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Jocelyn Matsen

  • Award
    Women's Golf Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/13/2016
  • Sport
    Women's Golf
  • School
    Illinois Springfield
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Springfield, Ill.
  • High School
    Rochester
University of Illinois Springfield senior Jocelyn Matsen has been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Week in women’s golf, it was announced by the Conference office on Thursday.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jocelyn Matsen, Illinois Springfield
Sr., Springfield, Illinois
Team Result:  3rd/10 Teams, 622 (308-314), Maryville Fall Invitational
  • Captured medalist honors by five strokes with a 36-hole score of 143 (70-73)
  • 71.5 average round well below season average of 78.0
  • Carded the best score in the field in both rounds
  • Was the only player to finish round and tournament under par
  • Opening round 2-under-par 70 tied school record for lowest 18-hole round
  • Her 143 set the school record for lowest 36-hole round
  • Became the first player in UIS history to finish a 36-hole tournament under par
  • Earns her first career Player of the Week award*
  • First-ever UIS Player of the Week
*This honor was previously awarded on a monthly basis.