FARMINGTON, Utah (Feb 15., 2024) – Splitting the first title for the spring portion of the 2023-24 campaign, Idaho’s Zoe Newell and Northern Arizona’s Ekaterina Malakhova have been named Big Sky Conference Co-Women’s Golfer of the Week.
UI’s Newell finished tied for first at the BGSU Women’s Intercollegiate, shooting a 5-over 218 (71, 74, 73) over the three rounds of competition at The Wigwam in Litchfield Park, Arizona.
The Wigwam will be the site of the 2024 Big Sky Conference Championship.
Newell helped navigate her team to a second place finish behind only Grand Canyon.
For Newell, this marked her first career medalist honor.
Newell, a freshman from Oro Valley, Arizona, put up the highest finish of her career, her previous best was 17th-place finishes at the Eastern Washington Invitational and the Seattle U Harbottle Invitational in the fall.
Joining her, NAU’s Malakhova went 3-0 at the Mountain Classic Match Play and helped lead the Lumberjacks to a team title at the event.
In the first match, she defeated her Montana State opponent 4&3. In the semifinals, she beat Wyoming 3&2 and then in the championship she assisted in secured the team victory against St. Thomas, as she won 3&2.
This marked Northern Arizona’s first team victory since they claimed the 2022 Big Sky Conference Championship trophy.
Others Nominated: Elle Higgins (UM), Mariana Garcia Rosette (PSU), Eva Heinz (MSU)
Previous Women's Honorees
September 13, 2023 – Isabel Gutierrez, Weber State
September 20, 2023 – Ella Kraft & Sneha Sharan, Sacramento State
September 27, 2023 – Scarlet Weidig-Velazquez, Montana State
October 4, 2023 – Timbre Shehee, Northern Colorado
October 11, 2023 – Yvonne Vinceri, Idaho
October 26, 2023 – Lizzie Neale, Northern Arizona
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