Augusta currently holds a national ranking of 62nd according to Scoreboard's official rankings.
The individual medalist at the SLC Women's Golf Championship also earned a spot on the all-conference first team, joining teammates Napabhach Boon-In and Victoria Zheng. UIW's Ellen Nicholas and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Lucie Charbonnier also earned first-team honors.
Both players closed the season taking the final two SLC Women's Player of the Month awards. Charbonnier had a historic campaign consisting of two individual titles (Lamar Cardinal Challenge, Islander Classic).
Texas A&M-Commerce secured two spots on the second team with the honors of Benz Far-Arun and Jordan Dusckas following an impressive second-place showing at the conference championship.
Daniela Burgos-Ortega landed the fourth Augusta all-conference spot on the second team.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kennedy Carroll, Augusta
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Keira Gonzalez-McCarthy, Augusta
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Emma Charles, Augusta
COACH OF THE YEAR: Caroline Haase-Hegg, Augusta
FIRST TEAM
| Player |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Kennedy Carroll |
Augusta |
Jr. |
Mount Pleasant, S.C. |
| Ellen Nicholas |
UIW |
Gr. |
Angmering, England |
| Lucie Charbonnier |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
Peron, France |
| Napabhach Boon-In |
Augusta |
Gr. |
Hua Hin, Thailand |
| Victoria Zheng |
Augusta |
So. |
Markham, Ontario, Canada |
SECOND TEAM
| Player |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Benz Far-Arun |
A&M-Commerce |
Sr. |
Bangkok, Thailand |
| Lou Rousselot |
HCU |
Jr. |
Le Plan De La Tour, France |
| Daniela Burgos-Ortega |
Augusta |
So. |
Mexico City, Mexico |
| Jordan Dusckas |
A&M-Commerce |
Jr. |
Highland Village, Tx |
| Lucia Ramirez |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
So. |
Barquisimeto, Venezuela |