Southern Illinoise University Athletics
10/22/2026 | 1:00:00 | Women's Golf
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois Women's Golf senior Kayla Sayyalinh has been named Missouri Valley Conference Golfer of the Week following her performance at The Braun Intercollegiate, the conference announced Wednesday.
Southern Illinois closed out its fall season Tuesday by winning The Braun Intercollegiate at Oak Meadow Country Club in Evansville, Indiana.
The Salukis finished first in the team standings with a 32-over-par total after opening the tournament at 20-over and following with a 12-over final round. Southern Illinois entered Tuesday atop the leaderboard and held onto the lead to secure the team title by six strokes over Indiana State.
SIU also placed three golfers inside the top five individually.
Sayyalinh led the Salukis with a tied-for-third finish at four-over par. She carded an opening-round 35 and followed with a 39 in the final round to finish at +4.
The performance helped Southern Illinois finish the fall season on a high note with a team victory and multiple strong individual results.
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Southern Illinois will return to competition on Feb. 6 at the Treasure Coast Invitational in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
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