McGiles named MVC Golfer of the Week

09/20/2017 | 5:23:00 | Women's Golf

By: By Sammie Lisberg, SIUSalukis.com

Freshman Emilyee McGiles was named the Missouri Valley Conference Golfer of the Week on Wednesday.

McGiles finished tied for eighth in Ball State University's Cardinal Classic. She finished with a career low of 220 (+4) and is now ranked sixth in the Saluki record book for all-time low 54-hole scores. She is also ranked 11th in all-time low 36-hole scores with an overall score 146.

McGiles score of 220 left her 10 strokes off of first place Jacinta Pikunas from Akron University, and helped the Salukis to a fifth-place finish with a score of 889. She helped the Salukis break the all-time low 54-hole score.

McGiles is the first Golfer of the Week for the Salukis this season.