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 Sarah Mathews
Sarah Mathews

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.

High School:
St. Agnes Academy

Height:
5-8

Birthdate:
05/30/1991

Experience:
2L


10/29/2011

Two-Time Defending Lady Tigers Travel to UAB Fall Beach Blast

Memphis has won the annual UAB event each of the last two seasons, and senior Marissa Steen is the defending individual medalist.

10/25/2011

Lady Tigers Earn Share of 2011 Memphis Women's Fall Invitational Title

Senior Marissa Steen captured individual medalist honors by firing a final round score of 69.

10/24/2011

Lady Tigers Atop the Leader Board After Day One of Memphis Invite

Paced by senior Marissa Steen, the Lady Tigers currently sit in first-place after one and a half rounds of play.

10/11/2011

Team Effort Ties Lady Tigers For 10th

Senior Marissa Steen (15th) and junior Alex Aläng (28th) paced the Lady Tigers' individual performances.

Honors and Awards


-Two-time NGCA All-America Scholar (2010 and 2011)

Junior (2011-12)


Fall 2011: Was one of two underclassmen to compete in four of Memphis' fall tournaments...Began her junior campaign by shooting (39-42--81) to finish tied for 28th place amidst rainy conditions at the Chris Banister Golf Classic...Carded rounds of (77-78-80--235) at ECU's Lady Pirate Intercollegiate to finish tied for 66...Shot (78-80-79--237) in front of her hometown crowd at the 2011 Memphis Women's Fall Invitational, finished tied for 29th at the tournament...Finished the season with her strongest placing of the season at the UAB Fall Beach Blast, shooting a 36-hole tally of (75-87--162) to finish 17th.

Sophomore (2010-11)


Spring 2011: Competed in just two events in the spring due to a leg injury...Finished 86th in the UCF Challenge with scores of 77-80-86...Helped Memphis win the team title at the Lady Eagle Invitational with an individual finish of 30th...Rounded out the season with a final scoring mark of 78.4 strokes per round and an average finish of 31.6.

Fall 2010: Competed in all five events for the Lady Tigers, holding a 77.3 strokes per round with a low round of 72 coming in the first round of the UAB Fall Beach Blast...Followed that round with a 79 to finish sixth en route to helping the Lady Tigers win the tournament for the second consecutive year... Turned in back-to-back rounds of 73 en route to finishing third in the Bobcat Invitational...Scores helped lead Memphis to a season-opening victory at that event.

Freshman (2009-10)


Spring 2010: Earned a tie for 49th finish at the Hurricane Invitational with rounds of 83-75-77 to open the spring...Earned second lowest finish of her career by posting three consecutive 77's at the USA Lady Jaguar Invitational and finishing tied for eighth...Rounds of 79-78-86 earned her a share of 62ndplace at the Cincinnati Spring Invitational....Rounds of 80-78-83 helped lead Memphis to a runner-up finish at the EKU Lady Colonel Classic...Finsihed in a tie for 37th at the C-USA Championship with scores of 83-74-78 and helped the Lady Tigers finish fourth.

Fall 2009: Made her debut as a Lady Tiger at the Lady Paladin Invitational, posting round of 82-85 to help guide Memphis to a 14th place finish...Helped lead the Lady Tigers to their lowest tournament total (950) under Coach Harrelson at the Cincinnati Fall Classic by firing rounds of 79-83-77 to finish T25...Carded rounds of 90-80 to finish T56 and help Memphis to a third place team finish at the Lady Red Wolf Classic...Recorded her first top-20 finish with rounds of 76-79 at the CSU Wendy's Invitational...Finished 2nd with rounds of 74-73 at the UAB Fall Beach Blast while leading the Lady Tigers to their first victory under Coach Harrelson and the first for the program since 2007.

Prep


Three-time qualifier for the Optimist International Junior Championship...Was a finalist for the Commercial Appeal's "Best of the Preps" four years in a row (2005-2008)...Was voted as the 2007 Commercial Appeal Female Golfer of the year...In addition to her golf accolades, she a member of the National Honor Society and was elected as the sophomore and junior class president in her high school...She also served as president of the Student Government Association her senior year.

Year Tourn. Rds Total Strokes 1st Rd Avg 2nd Rd Avg 3rd Rd Avg Tourn. Avg Round Avg Low Rd Top 20
2009-10 10 26 2,063 80.3 78.2 79.7 238.2 79.3 73 3
2010-11 8 18 1,411 77.0 78.6 79.7 235.2 78.4 72 2
Total 18 44 3,474 78.7 78.4 79.7 236.7 78.9 72 5

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