Oct. 22, 2008

C-USA Golf Notebook

IRVING, Texas- Conference USA golf teams continue to keep the momentum going as they climb the polls. In the latest GolfWeek rankings, C-USA now has nine programs represented in the standings. On the men's side UCF (No. 30) leads the way followed by Tulsa (No. 32), UAB (No. 54) and Memphis (No. 67). Tulsa women continue to lead the women's side now ranking No. 29 and followed by UCF (No. 34), East Carolina (No. 53), Tulane (No. 62) and breaking into the rankings for the first time this season, UTEP (No. 96).

UTEP's Roger Sloan and reigning Conference USA's Women's Golfer of the Year Abby Bools of East Carolina have been named C-USA Golfers of the Week, respectively. Sloan was the Miners' top performer at the Sycuan Collegiate Invitational finishing with a five-under-par 211 (70, 72, 69), good for an 11th-place tie. Bools finished tied for third at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate, topping all C-USA competitors. The junior fired a three-day score of 220 (73-69-78) and took home all-tournament honors.

MEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
ROGER SLOAN - UTEP
Sr., Merritt, British Columbia
Sloan tied for 11th place at the Sycuan Collegiate Invitational in San Diego, Calif., after firing a five-under-par 211 (70, 72, 69). Sloan has been the Miners' top finisher in three of their four tournaments this season. This is Sloan's first career weekly honor.

WOMEN'S GOLFER OF THE WEEK
ABBY BOOLS, EAST CAROLINA
Jr., Hickory, N.C.
Bools, the reigning C-USA Women's Golfer of the Year, finished tied for third at the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate in Greenville, N.C., topping all C-USA competitors. The junior golfer fired a three-day score of 220 (73-69-78) and captured her second top-three finish of the season and 13th career Top 10 placement. She also garnered all-tournament team honors. The weekly award is the fourth of Bools' career and her first in 2008.

OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

BEN MOSER - HOUSTON
Moser was the Cougars' leading performer for the second straight tournament at the Del Walker Intercollegiate. The senior golfer posted back-to-back under-par rounds with a 70 and 68 to open the tournament and finish in a tie for 15th for the second consecutive week.