FRISCO, Texas – The University of the Incarnate Word women's golf placed two golfers,
Ellen Nicholas and
Lauren Mancha, on the Southland Conference's second and third all-conference teams announced the league on Thursday. This marks the first time in program history that a Cardinal has been named to an all-conference team since moving up to Division I.
Nicholas was named second team and Mancha was named third team.
Nicholas picked up her first all-conference honor with a second-team bid. She led the Cardinals all season averaging a 75.67 round score. She finished tied for sixth at the HBU Husky Invitational and collected five top-12 finishes. She played 18 rounds this season, and turned in two one-under par 71 scorecards for her low rounds.
Mancha earned her first all-conference honor with a third-team nod. She placed 12th at the HBU Husky Invitational. She notched an average round score of 77.56 and had a score relative to par of 5.72 across the six tournaments. Mancha is also leaving UIW as the women's golf program record-holder in three categories; career rounds played (118), career counting scores (114), and career birdies (171).
Player of the Year: Hanna Alberto, Sam Houston
Freshman of the Year: Jennifer Herbst, Sam Houston
Newcomer of the Year: Carolina Rotzinger, McNeese
Coach of the Year: Brandt Kieschnick, Sam Houston State
First Team
| Name |
School |
Class |
Hometown |
| Elin Kumlin |
Central Arkansas |
So. |
Kinna, Sweden |
| Elise Parel |
Houston Baptist |
R-Fr. |
Kingwood, Texas |
| Hannah Alberto*4 |
Sam Houston |
Sr. |
Kingwood, Texas |
| Jennifer Herbst* |
Sam Houston |
Fr. |
Perth, Australia |
| Zulaikah Nasser |
Sam Houston |
Fr. |
Kuala Lampur, Malaysia |
Second Team
| Name |
School |
Class |
Hometown |
| Camila Moreno |
Central Arkansas |
Fr. |
Bogota, Colombia |
| Tania Nunez |
Central Arkansas |
So. |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Ellen Nicholas |
UIW |
So. |
Angmering, West Sussex, United Kingdom |
| Leah Alberto |
Sam Houston |
So. |
Kingwood, Texas |
| Viera Permata Rosada |
Sam Houston |
Fr. |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
Third Team
| Name |
School |
Class |
Hometown |
| Pim-Orn Thitisup |
Central Arkansas |
Fr. |
Bangkok, Thailand |
| Lauren Mancha |
UIW |
Gr. |
Spring Branch, Texas |
| Alessia Trebbi-Tindall |
Lamar |
Fr. |
London, England |
| Lucie Charbonnier |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Fr. |
Peron, France |
| Kellsey Sample |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
Monument, Colo. |
4 Four-time All-Conference selection
* 2021 Southland Championship top finisher
