Courtesy of Northern Illinois' Sport Information Department
DEKALB, Ill. -- Northern Illinois University's Connie Ellett of the Huskie women's golf team garnered Mid-American Conference Female Scholar Athlete of the Week honors, becoming the seventh Huskie in the 2015-16 academic year to be honored with the award by the league office.
Ellett (Hampshire, Ill./Hampshire) broke two school records at the Pizza Hut Lady Thunderbird Invitational Mar. 10-11, 2016. The senior posted a school record 68 (4-under) in the final round to vault 17 spots up the leaderboard. She passed Lori Wetzel, who set the previous record at 69 in 1984.