2012-13 Women's Golf Roster

Shena Yang

  • Class Senior
  • High School Wharton HS
  • Hometown Tampa, Fla.

Biography

As a Senior (2012-13) - Competed in nine tournaments during her fall and spring season...Her highest finish came at the Florida Challenge where she placed T-5th carding a 74-73--147...Competed in the BIG EAST Championship where she placed T-10th...Posted a low round of 72 at the BIG EAST Championship and at the Golfweek Conference Challenge...Finished the year with an average of 78.7 while posting one Top 25 and two Top 10 finishes.

As a junior (2011-12) - Played in all 10 tournaments during her fall and spring seasons...Her highest finish came at JMU/Eagle Landing where she placed 2nd carding a 69-75-72--216...Competed in NCAA Regionals where she tied for 56th carding a 75-82-79--248...Ended the season with a 76.1 average and 4 top-10 finishes.

As a Sophomore (2010-11) – Competed in all 10 tournaments for the Bulls and was the low scorer in every event ... Qualified for NCAA Regional play as an individual for the second-straight year, finishing in a tie for 49th ... Placed fifth at the BIG EAST Championships (April 17-19) with a three-day total of 225 strokes ...   Placed ninth at the JMU Eagle Landing Invite (March 11-13) with a five-over 221 through three days … Won the Sir Pizza Cards Challenge (Feb. 27- March 1) with a three-day score of 4-under 212 … Carded 2-under 70s in both the first and final rounds … Closed the fall with a tie for eighth at the Lady Paladin Intercollegiate (Oct. 29-31) after shooting a 15-over 231 … Opened the season with three-straight top-five finishes, finishing tied for fourth at the Cougar Classic (Sept. 12-14), tied for third at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational (Sept. 27-28) and second at the USF-Waterlefe Invitational (Oct.  4-5). Competed in several prestigious tournaments during summer, including Canadian Royale Cup and U.S. Pub Links...Was a U.S. Women Open qualifier and LPGA Qualifier First Stage.

As a Freshman (2009-10) – Finished the season with a 74.15 scoring average, five top-10 individual finishes and a tournament victory at the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational (Oct. 26-27) … Posted a low round of 66 at the USF Waterlefe Invitational (Oct. 5-6) and a low tournament score of 8-under 208 at the FIU Pat Bradley Invitational … Notched three rounds in the 60s and 12 rounds at par or better in 33 total rounds … Qualified for the NCAA East Regional as an individual and placed in a tie for 73rd … Earned runner-up honors at the BIG EAST Championship (April 18-20) with a 10-over 226 through three days … Tied for eighth at the Rebel Intercollegiate (April 2-4) with a 2-over 218 …  Placed fourth at the JMU Eagle Landing Invite after carding a 5-over 221 … Finished in a tie for second at the USF Waterlefe Invitational.

High School- Graduated from Wharton High School in 2009...was coached by Maxine Stark...member of Honor Roll.

Personal- Born August 27, 1991 in Tampa Fla...Daughter of John and Una Yang...half sister to Ginger Jacobson...majoring in International Studies.

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Freshman

  • 2010-11Sophomore

  • 2011-12Junior

  • 2012-13Senior