Marshall University Athletics
Senior Spotlight: Women's Golf
4/20/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
A combined eleven finishes in the top 10 along with seven top-10 team finishes highlight the Thundering Herd women's golf class of 2015. The senior tandem of Sarah Helly (Enniscrone, Ireland) and Korakot Simsiriwong (Narathiwat, Thailand) have shown undeniable leadership among their teammates, posting Marshall's top two scores at nine different events over the past two seasons. Together, they guided the Herd to a record finish at the highly competitive 2015 Edwin Watts / Kaiwah Island Classic, placing 13th out of 40 teams on March 3.
"Gone [Simsiriwong] and Sarah [Helly] have been tremendous leaders this year," coach Tiffany Prats said. "With a coaching change you never know what to expect from your seniors and I have been very lucky to have these two girls as mine. The younger players look up to them and strive to impress them. They have both bought into my vision for the program and not only has that helped the team as a whole, but it has also helped their own games. These girls are wonderful young women who have very bright futures. I will miss the two of them greatly but I look forward to seeing what their futures hold. They will forever be a part of the Marshall family."
Marshall Athletics would like to recognize and honor the Thundering Herd women's golf class of 2015.
Sarah Helly (Enniscrone, Ireland)
- Best finish: fifth at Hoya Invitational (March 31, 2015), 79-76-78=233, +17
- Top-10 finishes: three, with one in top 5
- Conference USA Golfer of the Week (March 4, 2015)
- Career-low round: 70 at Edwin Watts / Kiawah Island Classic (March 2, 2015)
- Career-low 54: 220 at Edwin Watts / Kiawah Island Classic (March 3, 2015)
- Career stroke average: 78.88
- Competed in every round for Marshall over two-year career
- 2015 Conference USA All-Academic Team
- Two-time member of C-USA Honor Roll
- 3.44 GPA in sport management
"Sarah has been at Marshall for two years and has made a big impact on our program," Prats said. "From the last year to this year her scoring average has improved drastically. She is a quiet leader but does a great job leading by example."
Korakot Simsiriwong (Narathiwat, Thailand)
- Best finish: first at Cardinal Classic (Sept. 23, 2012), 72-79=151, +7
- Top-10 finishes: eight, with four in top 5
- Two-time Conference USA Golfer of the Week (April 30, 2012 & Sept. 11, 2013)
- Career-low round: 70 at Drake Creek Invitational (Sept. 10, 2013)
- Career-low 54: 215 at Drake Creek Invitational (Sept. 10, 2013)
- Career stroke average: 78.05
- Competed in every round for Marshall over four-year career
- Four-time member of the C-USA Honor Roll
- Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) representative
- Big Green student-athlete representative for women's golf
- 3.54 GPA in exercise science
"Gone has created a legacy at Marshall that will be hard to compete with," Prats said. "This year I have seen her grow as a player and as a person. She is our vocal leader who holds the girls accountable and makes sure things get taken care of."
Closing out the regular season is the 2015 Conference USA Women's Golf Championship at Verandah Club in Fort Myers, Fla., April 20-22. The 11 teams will play 18 holes per day on the Bob Cupp designed Old Orange, a par 72, 6,081-yard Verandah course, which will be hosting its first C-USA event.
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