PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Memphis senior Emily Goldenstein (Chesterfield, Mo.) was named the American Athletic Conference Women’s Golf Player of the Week on Wednesday after leading the Tigers at the 3M Augusta Invitational.
 
Goldenstein is collecting conference honors for the second time this season and third in her career.
 
The senior fired three consistent rounds at Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, opening with a 2-under par 70 before consecutive rounds of 71 (70-71-71 – 212) to finish in a tie for third among the 87-player field. Goldenstein finished ahead of all three Golfstat top 100 players in the tournament.
 
As a team, Memphis took fifth (296-296-297 – 889), besting No. 47 Virginia Tech by a single shot.
 
The Tigers will be back in  action on April 2-3, competing at the Charleston Invitational in Charleston, S.C.
 
 
AROUND THE AMERICAN
Six American Athletic Conference teams sit in the Golfstat top 100 rankings – Houston (26), ECU (45), SMU (53), Memphis (68), UCF (76), Tulane (99) … Christina Gloor led Cincinnati at the Clover Cup in Mesa, Az., where the Bearcats finished 14^th overall … ECU was eighth at the Briar’s Creek Invitational, led by Dorthea Forbrigd’s t-14 effort … USF’s Nani Merchan tied for seventh at the Briar’s Creek Invitational (70-69-76 – 215), her best finish as a Bull … Merchan was 5-under par during Monday’s 36-hole stretch … Houston competed as four individuals at the HBU Husky Invitational … Tatiana Pineda was the Cougars’ top finisher, posting three consecutive rounds of 74 (74-74-74 – 222) to finish in a tie for third at the event … The t-3 finish was the best of Pineda’s career.