UW-Eau Claire's Mattes Tops All-WIAC Women's Golf Team
MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Sara Mattes was designated the Player of the Year to top the 10 individuals named on the 2010 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Women’s Golf Team.
The team was determined by using the NCAA Division III GolfStat rankings immediately following the conclusion of the conference championship. A player must have completed eight rounds in order to be considered.
Mattes compiled a 80.7 stroke average in 11 rounds during the fall season and broke 80 on four occasions, including a season-best 75 in the opening round of the O’Brien National Invitational. She secured medalist honors at the WIAC championship and added a second-place finish at the Georgianni Memorial Invitational, while tying for eighth at the O’Brien National Invitational. Mattes was an All-WIAC second team honoree a year ago and is the third individual in program history to earn the league’s top trophy.
Repeat selections on the first team from a year ago include UW-Eau Claire’s Emily Swift and Catherine Wagner. Swift posted a conference-leading 80.0 stroke average this year and had her best finishes at the Wartburg (Iowa) Fall Invitational (third) and Georgianni Memorial Invitational (tied for fourth). She was a second team choice during the 2008 season.
Wagner posted a 81.5 stroke average and tied for second at the conference championship, while placing sixth at the Georgianni Memorial Invitational.
2010 All-WIAC Women’s Golf Team
First Team
Name, School, Year, Hometown (High School)
Mary Donohue, Whitewater, Sophomore, Endeavor, Wis. (Portage)
Sara Mattes, Eau Claire, Junior, La Crosse, Wis. (Central)
Danelle Olson, Stevens Point, Junior, Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Emily Swift, Eau Claire, Junior, Onalaska, Wis.
Catherine Wagner, Eau Claire, Sophomore, Austin, Minn.
Second Team
Lauren Gault, Eau Claire, Junior, Shorewood, Wis.
Jamie Hauser, Eau Claire, Junior, Hartland, Wis. (Arrowhead)
Maggie Lattery, Eau Claire, Junior, Lake Nebagamon, Wis. (Northwestern)
Katie Maurer, Eau Claire, Junior, Forest Lake, Minn. (Convent of the Visitation)
Mary Welch, Stevens Point, Freshman, Madison, Wis. (West)
Player of the Year: Sara Mattes of Eau Claire
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