Bagnoli Crowned C-USA Player of the Year

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University women's golf standout Letizia Bagnoli has been voted as the Conference USA Player of the Year, the league office announced on Monday. This marks the second consecutive Player of the Year award for FAU women's golf after Justine Fournand earned the honor in 2021.

Bagnoli has had a record-breaking campaign in her first year as an Owl and there may still be more to come. With a win at last month's Conference USA Championship, the senior transfer from Wake Forest tied the single-season program record with four individual victories. She has three other Top 10s and has finished in the Top 25 in all 10 events she competed in.

The next stop for Bagnoli is the NCAA Regional in Tallahassee, beginning May 9. The native of Florence, Italy is one of six individuals who earned an automatic bid. A win at Seminole Legacy Golf Club would advance Bagnoli to the National Championship at Grayhawk GC in Scottsdale, Arizona beginning May 20.

"This is so well deserved for Leti," noted head women's golf coach Heather Bowie Young. "She was there from start to finish every event, never really had an off week. She definitely earned this award and we are so proud."

FAU women's golf earned two team victories in 2021-22 and recorded a program-best third place finish at the C-USA Championship. Led by first-year head coach Bowie-Young, the Owls expect to return most of this year's lineup in the fall, including Bagnoli.

2022 C-USA AWARDS

Golfer of the Year: Letizia Bagnoli, Florida Atlantic
Most Improved Golfer of the Year: Caroline Caudill, Middle Tennessee
Co-Freshman of the Year: Karissa Kilby, FIU
Co-Freshman of the Year: Elena Melich, Southern Miss
Coach of the Year: Mike Akers, North Texas

First Team
Letizia Bagnoli, Florida Atlantic
Audrey Tan, North Texas
Jana Melichova, Old Dominion
Camryn Carreon, UTSA
Ana Gonzalez, UTSA

Second Team
Kaiyuree Moodley, Charlotte
Jennifer Rosenberg, Charlotte
Maia Samuelsson, Charlotte
Ellie Roth, North Texas
Federica Torre, Old Dominion

Third Team
Caroline Caudill, Middle Tennessee
Patricia Sinolungan, North Texas
Sophie Delfosse, UTEP
Hunter Nugent, UTSA
Nicole Polivchak, UTSA

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