Wednesday, April 06, 2011

MACON, Ga. – Stetson’s Lauren Cate shined in the rain in her hometown at the World Golf Village Intercollegiate, taking second to win her first Atlantic Sun Women’s Golfer of the Week honor, the conference announced on Wednesday.

WOMEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK:
Lauren Cate, Stetson (Jr. – St. Augustine, Fla. – Finance)
• First A-Sun Golfer of the Week award
• At World Golf Village Intercollegiate in her native St. Augustine, finished in second among 51 golfers
• Led Stetson to a second place finish
• Has finished in second place in two of her last three starts

OTHER WOMEN’S NOMINEES:
• Kristen Boettcher (Sr., Jacksonville) – Finished in ninth at the World Golf Village Intercollegiate; her fourth top-10 finish this year
• Janet Steen (So., Belmont) – Tied for fifth at the rain-shortened Belmont Women’s Invitational; her third straight top-10 finish of the spring

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The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun stands for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas, with a focus on the balance between the two for our student-athletes. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts five of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.