UTEP’s Downs Honored as C-USA Golfer of the Week

UTEP’s Lily Downs was named the Conference USA Female Golfer of the Week on Wednesday, the first such honor for the junior from Kirklevington, Yarm, United Kingdom.

Downs picked up a pair of top-five finishes at the NM State Aggie Invitational in Las Cruces, N.M. and the FAU Fall Invitational in Boca Raton, Fla. over the last week. She carded a two-over-par 218 (71-71-76) and tied for fourth place at NMSU.

She finished five strokes back of individual champion Kiselya Plewe of Weber State. Downs took second at the FAU Fall Invitational with a nine-under-par 135 (66-69). She landed two strokes behind champion Worapitcha Anndit of Seminole State.

Downs now has posted seven top-10 finishes in her career. She posted the first sub-70 rounds of her career at FAU.

UTEP finished second at the NM State Invitational and third at the FAU Fall Invitational and has now placed in the top-five at all four tournaments this fall.