PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Memphis junior Madison Thomas was named the American Women's Golf Player of the Week on Wednesday after posting a top-five finish at the Moon Golf Invitational.
 
Thomas finished in a tie for fifth among a field of 74, including three nationally ranked teams. Thomas fired two rounds under par at the tournament, including a career-best 69 in the opening round.
 
With rounds of 69 and 71 on Sunday and Monday, Thomas entered the final round with the individual lead before finishing with a 77 (69-71-77 – 217) to record her second top-five finish of the year.
 
Thomas’ round helped Memphis finish ahead of nationally-ranked Louisville and Kennesaw State.
 
Memphis will next compete at the River Landing Classic in Wallace, N.C., March 5-6.
 
AROUND THE AMERICAN
Tulane hosted the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate, where UCF, Houston, SMU and the host Green Wave all competed amongst a 17-team field including 10 ranked teams at English Turn Golf & Country Club in New Orleans … SMU took fifth place as a team, while No. 22 Houston finished 10^th, UCF 12^th and Tulane 17^th … UCF’s Kaeli Jones was the highest-finishing American player, finishing at +3 to tie for eighth … Houston’s Leonie Harm, the 4^th-ranked player in the Palmer Cup rankings, placed t-17^th … Nani Mechan helped USF to a 12^th-place finish at the Moon Golf Invitational, finishing in a tie for 10^th after a three-round score of 219 (77-72-70) … Cincinnati opened its spring at the Jacksonville University Amelia Island Collegiate, finishing tied for 11^th in a 15-team field … No. 38 ECU was seventh at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, defeating No. 17 Purdue in a field that included seven ranked teams … Wichita State (Rio Verde Invitational) returns to action this weekend, while Houston will host The Dickson Feb. 26-27 at The Woodlands Country Club.