WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue golfers Ashley Kozlowski and Momo Sugiyama earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors, the conference office announced Tuesday afternoon (April 30) following a vote from the league's coaches. Continuing with the successful tradition of Purdue Women's Golf, at least two Boilermakers landed on the All-Big Ten list for the 16th time over the past 22 years.
Since the conference went to two All-Big Ten teams in 2003, 61 Boilermakers have earned all-league distinction.
Sugiyama collected All-Big Ten accolades for the second straight season, matching her amount of years as a Boilermaker. Kozlowski, producing the best season of her career, earned all-conference honors for the first time. Both Boilermakers cracked the Top 15 of the Big Ten rankings, while finding a spot in the national rankings as well. Sugiyama is currently ranked No. 135 in the country with Kozlowski close behind at No. 137.
Along with being the highest ranked Boilermaker in the nation, Sugiyama has led the team in stroke average (72.78), Top 10 finishes (5) and rounds of par-or-better (16). She paced Purdue at the Big Ten Championships, tying for 10th for the first Top 10 by a Boilermaker at the conference tournament since Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri earned medalist honors in 2019. Before the conference championships, Sugiyama tied for fourth at the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational (72-75-70—217) for her best placing of the season. The Australian has finished in the Top 20 in six of the seven spring tournaments, including an eighth-place performance at the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic that featured a career-low 54-hole score of 211 (67-73-71) as well as a personal-best round of 67 (-5). Her two-round 145 (75-70) at the Spartan Sun Coast Invitational was the seventh-best 36-hole total in school history.
A senior leader, Kozlowski has had her best season as a Boilermaker with a 72.47 stroke average. She has led Purdue in five tournaments, while her five rounds in the 60s and 100 birdies are also team highs. One more round in the 60s will tie her with Sugiyama and five other Boilermakers for the most in a single season. The Littleton, Colorado, native has put together four Top 10 finishes throughout the season, including a runner-up performance that guided Purdue to a win at the Mary Fossum Invitational. Her 208 (72-70-66) at the Schooner Fall Classic marked the seventh-best 54-hole total in program history, while her final round 66 was a new career low and the fifth-lowest ever by a Boilermaker. Securing another Top 5 finish, she placed fifth at the Briar's Creek Invitational, which featured a final round 67 (-5) to end the tournament 4-under par (73-72-67—212).
Jocelyn Bruch, another staple in the Purdue lineup for all 11 tournaments, received the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for her character as well as her interactions with her competitors on the course.
Bruch, Kozlowski and Sugiyama lead the Boilermakers into postseason play next week. After finals, Purdue is set to travel west to the NCAA Las Vegas Regional (May 6-8) at Spanish Trail Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Boilermakers earned a trip to the postseason after a strong 2023-24 campaign that featured two tournament titles and five Top 3 finishes, securing their ninth straight regional appearance. Purdue is the No. 6 seed for the regional, which consists of 54 holes of stroke play. The top five teams and the top individual (not on an advancing team) will advance from the regional site to the NCAA Championships, which will be held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California (May 17-22).
Purdue is the No. 6 seed for the regional, which consists of 54 holes of stroke play. The top five teams and the top individual (not on an advancing team) will advance from the regional site to the championships, which will be held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California (May 17-22).
Player of the Year: Monet Chun, Michigan
Freshman of the Year: Ashley Yun, Northwestern
Coach of the Year: Emily Fletcher, Northwestern
All-Big Ten First Team
Jennifer Cai, Northwestern
Monet Chun, Michigan
Kary Hollenbaugh, Ohio State
Katie Lu, Michigan State
Patricie Mackova, Maryland
Caley McGinty, Ohio State
Lauryn Nguyen, Northwestern
Isabel Sy, Illinois
All-Big Ten Second Team
Hailey Borja, Michigan
Nicha Kanpai, Maryland
Ashley Kozlowski, Purdue
Jieni Li, Northwestern
Isabella McCauley, Minnesota
Kelli Ann Strand, Nebraska
Momo Sugiyama, Purdue
Ashley Yun, Northwestern
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
Isabel Sy, Illinois
Caroline Craig, Indiana
Kaitlyn Hanna, Iowa
Maria Vittoria Corbi, Maryland
Hailey Borja, Michigan
Megan Furtney, Minnesota
Leila Raines, Michigan State
Michaela Vavrova, Nebraska
Dianna Lee, Nebraska
Faith Choi, Ohio State
Drew Nienhuas, Penn State
Jocelyn Bruch, Purdue
Leigha Devine, Rutgers
Vanessa Ho, Wisconsin
Since the conference went to two All-Big Ten teams in 2003, 61 Boilermakers have earned all-league distinction.
Sugiyama collected All-Big Ten accolades for the second straight season, matching her amount of years as a Boilermaker. Kozlowski, producing the best season of her career, earned all-conference honors for the first time. Both Boilermakers cracked the Top 15 of the Big Ten rankings, while finding a spot in the national rankings as well. Sugiyama is currently ranked No. 135 in the country with Kozlowski close behind at No. 137.
Along with being the highest ranked Boilermaker in the nation, Sugiyama has led the team in stroke average (72.78), Top 10 finishes (5) and rounds of par-or-better (16). She paced Purdue at the Big Ten Championships, tying for 10th for the first Top 10 by a Boilermaker at the conference tournament since Ida Ayu Indira Melati Putri earned medalist honors in 2019. Before the conference championships, Sugiyama tied for fourth at the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational (72-75-70—217) for her best placing of the season. The Australian has finished in the Top 20 in six of the seven spring tournaments, including an eighth-place performance at the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic that featured a career-low 54-hole score of 211 (67-73-71) as well as a personal-best round of 67 (-5). Her two-round 145 (75-70) at the Spartan Sun Coast Invitational was the seventh-best 36-hole total in school history.
A senior leader, Kozlowski has had her best season as a Boilermaker with a 72.47 stroke average. She has led Purdue in five tournaments, while her five rounds in the 60s and 100 birdies are also team highs. One more round in the 60s will tie her with Sugiyama and five other Boilermakers for the most in a single season. The Littleton, Colorado, native has put together four Top 10 finishes throughout the season, including a runner-up performance that guided Purdue to a win at the Mary Fossum Invitational. Her 208 (72-70-66) at the Schooner Fall Classic marked the seventh-best 54-hole total in program history, while her final round 66 was a new career low and the fifth-lowest ever by a Boilermaker. Securing another Top 5 finish, she placed fifth at the Briar's Creek Invitational, which featured a final round 67 (-5) to end the tournament 4-under par (73-72-67—212).
Jocelyn Bruch, another staple in the Purdue lineup for all 11 tournaments, received the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for her character as well as her interactions with her competitors on the course.
Bruch, Kozlowski and Sugiyama lead the Boilermakers into postseason play next week. After finals, Purdue is set to travel west to the NCAA Las Vegas Regional (May 6-8) at Spanish Trail Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Boilermakers earned a trip to the postseason after a strong 2023-24 campaign that featured two tournament titles and five Top 3 finishes, securing their ninth straight regional appearance. Purdue is the No. 6 seed for the regional, which consists of 54 holes of stroke play. The top five teams and the top individual (not on an advancing team) will advance from the regional site to the NCAA Championships, which will be held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California (May 17-22).
Purdue is the No. 6 seed for the regional, which consists of 54 holes of stroke play. The top five teams and the top individual (not on an advancing team) will advance from the regional site to the championships, which will be held at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California (May 17-22).
Player of the Year: Monet Chun, Michigan
Freshman of the Year: Ashley Yun, Northwestern
Coach of the Year: Emily Fletcher, Northwestern
All-Big Ten First Team
Jennifer Cai, Northwestern
Monet Chun, Michigan
Kary Hollenbaugh, Ohio State
Katie Lu, Michigan State
Patricie Mackova, Maryland
Caley McGinty, Ohio State
Lauryn Nguyen, Northwestern
Isabel Sy, Illinois
All-Big Ten Second Team
Hailey Borja, Michigan
Nicha Kanpai, Maryland
Ashley Kozlowski, Purdue
Jieni Li, Northwestern
Isabella McCauley, Minnesota
Kelli Ann Strand, Nebraska
Momo Sugiyama, Purdue
Ashley Yun, Northwestern
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
Isabel Sy, Illinois
Caroline Craig, Indiana
Kaitlyn Hanna, Iowa
Maria Vittoria Corbi, Maryland
Hailey Borja, Michigan
Megan Furtney, Minnesota
Leila Raines, Michigan State
Michaela Vavrova, Nebraska
Dianna Lee, Nebraska
Faith Choi, Ohio State
Drew Nienhuas, Penn State
Jocelyn Bruch, Purdue
Leigha Devine, Rutgers
Vanessa Ho, Wisconsin