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Alison Knowles
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mexborough
- Hometown:
- Mexborough, England
Statistics:
2014-15 2014-15 - Junior
Transfer from Louisiana-Monroe was eligible for the spring season . . . Started in all six spring tournaments for the Spartans . . . Ranked fourth on the team with a 76.83 scoring average (1,383 strokes in 18 rounds) . . . Also ranked fourth on the team with 39 birdies . . . Led the team in her first tournament as a Spartan with a season-low 223 (74-76-73) at the Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes, California, to tie for 24th place . . . Placed a season-high 12th at the Lady Buckeye Invitational with a 226 (72-77-77); shot a season-low round of 72 in the first round of the tournament . . . Tied for 57th at the Big Ten Championships by carding a 232 (78-78-76). 2013-14 - Sophomore (at ULM)
Named the Sun Belt Conference Golfer of the Year . . . Led the Sun Belt for the entire year with a stroke average of 73.03 and never finished a tournament outside of the top 12 . . . Qualified individually for the NCAA West Regional, where she tied for 61st . . . Named All-Louisiana by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association . . . Helped lead the Warhawks to four team tournament wins . . . Won four individual titles out of 11 tournaments played . . . Won the Fred Marx Invitational with a 212 (69-72-71) . . . Set a ULM single-round (64) and 54-hole (208) record in winning the Lady Red Wolf Classic, hosted by Arkansas State . . . Won the Steelwood Preview, hosted by the University of South Alabama, with a 140 (72-68) . . . Claimed medalist honors at the LeTriomphe College Invitational, hosted by McNeese State, by shooting a 141 (71-70) . . . Finished runner-up in the Lady Eagle Invitational, hosted by Southern Mississippi . . . Tied for seventh at the 2014 Sun Belt Championship. 2012-13 - Freshman (at ULM)
Played in all 11 events in her first year as a Warhawk . . . All-Sun Belt Second Team . . . Averaged 76.82 strokes in 28 rounds . . . Posted eight top-20 finishes including three in the top-10 . . . Shot a 223 (72-76-75) to take home individual medalist honors at the Samford Women's Intercollegiate . . . Carded a season-best 221 (73-74-74) and placed tied for fifth at the Sun Belt Championship to pace ULM to its best-ever finish in the event. Prior to ULM
Attended Exeter University in England . . . Won the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) individual qualifier held at Woodhall Spa . . . Placed second in a BUCS tournament held at Saunton and Princes . . . Represented England against Scotland in the 2011 Annual Schools International in Scotland . . . Won the 2011 English Women's Golf Association Northern Ladies Close Championship . . . Won the 2011 North of England Schools Championship . . . Two-time Yorkshire Ladies Junior Champion . . . Set a ladies' course record at Hickleton (Yorkshire, England) Golf Club . . . Won the English Women's Golf Association Regional Medal Final. Prep
Completed the Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence course through the English Golf Association while in grammar school. Personal
Born Sept. 2, 1992, in Rotherham, England . . . Psychology major . . . Daughter of Keith and Susan Knowles.
Career Stats (2012-14 at ULM; 2014-15 at MSU)
2014-15 2014-15 - Junior
Transfer from Louisiana-Monroe was eligible for the spring season . . . Started in all six spring tournaments for the Spartans . . . Ranked fourth on the team with a 76.83 scoring average (1,383 strokes in 18 rounds) . . . Also ranked fourth on the team with 39 birdies . . . Led the team in her first tournament as a Spartan with a season-low 223 (74-76-73) at the Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes, California, to tie for 24th place . . . Placed a season-high 12th at the Lady Buckeye Invitational with a 226 (72-77-77); shot a season-low round of 72 in the first round of the tournament . . . Tied for 57th at the Big Ten Championships by carding a 232 (78-78-76). 2013-14 - Sophomore (at ULM)
Named the Sun Belt Conference Golfer of the Year . . . Led the Sun Belt for the entire year with a stroke average of 73.03 and never finished a tournament outside of the top 12 . . . Qualified individually for the NCAA West Regional, where she tied for 61st . . . Named All-Louisiana by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association . . . Helped lead the Warhawks to four team tournament wins . . . Won four individual titles out of 11 tournaments played . . . Won the Fred Marx Invitational with a 212 (69-72-71) . . . Set a ULM single-round (64) and 54-hole (208) record in winning the Lady Red Wolf Classic, hosted by Arkansas State . . . Won the Steelwood Preview, hosted by the University of South Alabama, with a 140 (72-68) . . . Claimed medalist honors at the LeTriomphe College Invitational, hosted by McNeese State, by shooting a 141 (71-70) . . . Finished runner-up in the Lady Eagle Invitational, hosted by Southern Mississippi . . . Tied for seventh at the 2014 Sun Belt Championship. 2012-13 - Freshman (at ULM)
Played in all 11 events in her first year as a Warhawk . . . All-Sun Belt Second Team . . . Averaged 76.82 strokes in 28 rounds . . . Posted eight top-20 finishes including three in the top-10 . . . Shot a 223 (72-76-75) to take home individual medalist honors at the Samford Women's Intercollegiate . . . Carded a season-best 221 (73-74-74) and placed tied for fifth at the Sun Belt Championship to pace ULM to its best-ever finish in the event. Prior to ULM
Attended Exeter University in England . . . Won the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) individual qualifier held at Woodhall Spa . . . Placed second in a BUCS tournament held at Saunton and Princes . . . Represented England against Scotland in the 2011 Annual Schools International in Scotland . . . Won the 2011 English Women's Golf Association Northern Ladies Close Championship . . . Won the 2011 North of England Schools Championship . . . Two-time Yorkshire Ladies Junior Champion . . . Set a ladies' course record at Hickleton (Yorkshire, England) Golf Club . . . Won the English Women's Golf Association Regional Medal Final. Prep
Completed the Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence course through the English Golf Association while in grammar school. Personal
Born Sept. 2, 1992, in Rotherham, England . . . Psychology major . . . Daughter of Keith and Susan Knowles.
| YEAR | EVENTS | ROUNDS | STROKES | AVG | BEST RD | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | TOP 20 | BIRDIES |
| 2012-13 | 11 | 28 | 2,151 | 76.82 | 71 | 3 | 5 | 9 | N/A |
| 2013-14 | 12 | 32 | 2,353 | 73.53 | 64 | 6 | 9 | 11 | N/A |
| 2014-15 | 6 | 18 | 1,383 | 76.83 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| TOTAL | 29 | 78 | 5,887 | 75.47 | 64 | 9 | 14 | 21 | N/A |
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