ST. LOUIS -- Indiana State sophomore
Sierra Hargens has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Women's Golfer Of The Week this morning by the league office. It is the first weekly honor for Hargens in her young career and she is the second Sycamore to be honored by the conference office this season.
Thilda Staubo was named the MVC Golfer Of The Week following the season opener at Youngstown State.
This week Hargens picked her first career individual victory in thrilling fashion at the Butler Fall Invitational. The event was held at the par-70, 6,035 yard layout of the Highland Country Club. Hargens who posted a then career-best round of 71 during Monday's first round, came back with a even better round of even par-70 over the final 18 on Tuesday as she erased a four shot deficit to tie Indianapolis' Kyle Raines and Paxton DeHaven, who was playing as an individual. Hargens carded a par on the fourth extra hole to give her the victory over Raines. It is the first individual victory for Hargens in her young career besting a second place finish last year at Youngstown State.
She led Indiana State to a second place finish overall in the event which is the best team showing for the Sycamores so far this season.
The Sycamores return to action on Monday & Tuesday, October 16-17 when they travel to Newton, Kan., for the MVC Championship Preview tournament hosted by Missouri State.
