Eagles of the Week Presented by EMU Financial

YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- Each week, the Eastern Michigan University Department of Athletics names the EMU Financial's Athletes of the Week, as selected by the athletic media relations department based on their athletic performances from the previous week. This week's winners are men's golfer Nic Ross and women's golfer Kelsey Murphy.

Nic Ross
Sport:  Men's Golf
Position:  N/A
Year:  Sophomore
Major:  General Business

Week's Achievements:

Ross fired a career-low 54-hole tally to finish in a four-way tie for the runner-up spot at the 2015 Fighting Irish Golf Classic with a three-under par 210 at the Warren Golf Course. Ross carded rounds of 69, 70 and 71 to finish three shots behind St. Mary's Jonathan De Los Reye at six-under-par (207). The runner-up finish was the first of Ross' career and his second career top 10 showing. Fourteen players finished at even par or better. For his efforts, he was named the MAC's Golfer of the Week.

Kelsey Murphy
Sport:  Women's Golf
Position:  N/A
Year:  Junior
Major:  Nursing

Week's Achievements:

Murphy fired a scorching six-under par 66, the lowest round in school history and the low round of the tournament, to capture medalist honors with a career-best 211 (74-71-66) at the Cardinal Classic Tuesday, Sept. 22. The individual title is the second of her career and the first by an Eagle since Murphy rallied from nine strokes back to win the Nittany Lion Invitational with a 218 (77-73-68), Oct. 5, 2014.
Murphy notched seven birdies during Tuesday's round for the best 18 and 54-hole totals in program history. Her 66 bested the previous mark of 67 set by Catherine Fortin at the Rocket Fall Classic, Sept. 24, 2005. Meanwhile, the 211 was three strokes better than Fortin's three-round tally of 214 (71-71-72) at the Shootout at the Legends, Oct. 8-9, 2007.
As a team, the Eagles finished in second place with a two-day total of 880 (301-293-286) on the par 72, 6,204-yard Players Club course. EMU's final round tally bettered the previous program-low of 290 at the Shootout at the Legends, Oct. 8-9, 2007, by four strokes. Meanwhile the 54-hole tally also eclipsed the previous low of 884 (297-293-294) at the Westbrook Invitational, Feb. 26-27, 2012.

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