Eastern Michigan Athletics
Eagles of the Week Presented by EMUCU
3/8/2020 7:20:00 PM | Men's Golf, Women's Golf, General
Each week two Eagles will be honored for their success in competition
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- Each week, the Eastern Michigan University Department of Athletics names the EMUCU's Athletes of the Week, as selected by the athletic media relations department based on their athletic performances from the previous week.
Cougar Collins
Eastern Michigan junior Cougar Collins led the Eagles once again at the Colleton River Collegiate, shooting a 214 (68-76-70) to finish the tournament two-under and place ninth. Collins posted his second career top-10 showing at the event that featured a powerhouse field. with No. 12 Notre Dame as well as Miami ad Bowling Green. After entering the final day in 12th-place, Eastern Michigan equaled Ohio State for the biggest jump on the final day, moving up four-places on the Colleton River Club Pete Dye Course. Georgia Southern (-15) recorded the lowest score of the second and third round on their way to winning the tournament by seven strokes over Iowa State (-8). Notre Dame (+3), ranked 12th in the country, finished third.
Preaw Sripatrprasite
Eastern Michigan junior Preaw Sripatrprasite notched her first collegiate medalist honor with a two-over 144 (72-72) at the Low Country Invitational, March 2-3. Her total ranks as the third-lowest 36-hole tally in EMU history only bettered by a 141 (72-69) from Emily Podzielinski at the Cardinal Classic, Sept. 19-20, 2009, and a 143 (69-74) by Stephany Fleet at the NIU Brickyard Invitational, Sept. 10-11, 2007. Additionally, it marked Sripatrprasite's third top-10 showing of the year and the sixth of her stellar EMU career. For her efforts, she was selected as the MAC's Golfer of the Week, March 5. EMU swept the top three individual spots en route to a first place finish on the par 71, 5,713-yard Crescent Pointe Golf Club course. EMU carded a four-player score of 585 (298-287) to top its next closest competitor by 15 strokes, Wingate (297-303=600). The 36-hole mark of 585 is a school-record, bettering the previous standard of 591 set at the Cardinal Classic, Sept. 19-20, 2009. The team championship is the third of the 2019-20 campaign for the Eagles after winning the Shirley Spork Invitational, Sept. 20-Oct. 1, and the MAC Fall Preview, Oct. 7-8. It marked the first time since 2011-12 and just the fourth time (2006-07, 2007-08, 2011-12, and 2019-20) in program history that the squad has won at least three events during a single-season. Overall, the victory marked the 24th title in school-history and the third under Head Coach Stephanie Jennings.
Cougar Collins
Eastern Michigan junior Cougar Collins led the Eagles once again at the Colleton River Collegiate, shooting a 214 (68-76-70) to finish the tournament two-under and place ninth. Collins posted his second career top-10 showing at the event that featured a powerhouse field. with No. 12 Notre Dame as well as Miami ad Bowling Green. After entering the final day in 12th-place, Eastern Michigan equaled Ohio State for the biggest jump on the final day, moving up four-places on the Colleton River Club Pete Dye Course. Georgia Southern (-15) recorded the lowest score of the second and third round on their way to winning the tournament by seven strokes over Iowa State (-8). Notre Dame (+3), ranked 12th in the country, finished third.
Preaw Sripatrprasite
Eastern Michigan junior Preaw Sripatrprasite notched her first collegiate medalist honor with a two-over 144 (72-72) at the Low Country Invitational, March 2-3. Her total ranks as the third-lowest 36-hole tally in EMU history only bettered by a 141 (72-69) from Emily Podzielinski at the Cardinal Classic, Sept. 19-20, 2009, and a 143 (69-74) by Stephany Fleet at the NIU Brickyard Invitational, Sept. 10-11, 2007. Additionally, it marked Sripatrprasite's third top-10 showing of the year and the sixth of her stellar EMU career. For her efforts, she was selected as the MAC's Golfer of the Week, March 5. EMU swept the top three individual spots en route to a first place finish on the par 71, 5,713-yard Crescent Pointe Golf Club course. EMU carded a four-player score of 585 (298-287) to top its next closest competitor by 15 strokes, Wingate (297-303=600). The 36-hole mark of 585 is a school-record, bettering the previous standard of 591 set at the Cardinal Classic, Sept. 19-20, 2009. The team championship is the third of the 2019-20 campaign for the Eagles after winning the Shirley Spork Invitational, Sept. 20-Oct. 1, and the MAC Fall Preview, Oct. 7-8. It marked the first time since 2011-12 and just the fourth time (2006-07, 2007-08, 2011-12, and 2019-20) in program history that the squad has won at least three events during a single-season. Overall, the victory marked the 24th title in school-history and the third under Head Coach Stephanie Jennings.
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