Macon, Ga. – Belmont junior golfer Lorie Warren was named Atlantic Sun Conference Women’s Golf Player of the Year Tuesday as voted on by the conference’s head coaches and media relations directors. She was also a unanimous choice for the All-Atlantic Sun first team. In addition to Warren’s honors, freshman Lauren Spurlock was named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman team.

Lorie Warren (Hendersonville, Tenn. – Hendersonville HS) is the first Belmont golfer, male or female, to be named A-Sun Player of the Year and the first BU golfer to earn All-Conference honors three times. The junior, pictured left, led the team and conference in scoring with a 74.7 average in 25 competitive rounds. During the 2007-08 season, she won one individual title (Jacksonville Spring Invitational) and posted a total of seven top-five finishes, including a tie for second place at last month’s A-Sun Championship, the highest finish ever by a Belmont golfer. In addition, she has made her mark in the Belmont record books. She currently holds school records for the lowest scores for 18, 36, and 54 holes, the lowest season scoring average, and the lowest career scoring average.

Lauren Spurlock (Germantown, Tenn. – SBEC) was named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman team. She finished the 2007-08 season with an 80.3 scoring average, had three top-20 finishes, and placed in a tie for 15th place at last month’s A-Sun Championship. She also had the third lowest scoring average among all A-Sun freshman golfers. Spurlock, pictured right, also becomes the fourth Belmont golfer to earn All-Freshman honors, joining Audra Williams, Rebekah Wilson, and Lorie Warren.

“I am pleased that Lorie and Lauren’s hard work over the past season has been rewarded with these honors,” said Lissa Bradford, Belmont head coach. “Their efforts were key to our success this season.”

The 2007-2008 season was another successful one for the Bruins. The team won one team championship (Jacksonville Spring Invitational) and had eight top-five finishes, which tied for the most in school history. They also posted a third place finish at last month’s A-Sun Championship, their highest finish ever at a conference championship.

The Atlantic Sun Conference is a 12-member league committed to Building Winners for Life, with a focus on academic and athletic integrity and a balance between the two for the student-athlete, and maintaining a high level of sportsmanship. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun encompasses six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun consists of some of the most dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Gardner-Webb University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.