By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Coming as no surprise, Tennessee Tech's Hollee Sadler was named the adidas® Ohio Valley Conference Female Golfer of the Week Wednesday morning, the first such honor for the sophomore member of the Golden Eagle women's golf team.
A native of Manchester, Tenn., Sadler earned her first career individual medalist honors while helping the Golden Eagles win the Starmount Forest Fall Classic in Greensboro, N.C. The youngster carded a career-low 74-72-73=219 to defeat Winthrop's Ashley Sloup by a full three strokes.
Her 54-hole score of 219 marked the third-lowest in program history, falling just one stroke shy of the record of 218 set by former Golden Eagle Megan Williamson in 2014 and tied by current teammate Whitney Robertson in 2015.
Sadler became the first Tech medalist since 2014, when Maddi Everts captured the honors at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate. As a freshman, she broke the program's freshman scoring record, posting a then career-low 74-75-75=224 at The Fall Invitational. She also set the program's freshman scoring average record, finishing her rookie campaign with a mark of 78.10.
The Golden Eagles get back to action when they return to the links for the Golden Eagle Jam in Hattiesburg, Miss. from Oct. 10-11.
Photo by Rob Schabert
