DBU REPORT 22 DBU’s Angela Charles-Alfred was named the Lone Star Conference Women’s Tennis Newcomer of the Year. The award was voted on by the league’s nine head coaches. Charles-Alfred was also tabbed a First Team All-LSC selection in both singles and doubles. A graduate student transfer from Xavier University of Louisiana, Charles-Alfred has shined in her lone season at DBU, beginning in the fall when she became the first Lady Patriot to win a match at the ITA Cup in Rome, Georgia. Charles-Alfred is the first player in program history to be named the LSC Newcomer of the Year. Six members of the DBU Women’s Tennis team were named to the Lone Star All-Conference Team, including Charles-Alfred and Jenna Payne on the First Team in doubles and Isabella Arana Rios and Sofia Teran named Honorable Mention selections in doubles. Madison Stafford was named to the LSC Sportsmanship Team. DBU TENNIS SHOWS UP STRONG ON THE COURT With all eyes on the program, DBU Women’s Golf continues to dominate the field, earning first-place rankings and honors for many. Maintaining a first-place ranking for the majority of the season, the Patriots landed four players on the All-Lone Star Conference Women’s Golf team, with Julia Garcia, Jordan Karrh, and Olivia Mitchell earning First Team honors and Faith DeLaGarza named to the Second Team. The Patriots also placed three players on the LSC All-Academic Team, including Faith DeLaGarza, Julia Garcia, and Olivia Mitchell. DeLaGarza owns a 4.00 GPA as a graduate student pursuing her Master of Arts in Sport Management. Garcia has compiled a 3.70 GPA as an accounting major while Mitchell boasts a 3.77 GPA in marketing. For the second consecutive year, Olivia Mitchell has been selected to compete for Team USA in the 27th Annual Arnold Palmer Cup. This year’s event will take place June 8-10 at the Laurel Valley Golf Club outside of Ligonier, Pennsylvania. Mitchell becomes the first player from the NCAA Division II ranks to become a two-time selection to the Arnold Palmer Cup. Julia Garcia was named the Lone Star Conference Women’s Golfer of the Year. Garcia adds LSC Golfer of the Year honors to a career that includes three-time WGCA AllAmerican honors and the LSC Freshman of the Year in DBU GOLF CONTINUES TO SHINE 2020. Garcia was also tabbed a First Team All-LSC selection for the fourth consecutive year. On the men’s side, DBU’s Key Coker has been named a Second Team All-Lone Star Conference selection. The All-LSC selections were voted on by the head coaches in the league. Coker, a sophomore from Dallas, Texas, was a two-time LSC Men’s Golfer of the Week during the spring season after winning a pair of tournaments including the Rattler Invitational and the DBU Classic. He has been ranked the No. 84 player at the NCAA Division II level and his adjusted scoring average (71.63) was 30th-best in the nation. DBU Golf Head Coach, Kenny Trapp, along with the Women’s Golf Team
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