Grand Valley State's Gabrielle Shipley Earns GLIAC Women's Golfer of the Year Honors

Grand Valley State's Gabrielle Shipley Earns GLIAC Women's Golfer of the Year Honors

BAY CITY, Mich. - Grand Valley State University junior Gabrielle Shipley has earned the 2015 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Women's Golf Athlete of the Year award as announced by the conference office. Grand Valley State University rookie Samantha Moss was named the conference's Freshman of the Year while Grand Valley State University head coach Rebecca Mallioux and Findlay head coach Dominic Guarnieri were tabbed as Co-GLIAC Coaches of the Year.

Gabrielle Shipley was named the GLIAC Women’s Golf Athlete of the Year, keeping the award in Allendale for the fourth consecutive season. The Hastings, Michigan native is the fifth different Laker to collect the honor. Shipley tallied five wins, tied for the second-most in program history, and finished third or higher in eight of the club’s 11 tournaments. Now a three-time All-GLIAC First Team honoree, Shipley posted a 75.45 scoring average in the countable events to win the award, nearly four shots better than the next-closest competitor.

Samantha Moss earned GLIAC Women’s Golf Freshman of the Year honors, becoming the second consecutive Laker to win the award. The Fenton, Michigan native recorded four top-20 finishes, including a tie for third at the Cavalier Classic and a tie for 19th at the GLIAC Championship. Moss posted six scores in the 70s this season.

 

    A complete list of the 2015 All-GLIAC Women’s Golf teams are listed below.

2015 GLIAC Women’s Golf Postseason Awards

Athlete of the Year: Gabrielle Shipley  - Grand Valley State University

Conference Medalist: Gabrielle Shipley - Grand Valley State University

Freshman of the Year: Samantha Moss - Grand Valley State University

Co-Coach of the Year: Rebecca Mallioux - Grand Valley State University &
Dominic Guarnieri - University of Findlay

2015 All-GLIAC Women’s Golf Teams

First-Team




Name

School

Yr.

Hometown/High School

Ali Green

Ashland

Jr.

Cincinnati, Ohio / Lakota West

Kelly Hartigan Grand Valley State  Sr.  Lake Orion, Mich. 
Kasey Petty Findlay  Jr.  Groveport, Ohio / Madison 
Michele Schambs Findlay  Sr.  Chillicothe, Ohio / Zane Trace 
Gabrielle Shipley Grand Valley State  Jr.  Hastings, Mich. 
Jenny Tsangeos Walsh  Sr.  Canton, Ohio / GlenOak 

Second-Team




Name

School

Yr.

Hometown/High School

Julie Guckian

Grand Valley State

So.

Linden, Mich.

Madison Musick Ashland  Sr.  Fairborn, Ohio / Fairborn 
Kaitlin Neumann Ashland  So.  Valley City, Ohio / Avon 
Alex Taylor Grand Valley State  So.  Port Robinson, Ont. 
Abby Tepe Ashland  Sr.  Liberty Township, Ohio / Lakota East 
Shelby Warner Findlay  So.  Elida, Ohio / Lima Central Catholic 

Honorable Mention




Name

School

Yr.

Hometown/High School

Elizabeth Bauernfeind

Ferris State

Jr.

Plymouth, Minn. / Wayzata

Libby Berens Ferris State  Jr.  Zeeland, Mich. / Holland Christian 
Grace Cannon Northwood  So.  Liverpool, England / Range 
Jamie Ellison Ohio Dominican  Jr.  Mason, Ohio / Mason 
Megan Henry Lake Superior State  Sr.  Novi, Mich. 
 Marlies Klekner-Alt Northwood  Jr.  Ottawa, Ont. / E'Cole