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1 WARHAWK WOMEN S GOLF GAME NOTES Media Relations Contact: Greg Hartlage Media Relations Assistant O: (318) C: (704) hartlage@ulm.edu 2016/2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Sept MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Sept T8th of 15th 7th of 9th Oct th of 9th Oct. 30-Nov.1 Little Rock Golf Classic 14th of 16th Feb T10th of 12th Mar T7 of 16th Mar John Kirk/Panther Intercollegiate 14th of 15th Mar. 31-Apr.1 6th of 13th Apr th of 9th April 13 Spring Break Classic 2nd of 2nd April Sun Belt Conference Championships 8:00 a.m. CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION Date: Monday-Wednesday, April :00 a.m. Location: Muscle Shoals, Alabama Course: Robert Trent Jones At The Shoals Live Stats: GolfStatResults.com Twitter 2017 SUN BELT WOMEN S GOLF CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS Monday-Wednesday April 17-19, :00 p.m. CT Muscle Shoals, Ala. Robert Trent Jones at The Shoals OPENING TEE SHOT -The event starts at 8:00 a.m. on Monday morning, as the Warhawks will be paired with South Alabama and go off in eight minute increments beginning with the 10th hole. Tuesday and Wednesday will also begin at 8:00 a.m., with pairings to be determined based on play on Monday. -The Warhawks will send to the course Shani White, Devanshi Naik, Olivia Landberg, Michaela Osborne and Ashton Maddaloni as their five member team in Muscle Shoals for this week s SBC Championship. -The Championship will feature all 10 Sun Belt Conference teams: ULM, Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Little Rock, South Alabama, Texas State and Troy. SBC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY th of 9 (Mirimar Beach, Fla./Raven Golf Club) th of 8 (Loxley, Alabama/Steelwood Country Club) th of 8 (Loxley, Alabama/Steelwood Country Club) th of 11 (Muscle Shoals, Ala./ Fighting Joe) th of 11 (Muscle Shoals, Ala./ Fighting Joe) th of 11 (Muscle Shoals, Ala./ Fighting Joe) th of 11 (Muscle Shoals, Ala./ Fighting Joe) th of 12 (Houston, Texas/Cypresswood Golf Club) th of 11 (Muscle Shoals, Ala./ Fighting Joe) SBC CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES

2 ULM WARHAWKS WOMEN S GOLF ROSTER ULM WOMEN S GOLF ROSTER Name Yr. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) RaeChelle Leiken Sr Eugene, Ore. (Western Texas JC) Michaela Osborne Sr. 5-7 Lawton, Okla. (Redlands CC) Lesley Atkins Sr. 5-3 Hawick, Scotland (Florida International) (Loretto) Scarlett Eaton So. 5-6 Mineral Wells, Texas (Mineral Wells HS) Olivia Landberg So. 6-1 Linköping, Sweden (Savgare Postgarden HS) Ashton Maddaloni So. 5-4 Eclectic, Ala. (Elmore County HS) Devanshi Naik Sr. 5-9 Lusaka, Zambia (Western Texas JC) Angela Tocco Fr. 5-6 Blauvelt, NY (Tappan Zee HS) Shani White Fr. 5-4 Auckland, New Zealand (Wentworth College) Coaching Staff Head Coach: Joni Stephens, First Season Shani White Freshman Ashton Maddaloni Sophomore Michaela Osborne Senior Olivia Landberg Sophomore Scarlett Eaton Sophomore Devanshi Naik Senior RaeChelle Leiken Senior Lesley Atkins Senior Angela Tocco Freshman Joni Stephens 1st Season

3 SEASON STATS ULM Women s Golf Statistics Date Tournament (Host) Total Finish Low Player Sept MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial T8th of 15 Shani White (226/T-9th) Sept th of 9 Shani White (231/14th) Oct th of 9 Shani White (221/6th) Oct. 30- Nov. 1 Little Rock Women s Golf Classic th of 16 Shani White (233/T44th) Feb T10th of 12 Shani White (234/T22nd) March T7th of 16 Shani White (225/8th) March John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate th of 15 Shani White (229/T28th) March 31-April th of 13 Olivia Landberg (229/9th) April th of 10 Shani White (224/T3rd) April 13 LSU vs. ULM nd of 2 Ashton Maddaloni (159/7th) Individual Statistics (sorted by last name) Player Events Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Round Top Finish Lesley Atkins () 52nd () Scarlett Eaton (MSU/Payne Stewart) T-34th (MSU/Payne Stewart) Olivia Landberg (Chris Banister Classic) 9th () RaeChelle Leiken (MSU/Payne Stewart) T-70th (MSU/Payne Stewart) Ashton Maddaloni (MSU/Payne Stewart) T-13th (MSU/Payne Stewart) Devanshi Naik () T-7th () Michaela Osborne (Little Rock Classic) T-33rd () Shani White (Jan Weaver Invite) T-3rd (Jan Weaver Invite) Individual Round-by-Round Total (Place) Lesley Atkins MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial (T73rd) (52nd) John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate (80th) (T71st) Scarlett Eaton MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial (T34th) (T44th) (T38th) (T61st) John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate (T66th) (T57th) (43rd) LSU vs ULM Olivia Landberg MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial (T26th) (T32nd) (T25th) (T68th) (T49th) (T35th) John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate (T61st) (9th) (T19th) LSU vs ULM RaeChelle Leiken MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial (T70th) LSU vs ULM Ashton Maddaloni MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial (T13th) (T35th) (T23rd) (T57th) (64th) (T68th) (T19th) LSU vs ULM Devanshi Naik John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate Michaela Osborne (T15th) (T7th) (T71st) (T49th) (T54th) (T73rd) (T11th) (T32nd) (T37th) (T33rd) (T54th) (48th) SBC CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES (T35th) John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate (T52nd) (T52nd) (T38th) LSU vs ULM Shani White MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial (T9th) (14th) (6th) (T44th) (T22nd) (8th) John Kirk Panther Intercollegiate (T28th) (T26th) (T3rd) LSU vs ULM

4 SHANI WHITE 5-4 Freshman Auckland, New Zealand Wentworth College High School: A four-year golf letter winner at Wentworth College... She had three top ten finishes during her senior year highlighted by a 3rd place finish in the Brian Perry Pro-Am a 5th place finish in the Danny Lee Springfield Open and a 7th place finish in Muriwai Classic... She was named a team captain in her final two years at Wentworth Personal: Born on February 1, 1998 in Luton, England... Daughter of Paul and Wilna White... one brother, Michael... Hobbies include playing the guitar, piano and ukulele... Majoring in mathematics. MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial T Little Rock Golf Classic T T John Kirk/Panther Intercoll. T T T LSU vs. ULM Tournaments Scoring Avg: Low Round: 71 ()

5 DEVANSHI NAIK 5-9 Senior Lusaka, Zambia Western Texas JC (Junior): Second-best team scoring average of 80.8 through 30 rounds ULM s lowest scorer at the Rose City Collegiate Posted low-round 73 in third round of Memphis Intercollegiate, tying for 79th Carded back-to-back 238 s at the Rose City Collegiate (59th) and Bearkat Women s Invitational (T42nd), where she scored second-lowest 36 hole total with 76s in first two rounds Best finish came at the Fred Marx Invitational where she tied for 26th Ended the fall with a 243 ( ) at the Little Rock Classic, placing in a tie for 77th Posted a 236 ( ) to tie for 54th at the All There August Challenge Carded a 254 at the UTRGV Invite, placing 45th Shot a 239 ( ) to tie for 56th at the Panther Intercollegiate Lowest 54-hole total of 234 ( ) at Bobcat Invitational where she tied for 27th Ended the season on a tie for 32nd at the SBC Championships where she shot a 243 ( ). Western Texas College ( ): A two-time All-American under coach Christy Williams for the Westerners. Baobab College: Lettered in soccer, hockey and track and field. Personal: Nicknamed Africa and Zombie Dev... Born in Greenwich, U.K. on Feb. 13, Daughter of Mina Naik... A huge fan of Deadpool... Majoring in business management Little Rock Golf Classic John Kirk/Panther Intercoll Tournaments Scoring Avg: Low Round: 71 ()

6 OLIVIA LANDBERG 6-1 Sophomore Lidkoping, Sweden De La Gardie Gymnasiet (Freshman): Competed in 10 tournaments for the Warhawks Ranked third on the team in scoring average at 81.1 through 30 rounds Posted ULM s season-lowest round (72) at the Panther Intercollegiate where she finished in a tie for 40th Earned a tie for 70th at the Memphis Intercollegiate Also posting a 77 in the opening round, carded a tie for the 66th at the Rose City Collegiate ( ) Top finish at the Fred Marx Invitational, posting a tie for 29th ( ) Ended the fall tied for 58th at the Little Rock Classic ( ) Posted a second-round 78 en route to a tie for 36th at the UTRGV Invitational Carded a 245 ( ) at the Spring Break Invite Tied for 40th while carding a 234 at the Panther Intercollegiate Notched a 241 ( ) and tied for 59th at the Bobcat Invitational Ended the year with a 31st-place finish on a 242 ( ) at the SBC Championships. MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Little Rock Golf Classic John Kirk/Panther Intercoll LSU vs ULM Tournaments Scoring Avg: Low Round: 73 (2x last Chris Banister)

7 ASHTON MADDALONI 5-4 Sophomore Eclectic, Ala. Elmore County HS (Freshman): Posted a team-best 79.4 round average through 30 rounds ULM s lowest individual in four of 11 tournaments Season-low round (75) at the Bearkat Women s Invitational, Bobcat Invitational and Panther Intercollegiate Shot ULM s lowest 54-hole total of 230 at Bobcat Invitational (April 11-12) which placed her in a tie for 16th Earned a tie for 60th at the Memphis Intercollegiate ( ) Best finish came at the Fred Marx Invitational, posting a tie for 12th ( ) Closed out the fall season with a tie for 63rd at the Little Rock Classic ( ) Carded a 235 ( ) at the All There August Challenge Tied for 28th with a at the UTRGV Invite Tied for 93rd at the Spring Break Invite Shot a 236 ( ) and finished in a tie for 46th at the Panther Intercollegiate Top finisher for ULM at the SBC Championships, tied for 23rd after shooting a 236 ( ). High School: A six-year golf letterwinner at Elmore County High School (Eclectic, Ala.) under coach Terry Nicholas... AHSAA State Championship runner-up class 1A-5A in Sectionals low medalist in 2012, 2013 and Qualified for state twice resulting in two top-10 finishes scoring average. Personal: Born in Eclectic, Ala. on April, 8, Daughter of Nick and Lyndsay... Nick played baseball at Alabama State University... Has two younger brothers, Cameron (15) and Michael (2)... Enjoys playing the ukelele and watching movies in her free time... MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Little Rock Golf Classic LSU vs ULM Tournaments Scoring Avg: Low Round: 75 (2x MSU/Payne Stewart)

8 MICHAELA OSBORNE 5-7 Senior Lawton, Okla. Redlands CC (Junior): Posted an 81.9 average through 33 rounds, ranking fourth on the team Only player to compete in all 33 rounds ULM s lowest scorer at the Memphis Intercollegiate and All There August Challenge Recorded second-lowest 18-hole total with first-round 73 at All There August Challenge where she tied for 38th on a 231 ( ) Earned a tie for 39th at the Fred Marx Invitational ( ) Tied for 66th at the Bearkat Women s Invitational ( ) At Rose City Collegiate finished 76th with a 249 Finished the Little Rock Classic tied for 80th ( ) Best finish (T31st) at UTRGV Invite where she carded an Tied for 80th on a 239 at Spring Break Invite Tied for 81st posting a 259 at Panther Intercollegiate Shot a 246 ( ) to tie for 67th at the Bobcat Invitational Ended the season on a 36th-place finish at the SBC Championships, carding a Redlands Community College ( ): With a scoring average of 79, saw her team to two team titles during her sophomore season... Notched a third-place finish at the Sugartree Invitational... Played in the NJCAA National Tournament her sophomore year. Personal: Nicknamed Mo... Born in Lawton, Okla. on June 17, Daughter of John and Leah Osborne... Has an older brother, Ryan (23)... Majoring in Psychology. MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial Little Rock Golf Classic John Kirk/Panther Intercollegiate LSU vs ULM Tournaments Scoring Avg: Low Round: 74 ()