May 1, 2008

FRISCO, Texas-- McNeese State's Maggie Welch and Lacy McKinley were named to the 2008 All-Southland Conference Women's Golf Teams as announced by the league office here Thursday. Welch was named to the second team and McKinley was an honorable mention seleciton.

Welch, a junior from Syracuse, Kansas earns her second All-SLC honor in her third season with the Cowgirls after leading McNeese with a 77.9 stroke average this season. Welch finished in the Top 10 twice this season with one Top 5 finish. Welch shot a low round of 72 this season in the first round of McNeese State's Cowgirl Invitationa in February.

Sophomore Lacy McKinley Named To All-SLC Honorable Mention Team

McKinley, a sophomore from Huntsville, Texas earns her first SLC honor after being the top Cowgirl finisher at the Southland Conference Tournament with a fourth place finish. McKinley was second on the team this season with a 78.8 stroke average and shot her low season round of 72 at the SLC Tournament. McKinley also made a hole-in-one during a practice round of the Texas State Claude Jacobs Intercollegiate in April.

Southland Conference Women's Golf All-Conference

First Team

Nicole Forshner, Central Arkansas - Player of the Year

Linn Gustafsson, Texas State - Freshman of the Year

Terese Nilsson, Lamar

Hiliary Zeigler, Lamar

Jennifer Heinz, Sam Houston State

Second Team

Linda Persson, Lamar

Maggie Welch, McNeese State

Rebecca Sorensen, Central Arkansas

Ashley Watkins, A&M-Corpus Christi - Newcomer of the Year

Caitlin Bliss, Texas State

Player of the Year - Nicole Forshner, Central Arkanasas

Freshman of the Year - Linn Gustafsson, Texas State

Newcomer of the Year - Ashley Watkins, A&M-Corpus Christi

Coach of the Year - Mike Akers, Texas State

Honorable Mention

Channing Norton, Lamar

Lacy McKinley, McNeese State

Theunette Van der Walt, Nicholls State

Landa Stewart, SHSU

Ani Carrillo, SHSU

Wendy Joyner, SHSU

Laura Baker, UTSA

Shelly Martinez, UTSA

Ashley Olynick, A&M-Corpus Christi

Sehee Kim, Texas State