NEW ORLEANS – Haley Yerxa has been named the Sun Belt Conference Women's Golf Newcomer of the Year and second-team all-conference, and Abby Newton earns first-team all-league honors for the second straight season as the Sun Belt announced its postseason awards today.
A graduate transfer from Florida Gulf Coast, Yerxa played in 10 events for Georgia Southern, recording a 74.96 scoring average. She tied for 16th at the Sun Belt Conference Championship and collected two top-5 finishes and six top-20 showings. Her best finish on the season was second place at the Ford Invite, and her best round of the year was a 67 at Edisto Island.