BURNSVILLE, MINN. -- For the seventh time in her career and the second straight week, senior
Lexi Hanson of the University of Sioux Falls Women's Golf Team has been selected the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Golfer of the Week, according to an announcement today (March 17) by the league office.
Along with Hanson's seven NSIC weekly honors, USF Women's Golf now has had 11 student-athletes earn NSIC Golfer of the Week honors.
Kami Love, was honored on March 21, 2017 and Hanson earned the honor on March 14, 2017 as well on Sept. 6, 2018, Sept. 27, 2019, March 14, 2019; March 12, 2020 and March 10, 2021 and March 17, 2021 while
Lexi Jonas was honored Oct. 2, 2019 while
Alex Nutter was honored April 10, 2019 . They join current Head Coach
Tavia Rutherford, who was selected on Sept. 17, 2014 while a member of the USF Women's Team.
Hanson helped lead USF Women's Golf Team to a season-best second place team finish at the Hillcat Classic on March 15-16 in Owasso, Okla. She finished at nine-over par 153 (77-76) by carding consistent rounds both days. The
NSIC Preseason Player of the Year, Hanson opened the two-round classic by carding a 77 (39-38), which was five-over par. She had a birdie on hole one and then used 11 pars to finish with a 77. In the final round, Hanson had five birdies on holes 1, 3, 7, 8, and 10 along with four pars as she shot a 76 (41-35) with a five-over 41 on the front nine and a one-under par 35 on the back nine in the final round. She finished with six birdies and 15 pars in the two rounds. As a team, USF finished at 647 (332-315) and was runner-up to Rogers State.
Already this spring, Hanson has had a solid start with three top-12 finishes at competitive competitions in Oklahoma and Arkansas. On March 10, she was NSIC Golfer of the Week after finishing eighth at the Diffee Ford-Lincoln Invite in Edmond, Okla., with a 151 (74-77).
The senior from Chanhassen, Minnesota, who has been named the NSIC Preseason Golfer of the Year, recorded her 18th career top-10 finish and 10
th top-five finsh by taking second place at the Hillcat Classic. Hanson has 25 top-20 and two individual titles during her stellar career at USF.
The top NSIC average scoring leader from a year ago, the three-time Academic All-NSIC, two-time all-region and two-time All-NSIC performer leads USF with a 76.00 scoring average with a low round of 74 (twice) this season. He has scored between 74 (twice) and 78 in all six rounds she has shot this year.
Hanson and her teammates will compete at the Midwest Intercollegiate Invitational at the Mules National Golf Club in Warrensburg, Mo., on March 22-23.
