GREENVILLE, S.C. — Belmont Abbey senior golfer Ella Wiklander was named the Conference Carolinas Women's Golfer of the Week Friday by the league office.

Wiklander started the season by winning the Golden Mane Classic by five strokes. She shot 227 in the two-day tournament as she started with a round of 81 before finishing with back-to-back rounds of one-over 73. Wiklander led the Crusaders to a second place finish at the season-opening event. It is the first collegiate individual win of her career. 

Belmont Abbey returns to action on September 28-29 at the King University Invitational in Bristol, Tennessee.