DALLAS — UTSA senior Camryn Carreon and freshman Daniela Abonce have earned All-Conference USA honors with the Wednesday unveiling of the league's women's golf postseason awards.
Carreon, who will play in the NCAA San Antonio Regional on May 8-10 at TPC San Antonio, was named to the first team for the second straight season after landing on the second team in 2021. The senior owns a 72.85 stroke average in 2022-23, including a 71.73 mark in the spring. She has finished in the top 10 in three straight and six overall tournaments and has turned in 15 par-or-better scorecards, including six sub-70 rounds.
Carreon smashed school records for low 18- and 54-hole scores en route to claiming her first collegiate win at the Trinity Forest Invitational on March 6-7 in Dallas, firing a 7-under 65 on the final day to close out a 14-under-par 202, earning C- USA Golfer of the Week honors for her performance. An Incarnate Word High School graduate, she was tabbed to the all-tournament team after carding a 2-over 218 (77-69-72) to finish fourth at the C-USA Championship last month.
Abonce collected third-team all-conference plaudits for her true freshman campaign. The Veracruz, Mexico, native registered a 74.94 stroke average and six par-or-better rounds while playing in nine events in 2022-23. She logged her best finish at the C-USA Championship last month when she tied for 15th after posting a 229 (75-76-78). She grabbed a share of 16th at the Dale McNamara Invitational last October after carding a 221 (74-75-72) and turned in her top 54-hole score of the season with a 3-over 219 (71-76-72) at the Jim West Challenge.
With these two all-conference selections, UTSA now has garnered 42 all-conference certificates in its 18-year history, including 14 in six seasons under head coach Summer Batiste, a two-time C-USA Coach of the Year honoree.
2023-23 All-Conference USA Women's Golf Teams
First Team (based upon Golfstat rankings)
Letizia Bagnoli, Florida Atlantic
Audrey Tan, North Texas
Ellie Roth, North Texas
Camryn Carreon, UTSA
Karissa Kilby, FIU
Second Team (based upon voting)
Patricia Sinolungan, North Texas
Emilie Ricaud, North Texas
Kaiyuree Moodley, Charlotte
Taylor Edlin, Middle Tennessee
Clemence Cadeac, Florida Atlantic
Third Team (based upon voting)
Daniela Abonce, UTSA
Catie Craig, WKU
Sydney Hackett, WKU
Shreya Pal, North Texas
Maia Samuelsson, Charlotte
Golfer of the Year — Audrey Tan, North Texas
Most Improved Golfer of the Year — Catie Craig, WKU
Freshman of the Year — Sydney Hackett, WKU
Coach of the Year — Michael Akers, North Texas
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