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WGOLF’s Duong Named WCC Freshman of the Year
4/22/2019 3:35:00 PM | Women's Golf
GU freshman had five Top-10s in nine total events
SAN BRUNO, Calif. — Gonzaga women's golfer Quynn Duong was named the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and All-WCC, league officials announced Monday afternoon.
Duong, from San Jose, Calif., had a standout year, placing in the Top 10 in a team-best five of her nine events throughout the 2018-19 season. Her four finishes in the Top 5 also included three runner-ups, and her 72.85 scoring average set a new Gonzaga single-season record, nearly a half-stroke better than the previous record.
Most recently, Duong placed sixth at the WCC Championships with a total score of eight-over for three rounds. She placed second individually at the Red Rocks Invitational in March (-4), the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational in October (-6) and the Battle at Old Works in September (+7).
Duong is the third Zag to earn the league's Freshman of the Year award, including Raychelle Santos in 2013 and Bianca Pagdanganan in 2016. And, as a member of the All-WCC Team, Duong made it 13 straight years that a Zag was honored as one of the league's best, dating back to 2007.
Gonzaga concluded its spring season of competition with the league tournament this past weekend.
West Coast Conference Awards and All-WCC Team
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Hira Naveed, Pepperdine
COACH OF THE YEAR: Laurie Gibbs, Pepperdine
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Quynn Duong, Gonzaga
WCC CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALIST: Hira Naveed, Pepperdine
Duong, from San Jose, Calif., had a standout year, placing in the Top 10 in a team-best five of her nine events throughout the 2018-19 season. Her four finishes in the Top 5 also included three runner-ups, and her 72.85 scoring average set a new Gonzaga single-season record, nearly a half-stroke better than the previous record.
Most recently, Duong placed sixth at the WCC Championships with a total score of eight-over for three rounds. She placed second individually at the Red Rocks Invitational in March (-4), the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational in October (-6) and the Battle at Old Works in September (+7).
Duong is the third Zag to earn the league's Freshman of the Year award, including Raychelle Santos in 2013 and Bianca Pagdanganan in 2016. And, as a member of the All-WCC Team, Duong made it 13 straight years that a Zag was honored as one of the league's best, dating back to 2007.
Gonzaga concluded its spring season of competition with the league tournament this past weekend.
West Coast Conference Awards and All-WCC Team
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Hira Naveed, Pepperdine
COACH OF THE YEAR: Laurie Gibbs, Pepperdine
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Quynn Duong, Gonzaga
WCC CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALIST: Hira Naveed, Pepperdine
| All-WCC Team | ||
| Annika Borelli | San Francisco | Fr. |
| Sarah Busey | Santa Clara | So. |
| Quynn Duong | Gonzaga | Fr. |
| Hannah Haythorne | Pepperdine | Sr. |
| Rose Huang | BYU | Sr. |
| Momoka Kobori | Pepperdine | Jr. |
| Hira Naveed | Pepperdine | Sr. |
| Naomi Soifua | BYU | So. |
| Emily Sumner | Santa Clara | So. |
| Patricia Wong | Pepperdine | Sr. |
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