IRVING, Texas — Following the best 54-hole performance in program history, WKU Lady Topper junior golfer Mary Joiner was named Conference USA Women's Co-Golfer of the Week on Wednesday.
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This is the sixth C-USA weekly honor of Joiner's career. She won three in a five-week span last spring as a sophomore. Dating back to last season, Joiner has won four of the last seven Golfer of the Week awards.
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The Franklin, Ky., native claimed her latest prize by notching a four-shot individual win in WKU's season opener at South Alabama's USA Intercollegiate.
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The individual title was the fifth in the career of Joiner, who already held the program record. She claimed another record by finishing the tournament with a three-day total of 208 (71-68-69), three shots better than Ellinor Haag's previous WKU benchmark of 211 set in 2014.
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Joiner owns five of the top six 54-hole scores in Lady Topper history.
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She came into the final day of the tournament three shots back, but quickly surged ahead for an early lead. She shared the tournament lead with 14 total birdies.
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Joiner helped the Lady Toppers finish third as a team and record an 868 total, which shattered the previous 54-hole program record by 10 strokes.
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WKU returns to action next week at the Boston College Intercollegiate in Canton, Mass.
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