All-Southern Conference Women's Golf Teams Announced SPARTANBURG, S.C. –

Senior Ava Romfo and sophomore Kasey McIlvaine were listed on the All-SoCon Team while freshmen Sophie Lauture and Lulu Leetham landed on the SoCon All-Freshman Team.

UNCG's fourth-place finish at the SoCon Championship last week was the best showing in a conference tournament since the 2013 SoCon Championship, when UNCG finished third with a final score of 903. It also marked the Spartans eighth time placing fifth or better in its 11 total events during the 2024-25 campaign.

The Spartans won their first tournament since the 2011-12 season after placing first in the Puerto Rico Shootout in Humacao, Puerto Rico, from March 4-6. UNCG also earned a runner-up finish hosting the UNCG Collegiate from Oct. 21-22, 2024.

UNCG tied with Furman and Mercer for most student-athletes named to All-Conference Teams at four. Additionally, Chattanooga, Samford and Western Carolina each had one golfer named to the All-SoCon Team.

Ava Romfo
All-SoCon Team
Senior | Charleston, S.C.

• Ranks ninth in the SoCon with a 74.74 stroke average per round.
• Finished 26th at SoCon Championship with a 24-over-par (240).
• Won second career individual title at UNCG Collegiate from Oct. 21-22.
• Low round score was a 68 twice in the UNCG Collegiate.
• Competed in 27 total rounds and took 2,018 strokes.

Kasey McIlvaine
All-SoCon Team
Sophomore | Raleigh, N.C.

• Ranks eighth in the SoCon with a 74.33 stroke average per round.
• Finished tied for seventh at SoCon Championship with a nine-over-par (219).
• Best finish was placing third at the UNCG Collegiate from Oct. 21-22.
• Low round score was a 68 in the second round of the UNCG Collegiate.
• Competed in 30 total rounds and fired off 2,230 strokes.

Sophie Lauture
SoCon All-Freshman Team
Freshman | Concord, N.C.

• Ranks tied for 24th in the SoCon with a 76.29 stroke average per round.
• Finished 41st at SoCon Championship with a 12-over-par (156) in the final two rounds.
• Best finish was fourth in the Pirate Collegiate Classic from Sept. 30-Oct. 1
• Low round score was a 65 in the second round of the Golf Week Fall Challenge on Sept. 9.
• Competed in 24 rounds and totaled 1,831 strokes.

Lulu Leetham
SoCon All-Freshman Team
Freshman | Brackley, England

• Ranks 18th in the SoCon with a 75.91 stroke average per round.
• Finished tied for 15th at SoCon Championship with a 16-over-par (232).
• Best finish was tying for second in the Puerto Rico Shootout from March 4-6.
• Low round score was a 69 in the first round of the Puerto Rico Shootout.
• Competed in 22 rounds and totaled 1,670 strokes.

2024-25 SoCon Player of the Year: Gabi Nicastro (Samford)

2024-25 SoCon Freshman of the Year: Emilia Väistö (Mercer)

2024-25 SoCon Coach of the Year: Jeff Hull (Furman)

2024-25 All-SoCon Team
Alise Knudson (Furman)
Audrey Ryu (Furman)
Emilia Väistö (Mercer)
Katie Scheck (Mercer)
Mikayla Dubnik (Mercer)
Ava Romfo (UNCG)
Kasey McIlvaine (UNCG)
Violeta Fernandez (Chattanooga)
Gabi Nicastro (Samford)
Elizabeth Lohbauer (Western Carolina)

2024-25 SoCon All-Freshman Team
Eva Ringwald (Furman)
Jenna Madden (Furman)
Emilia Väistö (Mercer)
Lulu Leetham (UNCG)
Sophie Lauture (UNCG)

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