ISU'S BREANNE SMITH IS NAMED MISSOURI VALLEY GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Sycamore senior claimed first ever individual title for Indiana State program
ST. LOUIS ? Indiana State senior Breanne Smith was named the Missouri Valley Conference co-Women's Golfer of the Week after she became the first Sycamore women's golfer to claim an individual title posting a two-round total of 153 to win the NIU Snowbird Intercollegiate on March 11. The tournament was played at Pebble Creek Golf Club in Tampa, Fla.
Smith fired a 76 on the opening day (March 10) to enter the second day in fourth place. The Sycamore senior fired a 77 to finish in first with a two-day total of 153 which was two strokes better than runner-up Samantha Formeck of Youngstown State who finished at 155. It was Smith's 16th top 10 finish, sixth time in the top five, and her first championship.
The Sycamore shared the honor with Drake's Olivia Lansing who won the Jackrabbit Invitational at the Primm Valley Golf Club.
The Sycamores have a 45-17-2 overall mark but are 17-1-0 in the spring season. Indiana State will compete in the Saluki Invitational which will be played March 28 and 29 in Carbondale, Ill.