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Women’s Golf Receives Two Big Ten Conference Postseason Honors
4/29/2026 12:42:00 PM | Women's Golf
ROSEMONT, Ill. (April 29, 2026) – In an announcement from the Big Ten Conference on Wednesday, Northwestern women's golf received two postseason conference awards. Senior Dianna Lee has been named to the All-Big Ten Second Team, with first-year Lauren E. Lee receiving the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
For Dianna Lee, this is her third time being named to an All-Big Ten team, being named to the Second Team in the previous season and the First Team in 2023. The 2023 Big Ten Freshman of the Year enjoyed her best season to date in 2025-26, leading the Wildcats with a scoring average of 72.61 in the regular season. Lee took home her second collegiate win in October at the East Lake Cup, before following it up with another win at the Spartan Sun Coast Invitational in February, being named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week on both occasions.
First-year Lauren E. Lee was named Northwestern's recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, which is given to student-athletes with distinguished sportsmanship, ethical behavior, academic standing, and good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.
The Wildcats await the results of the NCAA Selection Show on Wednesday at 3 p.m. CT on Golf Channel, where the field for the NCAA Regionals, May 11-13, will be announced.
First Team All-Big Ten (All listed alphabetically)
Tong An, Oregon
Kylie Chong, USC
Jasmine Koo, USC
Elise Lee, USC
Jen Lee, UCLA
Kacey Ly, UCLA
Nellie Ong, Ohio State
Catherine Park, USC
Kiara Romero, Oregon
Bailey Shoemaker, USC
Second Team All-Big Ten
Samantha Brown, Purdue
Madison Dabagia, Indiana
Sophie Eppelstun, Ohio State
Paula Balenzategui Garcia, Michigan State
Sophie Han, Oregon
Taylor Kehoe, Michigan State
Dianna Lee, Northwestern
Isabella McCauley, Minnesota
Mariana Mesones, Minnesota
Meghan Royal, UCLA
All-Freshman Team
Sophie Eppelstun, Ohio State
Sarah Hammett, USC
Sophie Han, Oregon
Kacey Ly, UCLA
Luana Valero, Purdue
Sportsmanship Award Honorees
Illinois: Anna Ritter
Indiana: Sheridan Clancy
Iowa: Lily Huether
Maryland: Anna Pillard
Michigan: Mara Janess
Minnesota: Madison Le
Michigan St: Shannon Kennedy
Nebraska: Hannah Kono
Northwestern: Lauren E. Lee
Ohio State: Sophie Eppelstun
Oregon: Darae Chung
Penn State: Mara King
Purdue: Ashley Kim
Rutgers: Grace Lu
UCLA: Kacey Ly
USC: Catherine Park
Washington: Carmen Lim
Wisconsin: Alexia Siehl
For Dianna Lee, this is her third time being named to an All-Big Ten team, being named to the Second Team in the previous season and the First Team in 2023. The 2023 Big Ten Freshman of the Year enjoyed her best season to date in 2025-26, leading the Wildcats with a scoring average of 72.61 in the regular season. Lee took home her second collegiate win in October at the East Lake Cup, before following it up with another win at the Spartan Sun Coast Invitational in February, being named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week on both occasions.
First-year Lauren E. Lee was named Northwestern's recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, which is given to student-athletes with distinguished sportsmanship, ethical behavior, academic standing, and good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.
The Wildcats await the results of the NCAA Selection Show on Wednesday at 3 p.m. CT on Golf Channel, where the field for the NCAA Regionals, May 11-13, will be announced.
First Team All-Big Ten (All listed alphabetically)
Tong An, Oregon
Kylie Chong, USC
Jasmine Koo, USC
Elise Lee, USC
Jen Lee, UCLA
Kacey Ly, UCLA
Nellie Ong, Ohio State
Catherine Park, USC
Kiara Romero, Oregon
Bailey Shoemaker, USC
Second Team All-Big Ten
Samantha Brown, Purdue
Madison Dabagia, Indiana
Sophie Eppelstun, Ohio State
Paula Balenzategui Garcia, Michigan State
Sophie Han, Oregon
Taylor Kehoe, Michigan State
Dianna Lee, Northwestern
Isabella McCauley, Minnesota
Mariana Mesones, Minnesota
Meghan Royal, UCLA
All-Freshman Team
Sophie Eppelstun, Ohio State
Sarah Hammett, USC
Sophie Han, Oregon
Kacey Ly, UCLA
Luana Valero, Purdue
Sportsmanship Award Honorees
Illinois: Anna Ritter
Indiana: Sheridan Clancy
Iowa: Lily Huether
Maryland: Anna Pillard
Michigan: Mara Janess
Minnesota: Madison Le
Michigan St: Shannon Kennedy
Nebraska: Hannah Kono
Northwestern: Lauren E. Lee
Ohio State: Sophie Eppelstun
Oregon: Darae Chung
Penn State: Mara King
Purdue: Ashley Kim
Rutgers: Grace Lu
UCLA: Kacey Ly
USC: Catherine Park
Washington: Carmen Lim
Wisconsin: Alexia Siehl
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