Big South Announces Women's Golfers of the Week - March 23
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – UNC Asheville’s
Madyson Gold (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) has been named the Big South Women’s Golfer of the Week, while Presbyterian College’s
Alina Shchepteva (Prague, Czech Republic) is the Women’s Freshman of the Week honoree for events played March 16-22, it was announced today.
Gold claimed Medalist honors at the rain-shortened Low Country Intercollegiate (par 72, 6,009 yards) with a 4-over 148 (73-75) -- becoming Asheville’s first-ever individual tournament winner. She won by two strokes, was 1-under on par-3 holes, and tops in par-4 scoring (+2) while recording five birdies.
Shchepteva tied for 13th at the Low Country Intercollegiate with a 156 (80-76). She was PC’s top golfer and tied as the fourth-best finisher among the 33 Big South golfers competing. Shchepteva moved up 11 spots on the leaderboard with her final round 76, and helped the Blue Hose tie for fourth in the 19-team field.