CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The Fighting Illini women's golf team celebrated the 2014-15 season at their banquet on Sunday, May 10. Head coach Renee Slone and assistant coach Jenny Coluccio honored the team's seniors, Erin Ahern, Michelle Mayer and Pimploy Thirati, in addition to celebrating the multitude of accomplishments achieved during the course of the season.
Sophomore Stephanie Miller was recognized for holding the team's low stroke average at 75.1, while senior Erin Ahernreceived the team's Attitude Award.
Additional accomplishments honored at the banquet include:
The Fighting Illini boast a Big Ten-best six Golfer of the Week titles this season:
-Dana Gattone (9/10), Stephanie Miller (10/23, 11/5), Emily Joers (2/4), Chayanid Prapassarangkul (2/25, 3/5)
Chayanid Prapassarangkul became the first Illinois golfer to ever post two (or more) rounds at or below par at the Big Ten Championships:
-Rounds of 72-78-71 at The Fort Golf Course (par 72)
Dana Gattone followed in Stephanie Miller's footsteps to keep the Diane Thomason Invitational individual title in the hands of a freshman golfer at Illinois.
First back-to-back tournament victories for the program since the fall of 1993:
-Diane Thomason Invitational Oct. 4-5, 2014
-Hoosier Fall Invitational Oct. 17-19, 2014
The team tied the fourth lowest team round in program history:
-Briar's Creek Invitational, 3/24/15, -1 (287)
The team tied the second lowest team 54-hole tournament score:
-Westbrook Invitational, 2/22-23/15, +11 (291-288-296 = 875)
Three players tied for the ninth lowest individual round this season:
-Chayanid Prapassarangkul, Diane Thomason Invitational, 10/5/14, -3 (69)
-Stephanie Miller, Jim West Challenge, 11/3/14, -3 (69)
-Dana Gattone, Briar's Creek Invitational, 3/24/15, -3 (69)
Chayanid Prapassarangkul tied the sixth lowest individual 54-hole tournament score in the books:
-Westbrook Invitational, 2/22-23/15, -3 (73-70-70 = 213)
Stephanie Miller became just the third golfer in Illinois history to earn three Big Ten Golfer of the Week/Month honors.
