“There was no doubt in my mind that Greg Eason had earned the right to be the American Men’s Golf Player of the Year in 2014,” 麻豆原创 head coach Bryce Wallor said. “For me it has not been the on-the-course accomplishments that have been so impressive, but the intensity and frequency of which he practices and prepares. Greg Eason has come to practice and qualifying every day with a goal of getting better and winning each day he steps on the course. This is a goal that is often talked about by many players but one that is rarely executed.”

Eason was also named to The American鈥檚 all-conference team. He was joined on the all-conference team by fellow senior Ricardo Gouveia.

“I am very pleased that Greg Eason and Ricardo Gouveia were named to the AAC All-Conference Team,” Wallor said. “These two seniors have worked very hard for the success of our program during their careers at 麻豆原创. It is an honor to have had the opportunity to coach two very talented and dedicated young men and to call Greg and Ricardo my friends.”

Eason leads the Knights with a 70.1 stroke average for the season. Of his 30 rounds this season, he has scored par or better in 22. He has finished in the Top 10 in nine of 10 events in 2013-14 and was in the Top 20 in every tournament. He also has two individual victories, winning the John Hayt Invitational back in February and taking medalist honors at the 3M Augusta Invitational in early April.

For Eason, the American Athletic Conference awards come on the heels of his selection as Conference USA Player of the Year and First-Team All-CUSA in 2013. Eason was a PING First-Team All-America selection and All-Southeast Region honoree last season as well. As a sophomore, Eason was a Second-Team All-CUSA selection and an honorable mention PING All-America choice. He was the 2011 Conference USA Freshman of the Year and was also a Second-Team All-CUSA choice that season.

Gouveia ranks No. 2 on the Knights with a stroke average of 71. He has played 19 of his 30 rounds at par or better. Gouveia has turned in seven Top 10 performances and has finished in the Top 20 nine times in his 10 outings. He was the individual champion at the FAU Slomin Autism Invitational in late March.

Gouveia was a and All-America honorable mention honors in 2012. He was also the Conference USA Newcomer of the Year that season. Prior to joining the Knights, Gouveia was a PING Division II All-America player as a freshman at Lynn University.

Eason, Gouveia and the rest of the Knights are currently preparing for play at the NCAA San Antonio Regional. The regional tournament begins Thursday at the Briggs Ranch Golf Club. The top five squads in each of six regionals will advance to the NCAA Championship.

The No. 6 麻豆原创 men鈥檚 golf team entered the final round of the 3M Augusta Invitational tied with No. 19 Texas. The Knights edged the Longhorns by one stroke Sunday at the Forest Hills Golf Club to take the one-shot victory. The Knights topped 13 other squads as well, en route to their second consecutive victory 鈥� and fourth of the season.

The 3M Augusta Invitational featured five Top 20 teams and 12 Top 50 squads, including No. 13 Virginia Tech, No. 9 Illinois and No. 27 Baylor, which rounded out the top five finishers in the event. 麻豆原创 also defeated No. 8 Houston, No. 22 New Mexico, No. 23 South Carolina, No. 28 Clemson, No. 42 Purdue, No. 43 Tennessee and No. 46 TCU.

鈥淲hat a fantastic win for 麻豆原创,鈥� Knights head coach Bryce Wallor said. 鈥淭his was clearly the best of the 15-team tournament victories we鈥檝e had in the last five seasons. I鈥檓 so proud of the total team effort this week. Every player made an important scoring contribution. This is positive momentum going into the postseason.鈥�

In addition to the Knights鈥� second straight team victory, 麻豆原创 picked up individual medalist honors at the 3M Augusta Invitational.

After Ricardo Gouveia won last week, senior Greg Eason stepped up this week. Eason was 11-under for the tournament. He opened with a red-hot 66 Saturday to grab the lead and he never relinquished it. Eason followed up with a 71 in the second round and was 4-under with a 68 Sunday. Eason birdied four of the last nine holes Sunday to pull out the win, his six career victory and his second this season.

Gouveia was solid once again this weekend, as well. The senior finished sixth at 7-under for the tournament. Of the 75 players entered, only seven were under par in each round. Eason and Gouveia were two of them. Gouveia fired a 1-under 71 Sunday.

Senior Kyle Wilshire also managed a Top 10 finish. He rebounded from a rocky first-round 75 to post scores of 67 and 70 in the final two rounds. That left Wilshire 4-under for the tournament and tied for eighth.

鈥淥ur three seniors stepped up big this week,鈥� Wallor said of Eason, Gouveia and Wilshire.

Freshman Federico Zucchetti and junior Linus Vaisanen rounded out the 麻豆原创 lineup. Zucchetti tallied a 1-over 73 Sunday to finish 5-over and tied for 40th place. Vaisanen was tied for 63rd, going 10-over for the tournament.

The Knights will now enter preparations for the postseason. 麻豆原创 plays the American Athletic Conference Championship April 27-29 in Palm Harbor, Fla.

Team Leaders

1. 麻豆原创 287-277-282=846 (-18)
2. Texas 284-280-283=847 (-17)
3. Virginia Tech 280-285-285=850 (-14)

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The Crimson Tide led virtually wire to wire and took the prestigious event鈥檚 team championship, but not without a battle from the No. 16 Knights. A little more than halfway through Tuesday鈥檚 third and final round, 麻豆原创 was just three strokes back. While Alabama was able to push its lead back out to a more comfortable margin, the Knights still came away with their best-ever finish at their final event of the fall season.

Alabama put together a three-day total of 838 (-26) to take the victory and set a new tournament record for total team score. 麻豆原创 took runner-up honors with a final tally of 850 (-14). California, the defending ICI champion, was the only other team to finish under par at 859 (-5).

鈥淚 think it shows the development and maturity of our program,鈥� 麻豆原创 head coach Bryce Wallor said of his team鈥檚 finish. 鈥淲e have a bunch of seniors on our golf team. We have guys that know how to play the golf course. So I think that led to us inevitably having a great golf tournament. Maybe any other year that score we put up wins, but this year we had to play a very good Alabama team.鈥�

The Knights picked up victories over No. 4 California, No. 6 Illinois, No. 11 New Mexico, No. 15 Texas and No. 18 Arkansas. In addition to those squads, the Knights finished in front of a total of 13 other teams, 12 of which were ranked among the top 50 in the nation.

Alabama鈥檚 Trey Mullinax tied the individual tournament record with an 11-under total of 205 for the tournament. He tallied scores of 66, 68 and 71 to take the victory.

Meanwhile, 麻豆原创 was paced by three top-10 finishers. Senior Kyle Wilshire put together rounds of 71, 71 and 70 for a 4-under 212. Freshman Ryan Stovash was just behind, tying for fifth. He carded rounds of 70, 71 and 72 to finish 3-under. Senior Greg Eason slipped from third place after the first two rounds to a tie for eighth. After scoring 68 and 69 in the first two rounds, the All-America performer struggled a bit on Tuesday finishing up with a 78 for a 215 (-1).

Senior Ricardo Gouveia opened with a 77, but followed with rounds of 70 and 71 to finish with a three-round score of 218 (+2) and in a tie for 18th. Junior transfer Linus Vaisanen rounded out the Knights鈥� lineup in a tie for 28th, firing scores of 73, 73 and 74 for a 4-over 220.

鈥淲e had a great tournament,鈥� Stovash said. 鈥淎 lot of guys played well and we beat a couple good teams and we finished second, which was awesome.鈥�

The Knights are now off from competition until Feb. 15-16, when they will open the spring portion of their schedule at the Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla.

鈥淵ou look at our fall and we started the season with two wins, a fifth and now a second in a very good golf tournament,鈥� Wallor said. 鈥淚t gives us something to build on. Obviously Alabama setting the bar pretty high gives us the notion that we need to improve. So we鈥檒l look at the off-season as a chance to improve and see if we can be a little more competitive in the spring.鈥�

Team Leaders

1. Alabama 280-272-286=838 (-26)
2. 麻豆原创 282-281-287=850 (-14)
3. California 284-286-289=859 (-5)

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4. Kyle Wilshire 71-71-70=212 (-4)

T5. Ryan Stovash 70-71-72=213 (-3)

T8. Greg Eason 68-69-78=215 (-1)

T18. Ricardo Gouveia 77-70-71=218 (+2)

T28. Linus Vaisanen 73-73-74=220 (+4)

麻豆原创 put together a 283 (-5) on the final day of action at its season-opening event to finish with a total team score of 866 (+2). That was one stroke better than Virginia, which posted an 867 (+3) to take runner-up honors. 麻豆原创 also vaulted over Houston, which led the first two rounds but finished third with a +5 score of 869. In all, the Knights bested 14 other squads.

Individually, Greg Eason made the biggest move for the Knights and helped lead the charge up the team leaderboard as well. Eason was tied for 47th with a 5-over 77 in the first round. The 2012-13 All-America performer鈥檚 first-round total didn鈥檛 even count in the Knights鈥� team score. But his Saturday and Sunday scores of 68 and 67, respectively helped the 麻豆原创 final tally. They also vaulted him all the way into the runner-up position by the end of the event. His 212 (-4) final tally was just one stroke off the pace set by Roman Robiedo of Houston, who took medalist honors with a 211 (-5).

Ricardo Gouveia finished the tournament 1-under and in seventh place for 麻豆原创 after putting up a +1 score of 73 in the final round. Kyle Wilshire rebounded in a big way in Sunday鈥檚 third round, posting a 70 (-2) after back-to-back rounds of 76. He finished tied for 22nd at 222 (+6). Meanwhile, freshman Ryan Stovash carded a 73 (+1) Sunday to finish at 223 (+7) and tied for 24th. Linus Vaisanen rounded out the team scoring for the Knights with a 76 (+4) on Sunday. He wrapped up play tied for 29th at 224 (+8).

Freshman Federico Zuchetti took part as an individual for 麻豆原创. He finished tied for 22nd. He put together a 1-under 71 on Sunday to finish the tournament at 222 (+6).

This is the second victory in the last three years for 麻豆原创 at the Northern Intercollegiate. The Knights also took the team title in 2011.

麻豆原创 is back in action again Sept. 16-17 at the Adams Cup in Newport, R.I. The Knights have won that tournament in each of the past three years.

Team Leaders

1. 麻豆原创 290-293-283=866 (+2)
2. Virgina 289-291-287=867 (+3)
3. Houston 279-293-297=869 (+5)
4. Liberty 281-296-294=871 (+7)
5. Kentucky 286-303-294=883 (+19)

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Eason defeated Michael Weaver of Fresno, Calif., who is a senior on the University of California squad and was runner-up at the 2012 U.S. Amateur. Eason took the match 3 & 2. He will advance to the Round of 32 and tee off at 8 a.m. Thursday morning. Thursday could potentially be a busy day for Eason, as the Round of 16 will be held that afternoon.

Gouveia went back and forth with his opponent, Brandon Hagy of Westlake Village, Calif., who also plays for Cal. After 18 rounds, Gouveia and Hagy were all square. But Hagy took the 19th hole to win the match and eliminate Gouveia, who had advanced to the quarterfinals of last year’s U.S. Amateur.

In the U.S. Amateur, two days of stroke play qualifying determine the 64 players who will advance to match play. From there, players are seeded according to their stroke play finish and the match-play bracket is determined.

The 麻豆原创 men’s golf team opens its 2013-14 season Sept. 6-8 at the Northern Intercollegiate in Sugar Grove, Ill.

In addition to Eason鈥檚 victory, the Knights tied for second as a team to advance to the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year and the sixth in program history. No. 39 麻豆原创 finished the tournament 13-under and tied for runner-up honors with No. 15 Georgia. No. 3 UCLA won the team title, finishing -30. No. 22 Texas A&M and Arizona State rounded out the top five teams, which will all advance to the NCAA Championships.

Eason was in second place after the first round after shooting a 5-under 65. He carded a 63 in the second round to take the lead and move to 12-under for the tournament. His Friday score was the best individual round of the entire regional. Saturday, Eason tallied an even-par 70 to bring home the four-stroke victory.

鈥淚 picked a lot of good targets and was lucky enough to hit the targets,鈥� Eason said. 鈥淚 putted really well out there. With no wind, the ball goes a long way out here. I was a little conservative today, but tried to be aggressive as well. I managed to hit a lot of good shots and holed a lot of putts on the first two days.鈥�

麻豆原创 head coach Bryce Wallor said Eason had been working toward this result throughout the season.

鈥淕reg has been building all spring,鈥� Wallor said. 鈥淗e just continues to play well. He had a great round of golf yesterday and a very steady day today.鈥�

麻豆原创鈥檚 Ricardo Gouveia was also at the top of the leaderboard. He was under par in each round of the tournament (68-66-68) and tied for runner-up honors with UCLA鈥檚 Gonathan Garrick.

With the team finishing in a tie for second, Eason and Gouveia weren鈥檛 the only Knights who played well. Kyle Wilshire tied for 30th and was +2 for the tournament after finishing strong at -2 Saturday. Jose Joia was tied for 41st and was 1-under in the third round to finish at +5 for the tournament.

鈥淭his was the first time for us this year that we really had four guys contribute,鈥� Wallor said. 鈥淲e鈥檝e had three guys play well at times. But this week, we got four guys to step up and play well throughout the event. I think it helped with the chemistry. Once they started feeling good, good things happened.鈥�

Eason said knowing the entire team was playing well helped him finish strong.

鈥淭oward the end, I started to get a sense we were doing all right,鈥� Eason said. 鈥淚 found out we were doing pretty good on 17. It always helps knowing the guys are doing well, too. Everyone looked pretty good on the course. It did help.鈥�

The Knights will now prepare for the NCAA Championship, which will be held May 28-June 2 in Atlanta, Ga.

NCAA Tempe Regional Championship

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鈥淚t鈥檚 really nice to be recognized,鈥� Eason, who was also announced as a member of the All-C-USA First Team. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a bit of hard work paying off and it is always great to be recognized for your achievements. The golf has been very good in the whole conference this year. It isn鈥檛 easy to even make the all-conference team, so it is a real honor and privilege to be named Golfer of the Year.鈥�

Eason has a scoring average of 71.7 through 31 rounds of golf this season. He has recorded eight top-10 finishes in 11 events, including a first-place finish at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational and co-medalist honors at the Insperity Augusta State Invitational.

Eason, who is ranked No. 28 in the nation by Golfweek, was a four-time Conference USA Golfer of the Week in 2012-13. He becomes 麻豆原创鈥檚 second C-USA Golfer of the Year and its first since Blayne Barber earned the award in 2009. This marks Eason鈥檚 first time on the All-C-USA First Team. He was a second-team selection in each of his first two seasons with the Knights.

鈥淎s I鈥檝e said numerous times this year, Greg Eason has earned every award he has received,鈥� 麻豆原创 head coach Bryce Wallor said. 鈥淚n my entire career, I鈥檝e never seen a young man work harder and try to get better day in and day out.鈥�

The No. 39-ranked 麻豆原创 men鈥檚 golf team is coming off a third-place finish at the Conference USA Championship. The NCAA will announce the field for the NCAA Regional Championships Monday and the Knights are expected to receive an at-large berth. It would be 麻豆原创鈥檚 seventh consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championships and its 17th overall.

Eason鈥檚 Golfer of the Year honor comes on the heels of numerous Conference USA individual honors for the Knights in 2012-13. Kemal Ishmael earned Football Defensive Player of the Year, Quincy McDuffie was named Football Special Teams Player of the Year, Marissa Diggs was named Women鈥檚 Soccer Defensive Player of the Year, Briahanna Jackson earned Women鈥檚 Basketball Freshman of the Year honors and Aurieyall Scott was named the Women鈥檚 Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

麻豆原创 junior Greg Eason has been named Conference USA Men鈥檚 Golfer of the Week after tying for sixth place at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational which featured five top 10 teams, 13 ranked teams and 23 individually ranked golfers.

麻豆原创 sophomore Monifa Sealy is this week鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Golfer of the Week after a top 10 finish at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown. She helped the Knights to a second place team finish against a field that featured six ranked teams.

C-USA Men鈥檚 Golfer of the Week 鈥� Greg Eason, 麻豆原创, Jr., Leicester City, England

Eason tied for sixth place at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational played at the Isleworth Golf & Country Club in Windermere, Fla. He carded rounds of plus-two, one-under and plus-one. The tournament included 23 ranked players, eight top 20 teams 鈥� five in the top 10 — and 13 ranked teams overall. Eason recorded seven birdies and one eagle in three rounds. This is the sixth Golfer of the Week honor for Eason鈥檚 career and second of the season.

C-USA Women鈥檚 Golfer of the Week 鈥� Monifa Sealy, 麻豆原创, So., Glencoe, Trinidad & Tobago

Sealy finished in a tie for ninth place at Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown at the Stallion Mountain Golf Club in Las Vegas. She helped the Knights to a runner-up finish as she shot one-under for the final two rounds of the tournament. Sealy paced 麻豆原创 to its best finish of the fall and recorded her best result of the season to date. Sealy was extremely consistent during the final two rounds, carding three birdies and just two bogeys. This is Sealy鈥檚 first Golfer of the Week honor for her career.

Eason recorded back-to-back scores of two-under par 70 to win the Jack Nicklaus Invitational in a field of 60 golfers. He was the only golfer in the field to shoot under par for the tournament as he recorded 10 birdies in the two rounds, compared with just four bogeys and one double-bogey. It was Eason鈥檚 third career tournament victory and his first of the 2012-13 season.

The award is the fifth C-USA Golfer of the Week honor of Eason鈥檚 career and his first of the season.

Head coach team concluded the regional at 5-under 835, just two shots ahead of sixth-place Tennessee. The top five teams at each of the six regional sites nationally advanced to the NCAA Championship, which is set for May 29-June 3 in Pacific Palisades, Calif. The Knights last played in the championship in 2009.

麻豆原创 entered the final round in eighth but carded a 2-under 278 Saturday, compared to 4-over for Tennessee. Four of the Knights’ five golfers had par or better rounds on the final 18, led by and , who both posted 1-under 69 rounds. Joia finished tied for eighth at 5-under 205, while fellow sophomore Gouveia tied for 18th (208, -2).

“We are ecstatic,” Wallor said. “Going into the last round, we knew we were ready to play. Our guys flat out got it done.”

and both recorded 70s (E) Saturday and tied for 27th at 211 (+1).

No. 2 California won the regional title at 815 (-25). No. 14 San Diego State placed second at 821 (-9), followed by UAB (830, -10) and No. 8 Stanford (832, -8).

麻豆原创 was making its sixth-consecutive NCAA Regional appearance and its third under Wallor.

“I am very happy for our team. I am so proud of them for putting their nose down and doing that they needed to do,” Wallor said.